In the late summer of 2015, 43-year-old Ronie Jokim Parrott, a woman known for her generous spirit and deep love for the Boise music scene, vanished. The last confirmed sighting of the mother of four was on the night of August 25, 2015, at a Maverik store in Boise, where she bought a soda. After that, she was gone, leaving her family and friends in a state of growing concern. Weeks turned into months, and despite pleas for information, there was no sign of Ronie.
The search for Ronie came to a tragic end on February 13, 2016. A woman walking her dogs in a remote area of the Boise Foothills, near Hulls Gulch Loop, made a grim discovery: human remains. The Ada County Coroner's Office later confirmed the remains were those of Ronie Parrott. An autopsy revealed a violent end to her life; she had been shot multiple times in the head, and her death was officially ruled a homicide. Investigators determined that her body had been in the foothills since late August 2015, around the time she went missing.
While the discovery of Ronie's body answered the question of her whereabouts, it opened up a host of new ones. The Boise Police Department launched a homicide investigation, stating they had several significant leads and a strong working theory about who was responsible for her death. They believed that Ronie was not a victim of a random act of violence, but was likely killed by someone she knew. Despite dozens of interviews and an ongoing investigation, no arrests have been publicly announced in connection with her murder. The case remains unsolved, leaving a community to mourn a woman remembered as a friend to all and a passionate supporter of local music, and a family still waiting for justice.
