BOISE, Idaho (KBOI) — Boise Police detectives are looking for new leads in a nearly 40-year-old unsolved murder case.
Oney Leiby was 62-year-old when he was killed in the middle of the night while he was working as a watchman at Thriftway Lumber in Boise. The date was April 20, 1977.
Todd Leiby, the grandson of the victim, and the detective on the case are hoping that someone might be able to come forward with new information.
"It was just something that's been eating at us forever," Leiby said. "We want it solved."
Boise PD says detectives are given cold case files (such as the Leiby case) when time is available.
"This grief has been passed on from generation to generation," said detective Monte Iverson, who's recently been assigned the case. "From his father to him and this family, even 39 years later, still wants closure on this case."
His family and Iverson are urging anyone who has struggled with their own silence for the last 40 years to come forward.
Anyone with information is asked to call 343-COPS or visit 343cops.com. Tips can be anonymous.
