Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 09/12/1982
- Missing From:
- Missing From Lewiston, Idaho
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 03/08/1947 (77)
- Age:
- Age 35 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’11, 160 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Clothing/Jewelry Description A beige velour long-sleeved pullover sweater with dark horizontal stripes, a two-tone brown and beige ski jacket and beige pants. Carrying a blue cloth duffel bag.
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Pearsall’s name may be spelled “Pearshall” by some agencies. He may use the last names Sahlim and/or Salim. He has a scar on his left calf and a scar on his left arm.
- Details of Disappearance:
- On September 14, 1982, a janitor named Pearsall vanished from the Lewiston Civic Theater in Idaho. He’d gone there to do laundry and practice his clarinet, but left his instrument behind – unusual for him. He also left his car and an uncashed paycheck.
That same night, two young stepsisters, Kristina and Brandy, disappeared. They were last seen heading to a grocery store. Pearsall knew them well and acted like a big brother to them. Their bodies were found two years later, and their murders remain unsolved. Since they lived near Pearsall and the theater, police think he might have seen something.
Investigators believe Pearsall’s disappearance is linked to the unsolved 1979 disappearance of Christina White and the 1981 murder of Kristin David. They have a person of interest in all these cases – a man connected to all the victims and the theater – but he has not been charged and claims he’s innocent. All the cases remain mysteries.
- Agency:
- Lewiston Police Department 208-746-0171
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This person was missing Missing Since 09/12/1982