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Rathdrum Kidnap Victim Back Home

Susan Smith,  62, of Rathdrum, the victim in the kidnapping case has been returned to the local area. She has been interviewed, but details of the interview are not available at this time. Suspected kidnapper Mitchell Lee Walck’s location remains unknown. The FBI has announced a reward of up to $20,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Walck. On Monday, the FBI Salt Lake City Division, working with Idaho's U.S. Attorney's Office, obtained an Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution warrant for Walck. Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office at 208-446-1300/Lt. Stu Miller, Kootenai County Sheriff's Office.



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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