A guy has been arrested and accused of murder in connection with his ex-girlfriend’s 2019 disappearance in Idaho.
Rae Allison Berwanger was reported missing on March 7, 2019. The Bonner County Sheriff’s Office investigated her disappearance and identified her ex-boyfriend, Jordan Jarrad Law, as a person of interest, according to a news release.
Law, 46, resided near Berwanger, 54, when she went missing. She was last spotted at his residence, according to CBS station KREM. Berwanger had been battling with substance abuse, according to family members, but was making progress toward sobriety before her disappearance.
Jimmie Bailey, Berwanger’s brother-in-law, told officials that he went to Law’s house after the pair had a “falling out,” according to court documents examined by KREM. Berwanger informed Bailey that she intended to relocate to Washington state. After Berwanger vanished, Law told authorities that she had discussed leaving the area and possibly having gone to see a friend.
Law allegedly told investigators that he sold Berwanger a car for $800 three days before her abduction. Law stated that both Berwanger and the vehicle had vanished, but that two days later he discovered the automobile abandoned at an intersection and drove it back home.
Police discovered that Law used Berwanger’s bank cards at two establishments after her abduction, withdrawing $1,200 in $400 increments. According to KREM, security cameras caught him driving the car he claimed to have sold to Berwanger. Law was arrested for allegedly using a bank card, according to CBS News.
Police stated Tuesday that a “lengthy investigation” into Law had ended in murder charges.
He was indicted for second-degree murder, presenting false evidence, and deleting evidence. Law is also facing two rape charges, which police say are “relevant to an additional victim that was discovered during the investigation.”
Law was detained in Spokane, Washington on Wednesday, according to police.
Police stated that evidence from the Idaho State Police’s Sexual Assault Kit Initiative contributed to the charges, but did not expand on how.