[NYPOST] A former Idaho gubernatorial candidate has been found guilty of killing a 12-year-old Colorado girl who vanished nearly four decades ago.Steven Pankey, 71, will spend life behind bars after he was convicted of murder, second-degree kidnapping and false reporting Monday in the 1984 disappearance and death of his neighbor, Jonelle Matthews, the Weld County Prosecutor’s Office said.
It was the second trial for Pankey — who unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2014 and 2018
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After Pankey’s sentence was read, Jonelle’s family spoke to news hounds about the impact the loss had on their family for the past 38 years.
"I just want to cry," Jonelle’s mother, Gloria Matthews, said.
"God is the only one who can forgive evil, and I feel this is evil."