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| Schulte, Diane M. March 25,1977; Idaho 22 YO | |
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| oldies4mari2004 | Aug 5 2006, 01:23 PM Post #1 |
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| oldies4mari2004 | Dec 20 2006, 04:50 PM Post #2 |
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Diane Marie Schulte Above: Schulte, circa 1977 Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance Missing Since: March 25, 1977 from Nampa, Idaho Classification: Endangered Missing Date Of Birth: September 16, 1954 Age: 22 years old Height and Weight: 5'5, 118 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Schulte's gums appeared charcoal gray in color at the time of her 1977 disappearance. Details of Disappearance Schulte was last seen in Nampa, Idaho on March 25, 1977. She has never been heard from again. Authorities believe Schulte may have been taken against her will. Few details are available in her case. Investigating Agency If you have any information concerning this case, please contact: Nampa Police Department 208-465-2257 Source Information Idaho Missing Person Clearinghouse Charley Project Home |
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| monkalup | Dec 31 2006, 11:24 PM Post #3 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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PIC: http://www.isp.state.id.us/mp_viewer/showM...n?id=M012606992 DIANE MARIE SCHULTE LAST DATE OF CONTACT : 03/25/1977 DOB : 09/16/1954 HEIGHT : 5'05" GENDER : FEMALE WEIGHT : 118 lbs HAIR COLOR : BROWN EYE COLOR : BROWN RACE : WHITE CASE INFORMATION : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gums are charcoal grey. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PERSON PLEASE CONTACT : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAMPA PD 208 465-2257 |
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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| monkalup | Dec 31 2006, 11:25 PM Post #4 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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| monkalup | May 25 2010, 07:07 AM Post #5 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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Diane Marie Schulte Missing since March 25, 1977 from Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho. Classification: Involuntary Vital Statistics •Date Of Birth: September 16, 1954 •Age at Time of Disappearance: 22 years old •Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'5"; 118-130 lbs. •Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Dark brown, shoulder length hair; brown/hazel eyes. •Clothing: Blue jeans, navy blue hooded sweatshirt and tennis shoes. •Other: Gums are charcoal grey. •Dentals: Available Schulte was last seen in Nampa, Idaho on March 25, 1977. Her husband reported her missing to Nampa Police. He reported that his wife Diane Schulte, was last seen at home at 07.20 on the morning of March 25, 1977. When he returned home from work, he noticed that the car was still at home and the mail was still in the box. A UPS package was also on the porch of the residence. All of Diane Schulte’s belongings were still at home. Her purse and money was at home as well. Diane had never been missing like this before. Idaho Missing Person Clearinghouse 208-884-7134 OR Nampa Police Department 208-465-2257 Agency Case Number: 47031 NCIC Number: M-012606992 http://www.doenetwork.org/ |
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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| neaderthal | Feb 1 2014, 01:56 AM Post #6 |
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Could this be her? CAF060606, San Mateo County June 6 2006 Jane Doe stumps coroner By Dana Yates, Daily Journal Staff Jane Doe Well-done dental work and a fake name are all the San Mateo County Coroner’s Office has to determine the identity of a woman found dead in Pacifica this summer. Authorities found her on June 6 inside a tent along a service trail south of San Pedro Avenue, just off of Highway 1 in Pacifica. The tent contained many books, including two Bibles, a “Busy Women’s Journal” with several scriptures noted and Harry Potter. On the tent were letters made of tape stating, “no go, no eat, no drink, murder.” Her fingerprints were run through the county system revealed her picture, a name, date of birth and place of birth. The only problem: It was all fake. The woman was previously booked into San Mateo County Jail by the California Highway Patrol. The information in the system is usually enough for the Coroner’s Office to identify a person. Not this time, said Kristine Gamble, senior deputy coroner for San Mateo County. “The problem is when she was booked in she gave a false name. She said she was Sam Smith, which sounds pretty generic anyway,” Gamble said. The woman gave a date of birth at of Jan. 20, 1960 with a birthplace of Louisville, Ky. The Coroner’s Office could not find any record of a Sam Smith matching her description in Jefferson County, Ky., Gamble said. The only thing the Coroner’s Office knows for certain is the woman once received high-quality dental work. The Coroner’s Office is hoping a dentist somewhere may recognize her face and remember performing the work, Gamble said. The woman is believed to be in her 40s. An anthropology report places her age between 33 years old and 46 years old. A dental report estimates her age anywhere from 25 years old to 40 years old. She weighed approximately 130 pounds and was between 5 feet 4 inches tall and 5 feet 6 inches tall. She had brown, straight and stringy hair with gray streaks. Yellowing of the cranial bones suggest possible tetracycline therapy for acne. Anyone with information about this woman should contact Senior Deputy Coroner Kristine Gamble with the San Mateo County Coroner’s Office at (650) 312-5562. Dana Yates can be reached by e-mail: dana@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650) 344-5200 ext. 106. What do you think of this story? Send a letter to the editor: letters@smdailyjournal.com. http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_prev...8330&eddate=12/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attached Image (Click thumbnail to expand) Attached Image http://z10.invisionfree.com/usedtobedoe/in...post&id=8709684 |
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| tatertot | Jul 4 2017, 08:12 AM Post #7 |
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http://www.kivitv.com/longform/police-inve...ing-nampa-woman Police investigate strange case of missing Nampa Woman STEVE BERTEL Jul 3, 2017 This is part 1 of a three-part series on the mysterious disappearance of Diane Schulte from Nampa. For PART 2 CLICK HERE, for PART 3 CLICK HERE Diane Marie Schulte had only three interests. Her cats, reading, and macramé. The 22-year-old Nampa woman was known to be “extremely introverted and insecure, (and) had great difficulty meeting people,” police say. She “responds antagonistically when approached by strangers, or believes a stranger is encroaching on her psychological territory,” one report states. She did not have any friends in the area, did not associate with any of her neighbors, and apparently did not have an interest in becoming acquainted with any of her husband’s friends. Diane was, however, known to take occasional walks to the Nampa Public Library or to the nearby U.S. Post Office, where she and her husband, Fred, share a P.O. box. Sometimes, she would go by herself. Other times, the couple would go together. "I know that I don't always show it, but I love you with all my heart and soul." - Diane Schulte By all indications, the two are deeply in love. In fact, in a note to her husband, Diane writes, “I know that I don’t always show it, but I love you with all my heart and soul. Your love is the best thing that ever happened to me.” Fred later writes that Diane, “ ... gave my life meaning and purpose. She was always warm and loving and supportive and fun. She was everything I’ve ever wanted and needed in a woman.” And adds, “ ... our love for each other and complementary strengths got us by.” In fact, neighbors even call the Schultes “a loving pair,” based on what they observed of the couple, who had moved to the neighborhood about a year earlier. On the night of March 24, 1977, the two go to the library and check out a book. Fred asks his wife if she wants to go for a walk to nearby stores, but Diane reportedly tells him she “did not feel too well,” describing it “as a touch of the flu or something.” So they go home. As Fred is getting ready to leave for work the next morning, Diane reportedly tells him she was still not feeling well. He leaves for work about 7:20 a.m. -- unaware his life is about to change forever. Returning from work that evening, Fred pulls up to their nondescript home on Delaware Avenue in Nampa, as he had done so many times before. Nothing seems out of the ordinary. He assumes his wife is home. Alone. As normal. The garage door is closed. Diane’s car is still parked in the driveway. The day’s mail is in the mailbox. And a delivered UPS package (a box of oranges and grapefruits from Diane’s parents) is on the front porch. Fred unlocks the door and enters. His wife’s three cats are locked in a spare bedroom; “which is where she puts them whenever she leaves the house,” he later tells police. There’s a few dirty clothes in the master bedroom closet. His wife’s bra is in the bathroom, which police later learn she seldom wore. But Diane Schulte is nowhere to be found. Fred checks the house and yard. Everything looks normal. No sign of a disturbance. No sign of a break-in. Fred asks a neighbor about what time the box had been delivered. The neighbor tells him a UPS truck was seen going down the street about 3 p.m. Finally, Fred calls the Nampa Police Department, telling officers his wife has “never done anything like this before.” In fact, he says Diane had been in “an usually good mood” prior to her disappearance, since the couple had recently celebrated their second wedding anniversary. Investigators find the woman’s belongings in the house -- including her purse, with money and her driver’s license in it. Both her new eyeglasses and contact lenses are found nearby. Only one pair of regular glasses is missing. Strangely, both her wedding ring and watch are found atop a homemade desk “where she normally keeps them when she is home or only going to be gone a short while,” her husband says. Cpl. Angela Weekes is a 22-year veteran with the Nampa Police Department, and now chief investigator on the Schulte case. “In reading the report, the items left behind concern me,” she says. “Diane either didn’t intend to be gone for a long period of time, or she left and didn’t want to be located or identified.” “Diane either didn’t intend to be gone for a long period of time, or she left and didn’t want to be located or identified.” - Cpl. Angela Weekes In searching the Schultes’ home shortly after the woman disappeared, officers feel it’s odd they can’t find any of her night clothes. Fred explains his wife “usually didn’t wear any.” The couple owned three guns: a Remington 12-guage shotgun, a Smith & Wesson .38 and a .22 revolver. “All showed residue in the barrels and chambers, but none showed indications of being recently fired,” according to investigators. When last seen, Diane was reportedly wearing a blue-hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, and yellow tennis shoes. They were the only clothes her husband notices missing. Diane was 5-feet 5-inches tall and weighed 125 to 130 pounds. She had hazel eyes and dark brown shoulder-length hair. Her upper front gums and teeth were discolored charcoal grey. She had had some dental work done, and more was planned. That was on March 25, 1977. Diane Schulte has reportedly not been seen or heard from since. But as police continue their investigation, little do they know what perplexing evidence they are about to uncover and the bizarre twist their case is about to take. PART 2: An emotional phone call. A grisly death. 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| tatertot | Jul 4 2017, 08:15 AM Post #8 |
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http://www.kivitv.com/longform/cold-case-p...ing-nampa-woman Part 2: Cold Case Part 2: Body found near Cambridge linked to missing Nampa Woman STEVE BERTEL Jul 3, 2017 This is Part 2 of a three-part series on the missing persons case of Diane Schulte for Part 1 CLICK HERE, Part 3 CLICK HERE Nampa resident Diane Schulte, 22, was reportedly last seen on March 25, 1977. Her husband, Fred, comes home from work that evening to find his wife gone. He searches their house, their yard, the neighborhood. But finds no sign of her. So he calls Nampa Police. Diane was last seen wearing a blue-hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, and yellow tennis shoes. They were the only clothes her husband notices missing. A neighbor says she spotted Diane that morning, wearing those same clothes. But the neighbor tells investigators she did not see what direction Diane went. Another neighbor says the Schultes were a “devoted pair” who were “quiet and kept to themselves.” There are no reports of domestic tension. The couple did not have children. Nor were they known to smoke, drink, or use drugs. In fact, several friends and neighbors call them the “ideal” couple. Police conduct a thorough investigation, checking with local cab companies, hotels, motels, hospitals, and even with the bus depot and the airports. No one reports seeing a woman matching Diane’s description. The couple was financially stable. Diane had been an accounting major in college. She kept the couple’s books and “accounted for and kept track of almost every cent, incoming and outgoing,” according to reports. The couple had joint checking and savings accounts, and were expecting income tax return checks that would have required both signatures to be negotiated. Nampa Police Detective Angela Weekes is now chief investigator on the Schulte case. In studying the forty-year-old files, she learned the missing woman was extremely “introverted, shy, quiet. She kept to herself.” So much so, “she was almost homebound,” Weekes says. She was, "introverted, shy quiet. She kept to herself. She was almost homebound." - Cpl Angela Weekes The woman did not have any friends in the area, did not associate with any of her neighbors, and apparently did not have any interest in becoming acquainted with any of her husband’s friends. Diane’s only close friend was her grandmother in Flint, Michigan. “Diane usually called her grandmother once a week, and the grandmother made a return call at least once a week,” says a police report. “The last such call, as far as (anyone) knows, was on 3-24-77” the report says -- the day before Diane disappeared. Diane was reportedly not close to her religious parents. An investigator learns the couple had “condemned her, allegedly for an incident in high school, where they believed she was running around with a married man. She had eventually run off to Florida with the man, but had returned home prior to starting college,” the report says. Although she returns home, tension between Diane and her parents reportedly persists for years. In contacting Diane’s grandmother, police learn the missing woman “had been highly upset and emotional” when the two had spoken on the phone the previous day. Reports, though, do not give details of the conversation or why Diane was agitated. Police learn Diane’s parents had been planning to come to Idaho to visit their daughter and son-in-law later that year. Diane is purportedly upset over this, and encourages her husband to telephone her parents and convince them not to come. Fred says his wife “hates her mother and had been terribly hurt by her father.” It is unknown if Fred ever made the call. What’s more, police begin raising questions about the Schultes’ relationship. Something doesn’t seem right, but they can’t put their finger on it. “Co-workers said Fred didn’t talk much about his wife. And even co-workers from their hometown made the comments that he didn’t talk a lot her,” Weekes says. “She didn’t come to a lot of his social events. But (the police reports) didn’t reference anything that they were having problems or that anybody was aware of any abusive situations.” Police think: but could a possibly secret abusive relationship explain Diane’s reclusiveness? “In domestic violence situations, isolation is a very effective tool to control somebody and to maintain that power and control. And when an abuser becomes fearful of somebody talking about the abuse, sometimes they act irrationally -- or the victim might choose to also leave that relationship,” Weekes explains. “But I don’t know if there was an abusive relationship here, because Diane didn’t talk to anybody.” Undaunted and suspicious, Nampa Police detectives contact Fred again on April 1, 1977, and ask if he would take a polygraph test in relation to his wife’s disappearance. He agrees. The test is tentatively scheduled for the following week. Then, two days later, the case takes a surprising –- and bizarre -- twist. Early on the morning of April 3, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office receives a report of a dark blue 1975 Buick that has gone off the road and down an embankment along Highway 95, about three miles south of the town of Cambridge. A DMV check shows the car is registered to Diane Schulte. Deputies find a person dead behind the wheel. But it’s not the missing Nampa woman. It’s her husband, Fred Schulte. From all indications, Fred Schulte had been driving north on Highway 95 “at high speed,” when he evidently put his Smith & Wesson .38 to his right ear and pulled the trigger. The car swerves off the highway and plummets down an embankment, coming to rest near railroad tracks. The grisly suicide leaves investigators with a number of unanswered questions: Why did Fred Schulte take his own life when he knew police were scheduled to question him -– yet again –- about his wife’s disappearance? Was he somehow responsible for his wife’s possible demise? “There are some concerns that maybe he could’ve done something to her,” Weekes says. Or was someone else responsible for Diane’s disappearance? And could Fred simply no longer live with the grief of suddenly losing the woman he claims he so dearly loved? But when Nampa Police detectives later search the Schulte house, they discover two items that makes this cold case even more baffling. PART 3: A murdered boy. A mysterious hole. And a strange, troubling letter -– from Fred Schulte. |
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| tatertot | Jul 4 2017, 08:17 AM Post #9 |
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http://www.kivitv.com/longform/part-3-suic...-case-from-1977 Part 3: Suicide notes reveal chilling details in missing Nampa woman case from 1977 STEVE BERTEL Jul 3, 2017 This is part three of a three-part series on the mystery surrounding the disappearance of Diane Schulte. For PART 1 CLICK HERE, for PART 2 CLICK HERE It’s a mystery that has puzzled the Nampa Police Department for forty years. On March 25, 1977, Diane Schulte, 22 -– described by detectives as “shy, introverted, and a recluse” -– disappears from her Nampa home. Reports say she supposedly went for a walk. But strangely, she left behind a number of personal items, including her wedding ring. After an exhaustive investigation, detectives come up empty. Diane’s husband, Fred Schulte, agrees to submit to a police polygraph exam. But only days before the interview is scheduled to happen, Fred drives to Washington County and takes his own life in a bizarre suicide -– putting to a gun to his head and pulling the trigger while speeding down a rural highway. His car and body are found at the bottom of an embankment. In the Schultes’ home, detectives later discover two handwritten suicide notes in which Fred says, “I have given up hope of Diane returning alive.” "I have given up hope of Diane returning alive."- Fred Schulte In one note, he instructs the reader how to dispose of the couple’s personal belongings and pets. “I name my father, Fred C. Schulte, the executor of my estate,” he writes. In the second, Fred at first thanks “everyone who has tried to help me find (Diane),” including families, friends, co-workers, neighbors and the Nampa Police Department. He goes on to write, “My wife and I shared a strong love that was very special to me. She gave my life meaning and purpose. She was warm and loving and supportive and fun. She was everything I ever wanted and needed in a woman. In turn, I gave her the strength she needed to cope with a world that terrified her.” He later adds, “Having lived with her, I find that I cannot live without her, so by the time you read this, I will have taken my own life.” Then, the letter turns into what can perhaps best be described as rambling manifesto. On February 14, 1977 -- a little over a month before Diane Schulte disappeared -- ten-year-old Steven White of Nampa was also reported missing. The following day, he was found murdered behind a local LDS church. Fred references the homicide when he writes, “I challenge any sane, thinking person to spend one full day really observing this insane, absolutely absurd world we’re living in. Can you honestly say that you’re proud of it? That it makes any sense at all? That there is any justice in it? Diane Schultes and Steven Whites are being cut down left and right while the criminal elements (from the nickel-and-dime shoplifter to the politicians and businessmen that run the world) are free to ply their trades with virtually no fear of punishment.” Then, his strange tirade digresses even further from his wife’s disappearance. “Why does so much of the GNP (gross national product) of the world go into producing ships and war planes that are blown to bits when the same GNP could produce food, clothing, and other niceties of life? That is to say, productive rather than destructive items? Why is there so much war, crime, pollution, injustice, inflation, vandalism, etc.? I say it is because our society is disintegrating and doing so more rapidly each year.” But at no time in either note did Fred indicate he knew what happened to his wife. In reading the notes, veteran Nampa Police detective Angela Weekes says, “I wasn’t quite sure where his mental health was at that point.” We had the two suicide notes analyzed by Dr. Elizabeth Horn, a former grief counselor and now an associate professor of counseling at the Idaho State University in Meridian. In reading the longer note, she says, “I really didn’t get a sense that he would have killed her. Of course, anything’s possible. But I feel it was (written by) a deeply depressed individual with a lot of anger.” "I get the sense (he felt) the world had taken her from him." - Dr. Elizabeth Horn And as for Fred’s rantings about world problems, “I get the sense (he felt) the world had taken her from him and there were lots of things happening outside of himself that he was pointing his finger at as to why his life was so terrible -- which is another characteristic of suicidality,” Horn says. “I also get the sense that, her being taken from him, at least from his point of view, was the final straw. And that, without her, he couldn’t live in this world anymore.” In their investigation, detectives learn the couple had a braided oval rug in their living room, a rug that is discovered missing. Plus, officers also find a hole in the living room drapes -– about four inches in diameter -- that appeared to be cut with a pair of scissors. Concerned their missing person case could now become a homicide investigation, Nampa detectives and an assistant Canyon County prosecutor carefully spade the ground around the Schulte house. But they do not find a body -– nor any indication of a body -- buried anywhere on the premises. To this day, “the whereabouts of Diane Schulte is unknown and there are no concrete facts or evidence to show that her husband did away with her,” police say. At the time of her disappearance, Diane Schulte was 5-feet 5-inches tall and weighed 125-130 pounds. She had hazel eyes and brown shoulder-length hair. Diane Schulte 5' 5" Tall Weight 125-130 lbs. Hazel eyes Brown shoulder-length hair Her upper front gums and teeth were discolored charcoal grey. She had had some dental work done, and more was planned. Today, Nampa Police still classify this as a missing person case, since there is no direct evidence of a homicide. Over the years, tips and information on similar cases have come into the Nampa Police Department from as far away as New York and New Hampshire. “But we’ve never been able to link Diane to any of those cases,” Weekes says. And that leaves a lot of theories -– and even more lingering questions. If Diane supposedly went for a walk the day she disappeared, why did she leave behind her wedding ring, purse, and other personal belongings? Was the Schultes’ marriage secretly in trouble? What really went on behind the closed doors of their nondescript Nampa home? Why did Fred Schulte take his own life when he knew police were scheduled to question him -– yet again –- about his wife’s disappearance? Did he simply feel he could no longer live with the grief of suddenly losing who he described as “the most beautiful person I have ever known?” Or was he responsible for his wife’s possible demise? Or was someone else responsible? If so, who? Why did Fred’s suicide note reference his wife’s disappearance alongside the high-profile homicide of a Nampa boy? What about that mysterious missing rug? Or the drapes with a strange hole cut out? "This is a case that is going to ber difficult to solve without the recovery of a body." - Cpl. Angela Weekes And of course, the obvious question: What happened to Diane Schulte? Did she simply leave her husband? Is she alive and well and perhaps living incognito somewhere? If alive, she would now be in her early sixties. “This is a case that is going to be very difficult to solve without the recovery of a body -– which also makes the case very (emotionally) difficult, because it gives the family no closure,” Weekes says. “As a parent, I can’t imagine having my child missing for this many years and not knowing what happened to them.” If you have any information about Diane Schulte, know of her whereabouts, or know anything about this case at all,you’re urged to contact Crime Stoppers by leaving a web tip at 343COPS.com, using the free P3 app, or by calling 208-343-COPS (2677). You can remain anonymous and you could earn a reward of up to $1,000 if your tip leads to a felony arrest. |
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