The Unnamed Doe Podcast

In 1982, a church in Boise, Idaho, became the site of a strange suicide. Investigators found a note, some cash, and perhaps strangest of all, they discovered the cause of death: cyanide poisoning. Listen now to hear all the details of this case.

If you have any information about the Boise, Idaho, John Doe from 1982, you can contact the Ada County Coroner’s office at (208) 287-5556.

The pictures and sources discussed in this episode can be found below.

All photos are from the Doe Network.

• Slide 1: reconstruction of John Doe
• Slide 2: close-up of bolo tie reconstruction
• Slide 3: belt buckle John Doe was wearing

Sources:

• https://doenetwork.org/cases/3314umid.html
• https://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/emergency/chemical_terrorism/cyanide_general.htm
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanide_poisoning
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tylenol_murders
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonestown
• https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/57814/details?nav
• https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/crime/boise-father-faucher-child-porn-priest-dies-in-prison/277-56642caf-894b-4731-98ca-e697527e6ddd
• https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/boise-idaho-church-cyanide-william-toomey/277-568299b6-8749-4359-ba98-3027815b39e4
• https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/12/28/A-mystery-man-who-took-a-fatal-dose-of/1669409899600/
• https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/james-reyos-exonerated-odessa-priest-murder-texas-new-mexico/#:~:text=40%20years%20ago%2C%20James%20Reyos,since%20then%20for%20parole%20violations.
• https://kyma.com/news/2019/07/29/almost-40-years-later-local-murder-of-priest-still-unsolved/
• https://innocencetexas.org/cases/james-reyos-2/