Gruesome Confession: 70-Year-old admits to shooting and dismembering missing Challis man

A Central Idaho man was reported missing. Now it’s a murder case

Days after a Challis man went missing in a remote part of Central Idaho, emergency personnel’s search for him was called off. That’s because it became a homicide investigation.The Custer County Sheriff’s Office arrested Alan Bruce, 70, of Challis, after he admitted to law enforcement that he shot and killed 47-year-old Patrick Shelton, who was reported missing over the weekend, according to an affidavit of probable cause obtained by the Idaho St…

Gruesome Confession: 70-Year-old admits to shooting and dismembering missing Challis man

Editor's Note: The following details may be graphic for some readers: UPDATE: CHALLIS, Idaho (KIFI) — The man accused of killing 47-year-old Patrick Shelton has confessed to shooting him and dismembering his body, according to court documents. Monday, May 12, sheriff's deputies arrested 70-year-old Alan Douglas Bruce of Challis on felony charges of murder and destruction of evidence related to Shelton's disappearance. The Custer County Sheriff's…

Challis man charged with murder after search for missing person switches to recovery effort

Officers with the Custer County Sheriff's Department arrested Alan Douglas Bruce of Challis, Idaho, on Monday in relation to the disappearance of 47-year-old Patrick Ray Shelton. Bruce is charged with First Degree Murder and Felony Destruction of Evidence.Both the victim and the suspect in this case are from Challis, Idaho. According to a release from the Custer County Sheriff's Department, Patrick Ray Shelton failed to return home from a wood g…

70-year-old arrested for alleged murder of missing Challis man

Alan Douglas Bruce | Custer County Sheriff’s Office CHALLIS — Deputies have arrested a man for the alleged murder of a missing 47-year-old, whose body still hasn’t been found. According to a news release from the Custer County Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrested 70-year-old Alan Douglas Bruce on Monday for the alleged murder of Patrick Shelton, who has been missing since Thursday. Bruce is charged with felony murder and felony destruction of evi…

Suspect Admits to Killing of Central Idaho man, Dumping Body in Salmon River

CHALLIS, ID – The Custer County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that a local man has confessed to the killing of Patrick Shelton, who was reported missing on May 10 after failing to return from a wood-cutting trip. Deputies initially searched the Big Hill area, where Shelton was believed to have gone. Shelton’s truck and dog were located, but there was no sign of Shelton himself. Custer County Search and Rescue was activated the next morning and …

Authorities: 70-year-old man charged with murdering missing Challis woodcutter

A 70-year-old Challis man has been accused of murdering a 47-year-old Challis woodcutter whose abandoned truck and dog were found in the central Idaho mountains this past weekend, authorities said.