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Morey Pelton

Case from Ririe, ID dated May 13, 2022

Victim Details

Morey Pelton

Male

White / Caucasian

Ririe

ID

2022-05-13

36

Morey

Pelton

litigation

08/19/2026

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Morey Paul Pelton, a 36-year-old White/Caucasian male from Ririe, Idaho, was found dead on the morning of May 13, 2022, at the Lane Clark Rest Area along U.S. Highway 26 between Ririe and Swan Valley. Pelton had been born in Idaho Falls on August 19, 1985, was raised in Ririe and graduated from Ririe High School. He spent about a decade working in construction for Earth in Motion and had two sons. Family remembrances described someone closely tied to the outdoors, especially hunting, fishing, fl ...
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