207 Cases Solved. Advancing justice for missing persons, unsolved homicides, unidentified and unclaimed remains.

Veronica Rutledge

Death by Force

View Videos (1)

Scholarship fund for Veronica Rutledge's son
    ...View 0 additional videos
Case Description
Any updates on this case? Let us know!
A holiday shopping trip to a Walmart in Hayden, Idaho, took a tragic turn for 29-year-old Veronica Rutledge on December 30, 2014. The White female was with her two-year-old son and three other children, reportedly to spend Christmas gift cards, when the unthinkable happened in the electronics section of the store. Her young son, seated in the shopping cart, reached into her purse and accidentally discharged the small-caliber handgun she was carrying. The single shot struck and killed the young m ...Read More
Links to Additional Sources (10)
See any mistakes? Let us know!
  • KREM: Toddler fatally shot Blackfoot, ID mom at Hayden Walmart
  • Boy, 2, Accidentally Shoots and Kills Mom at Idaho Walmart
    •     ...View 8 additional sources
    Victim Details

    Veronica Rutledge

    Female

    White / Caucasian

    Hayden

    ID

    2014-12-30

    29

    Veronica

    Rutledge

    11/25/2025

    Forum Posts (1)
    I’ve been thinking a lot about Veronica Rutledge’s case, especially regarding the community resp... ...Read More
    12/20/2024
    Other Cases from Idaho

    Nadja Medley

    Death: Jun 19, 2017
    In the spring of 2017, Nadja Medley, a 48-year-old Caucasian female, was filled with optimism for th t ...Read More

    Noelle Aston Shawver

    Death: Jul 30, 2014
    On a summer afternoon in Chubbuck, Idaho, on July 30, 2014, a playdate turned into a tragedy that en e ...Read More

    Jessica Spillett

    Death: Feb 19, 2017
    In the quiet town of Preston, Idaho, a heart-wrenching tragedy unfolded on February 19, 2017, claimi m ...Read More

    Michelle Shell Kern

    Death: May 13, 2011
    In the quiet town of Ammon, Idaho, the life of a young, white female named Michelle Shell Kern, aged e ...Read More

    Eunice Price

    Death: Aug 29, 2017
    In the quiet retirement community of SilverCrest Estates in Nampa, Idaho, a tragedy unfolded on the e ...Read More

    Tina Anderson

    Death: Jul 22, 1978
    On a summer day in 1978, 12-year-old Tina Anderson, a Caucasian female, and her friend, 15-year-old d ...Read More

    Belinda Smith Niebuhr

    Death: Jan 10, 2015
    On a tragic day in Moscow, Idaho, 47-year-old Belinda Smith Niebuhr, a Caucasian female, lost her li l ...Read More