Pankey said he has great empathy for the Matthews family. DA Michael Rourke: He wasn't a person of interest. Judy Tygard is the executive producer. Pankey said he also has volunteered to take a polygraph test. The department issued a statement Friday in which it called Pankey a person of interest in the murder investigation of Jonelle Matthews.. Kevin Schneider says he met the Pankey family when they first moved to Idaho. Ryan Horsley: To halt any investigation, to halt him getting arrested. We were very involved in our church. I believe in him, Barr said just before stating she doesnt think her brother is guilty of Jonelles murder. More than three decades later, in 2019, Jonelle's body was found by a crew digging a pipeline. She found his behavior strange because he never addressed her question, according to Sakulenzki. In 1999 he told the Idaho Supreme Court, after a conviction for once again causing a scene in a bank, that the conviction which was dismissed years later was in part an "attempt to force" him "to become an informant" in Jonelle's disappearance. And on October 13, 2021, a jury was seated and ready to hear the case. But Pankeys younger sister also testified her brother softened and described the recent nice things he did prior to his arrest, like his trips to Pakistan and visiting his mother in a nursing home. It builds a really, really strong circumstantial case, in my mind. Kelly Werthmann is a reporter and anchor for Denver's CBS station, KCNC. Mayor John Gates: I do. They made headlines. Hicks reported that was the only time she saw that much emotion from Pankey, as he kneeled down to kiss the urn. ANTHONY VIORST: Mr. Pankey does have a mental illness. Drake and Yost lived together from 1985-1987. Greeley Mayor John Gates was on the witness list. Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. Jim Matthews was eventually cleared. On top of this information, Viorst has constructed an argument that Drake was interested in young girls. Jim Matthews: Definitely. First published on March 27, 2021 / 11:03 PM. it just seemed really weird that he didn't have a grievance against our local sheriff And so just seemed like he was just running just to run. Hicks remembered seeing Pankey with a gun three times throughout their relationship: when he worked as a security guard at the job where the two first met, when he did target practice outside their home and when she pawned his gun in 1979. We just had a big group of friends. Pankey became a suspect in Jonelles murder the same year her remains were discovered, after Greeley police investigators took steps to modernize the case. The search, Pankey said, came about a month after he gave police a DNA sample. In the interview played in court, Olson was the first one to bring up the shoe prints. | On January 8, 2022 09:21 PM. STEVE PANKEY [to KMVT]: They searched this place, they took my laptop . Around that same time, Steven Pankey, his young son and his wife, who was pregnant with their second son, also left Greeley. Former candidate for ID governor investigated in 1984 Colorado Darla Jentzsch: I'm so fortunate that we were neighbors. STEVE PANKEY [to KMVT]: It would be in the back of my mind about this case so I called the guy who lived next door I just asked, "did they ever resolve that Jonelle Matthews thing?" Hicks said she found torn-up paper about Jonelle in the trash can. Her murder went unsolved for 35 years until they found her body in 2019. Steve Pankey's ex-wife describes his behavior in the days Here we have explained his remarkable political journey after serving his country and community as a responsible officer. Afterwards she got a ride home with Deanna Ross and Deanna's father. WebHes currently being indicted for the murder of a 12 year old girl in Greeley, CO. Greeley Mayor and former police officer John Gates knew Steven Pankey, and says he was not considered a person of interest in the early days when Jonelle first disappeared. Anthony Viorst: It's not a good way. Multiple officers and investigators have confirmed in their testimonies that shoe prints were discovered in the snow of the family home the night Jonelle went missing and that the prints in the back of the home were raked over. But over the years there was even more strange behavior, moments that, authorities believe add up to circumstantial evidence. Richard Schlesinger: Pankey's defense lawyer told me that he thought his client might be mentally ill. He said his mother allegedly said multiple sets of shoe prints, which belonged to kids who came to kidnap Jonelle, were found in the backyard of the home. He maintains the sex was consensual. Ryan Horsley: I think that was his last-ditch effort, honestly. "It began as a series of lies, and it got bigger and bigger over the years," Pankey told the jury. And even President Ronald Reagan got involved. At trial, Viorst told the jury that Pankey was a true-crime junkie. Steve Pankey His mother and sister lived across the street from the Matthews home, and he was at his mother's house the night Jonelle was taken. Ken Blum and Jud Johnston are the editors. "It was just me trying to be a big man, be in the case, OK? The grand jury did find him guilty of false reporting. Jim Matthews: No, because I know my daughter well enough that number one, it's Christmas time. ANGELA HICKS: "No more music, no TV, no radio, no newspapers. He even agreed to a lie detector test, with an FBI agent. However, the politician was not found guilty on any of the charges he was indicted on. Anthony Viorst says his client has an alibi. Richard Schlesinger: What did you think of him? And that's why Gates became a prosecution witness. DA ROBERT MILLER: Describe what happens on December 21 at your house. The retrial of Steven Pankey is scheduled for October 4, 2022. Greeley Mayor and former police officer John Gates knew Steven Pankey, and says he was not considered a person of interest in the early days when Jonelle first disappeared. and we submit that he never knew where the body was because he didn't do this. My dad waited until he saw her flick on the light. The next step in the investigation was gathering the evidence Olson collected to present to the the Weld District Attorneys Office. His father was a Youth for Christ leader, and Pankey claimedthat he came from a family with a long history of KELLY WERTHMANN: Did you kill Jonelle Matthews? She loves presents. But just five days before Christmas, Greeley learned it could not hide from evil. Pankey Name Meaning & Pankey Family History at Ancestry.com In 2008, he ran for sheriff in Shoshone once again. The Statesman could not immediately verify that. Anthony Viorst: Well, here's what I'll say, Richard. Rochelle Davy, formerly known as Rochelle Baxley, was with Jonelle Matthews on the bus the night she disappeared. In a matter of days, the search was all over the news, but not because police were talking. Hicks testified to Pankey forcing her to cut off communication with her own father, making her stay home with the kids and not letting her drive a car, in addition to other examples of his overbearing nature. Anthony Viorst: Mr. Pankey likes to talk. He just does, for whatever reason. Brett Kavanaugh, associate justice of the US's Supreme Court, has been serving in th Former CIA officer Matt Castelli is running for Congress in the NY-21 district. In 1989, they settled in Idaho, but Pankey admits he could not stop thinking about Jonelle. On July 4, 2008, the couples youngest son, Carl, was murdered at age 20, and their family came together to celebrate his life with a memorial service. Mayor John Gates: They were confirmed by the coroner to be those of Jonelle Matthews. Just like that, Darla lost her childhood friend. But boy, just the floodgates opened up for both of us. STEVEN PANKEY: He told me that a cop had contacted him and said that he had a body he wanted to be buried. As a child, Mark recalled his father never owning, talking about or shooting guns. STEVE PANKEY [to KMVT]: Don't spit in my face. "Always seemed to kind of be the life of the party," Jim Matthews fondly recalled of Jonelle. And they may have to do it all again. The six-page report is the only writing from the 1989 investigation Olson has seen within the last decade, he confirmed during cross-examination. Pankeys overall attitude toward the church and both men involved was negative, and he would get angry when their names would come up in conversation, according to Hicks. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Drake first became a suspect when the case was dropped on Olsons desk in 1989. He allegedly honked on his horn and flipped off church-goers standing outside. Steve Pankey Richard Schlesinger: Arguably? Mr. Pankey loves the limelight all of the statements that he has made about his culpability have been, 'I didn't do it,'" Viorst told "48 hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger as he prepped for the trial. Ryan Horsley:It just seemed strange. The Statesman reached out to the Greeley Police Department for comment on Thursday and did not receive an immediate response. Hicks continued testifying from early Tuesday morning into the afternoon, and is subject to be recalled back to testify again, according to Judge Timothy Kerns. Who is Stephen Banke Son Karl Banke? WebWhat Happened During Steve Pankeys Trial For The 1984 Murder Of Jonelle Matthews? he's a firm adherent to the Ten Commandments, which include thou shalt not kill. He spent years insisting he had vital information about what happened to Jonelle Matthews. Mayor John Gates: My assignment that night was going around the neighborhood, knocking on doors asking them if they had seen or heard anything suspicious that evening. Patti Aronofsky is the senior producer. Anthony Viorst: I can't answer that because I can't get into his head but, but I do think it's a combination of sort of obsessive-compulsive behavior and you know, perhaps even mental illness. Mark told Viorst he had no recollection of a red-orange car, which multiple people testified seeing Pankey drive, including Hicks. Pankey denies he ever did that, but Kevin says Pankey's son Mark was so unhappy living at home that the Schneiders took him in for about six years. Hicks had no recollection of Pankey being away the night Jonelle went missing or that night being different from other nights since her husband would come home anytime between 4-11 p.m. on most days, Hicks told Viorst. Mitch McConnell is a U.S. Senate Republican Leader. STEVE PANKEY [to KMVT]: They've got full SWAT gear on. The case drew national attention. Pankey says it was lies that led to him being charged with murder, but not his lies; his ex-wife Angela Hicks' lies fueled by her need for revenge.
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