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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE
Teresa Baker
Public Information Officer
Headquarters
700 S. Stratford Dr., Meridian 83642
(208) 884-7122
Fax (208) 884-7087
For Immediate Release: 10/8/14 at 3:30 p.m.
MERIDIAN - Detectives with the Idaho State Police
discovered dismembered skeletal human remains in a remote cabin and the
property surrounding it in Boise County while executing a search warrant on
Tuesday, October 7. Detectives recently
received information that led them to the cabin and property in search of the
body at 13 Betty Lane in Boise County.
Based on preliminary information investigators believe
that the remains are those of Joshua James Reddington who has been missing
since May 26, 2000. Reddington, a
resident of Salmon, Idaho, was 25 years old at the time of his disappearance
and was last seen in Idaho City during the Memorial Day Weekend.
The remains and other evidence found will be analyzed in
order to obtain a positive identification and a cause of death. The results of these tests could take several
weeks to obtain.
Idaho State Police will continue to investigate the
circumstances surrounding the disappearance of Reddington and what now appears
to be a homicide. ISP has been
assisted in the investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Boise
County Sheriff's Office and the Lemhi County Sheriff's Office.
Anyone with information about Reddington's disappearance
or death is urged to contact the Idaho State Police at 208-846-7550. Callers may remain anonymous.
