Custer County Sheriff's Office Resolves Missing Persons Case From 1983

Remains of Idaho woman missing since 1983 identified in Ada County

After over 40 years, investigators have identified the remains of Lois Ford in Ada County. Originally from Challis, she has been missing since 1983.

Custer County Sheriff's Office resolves missing persons case from 1983

CHALLIS, Idaho (KIFI)- The Custer County Sheriff's Office has solved a missing persons case from 1983, bringing closure to the family of Lois Ford more than four decades after she disappeared from Challis, Idaho. Ford, who was 40 years old when she vanished along with her 1978 Ford Thunderbird, died in 1993 while experiencing homelessness. For decades, Ford's family searched for her using private detectives, law enforcement connections and psych…

Search for answers in Idaho woman's 1983 disappearance ends after decades of mystery

Idaho cold case investigators solve the 1983 disappearance of Lois Ford, bringing closure to a family who spent decades without answers.

Idaho investigators solve cold case of Challis woman who disappeared in 1983

A missing-person mystery that began in Challis more than four decades ago has been solved after investigators followed a trail of records to Boise.

Idaho Woman Who Disappeared in 1983 Identified After Cold Case Investigation

CHALLIS, ID — A woman who disappeared from Challis more than four decades ago has been identified after investigators with the Custer County Sheriff’s Office reopened her case in 2025. Lois Ford was approximately 40 years old