Steve Pankey, Jonelle Matthews’ murder accused has not been featured in Wikipedia. Here is everything you need to know about the alleged murderer.
Steve Pankey aka Steven Dan Pankey is the alleged murderer of Jonathan Matthews who served his sentence without being convicted for almost two years. The incident happened in the year 1984 and the case went on for more than two decades with no conclusion being made whatsoever.
Over the years numerous events have unfolded in the case and people are quite curious to know about the accused and his whereabouts in 2022.
Steve Pankey Wikipedia: Where Is Jonelle Matthews Murder Accused Now?
Despite being the name of one of the most talked-about cases, Jonelle Matthews’ murder accused Steve Pankey is yet to land on Wikipedia. However, he has been mentioned on Jonelle Matthews’ Murder page.
He is a 70-year-old who had been diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome and autism. Before October 2021, the accused was still in prison and the case was only delayed, ruling on admissible evidence.
According to the recent update on the case in 2022, Steve has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder on five felony charges. He was said to be falsely accused and the case on him has shut.
Steve lived in Blaine County from the mid-1990s until his arrest in October 2020.
Great news for one of the cases featured on our podcast: Steve Pankey has been arrested for the 1984 murder of 12-year old Jonelle Matthews!https://t.co/sch2tDfjmy
— The Trail Went Cold (@robin_warder) October 13, 2020
What Happened To Steve Pankey Son?
Steve Pankey’s son is Carl Panky who was only 5 years old In 1985; the year when his father got involved in Jonelle Matthew’s case. The little one was murdered in 2008 in Phonix when he was 28 years old.
When his son died, Pankey turned up to Carl’s urn and uttered Matthews’ name. According to his wife, he was never so emotional in his life, completely broken and choke up. It was one of the most emotional moments for the family to witness.
The killing of his son has not been clearly mentioned on the web and the details other than his death are missing.
BREAKING: Weld Co judge has declared a mistrial in the murder case of Steve Pankey. The jury said he’s guilty of false reporting in the 37 year old cold case, but they couldn’t agree on the murder or kidnapping charges. 12 yr old Jonelle Matthews’ remains were found 2 years ago. pic.twitter.com/Ec8v8dkX4f
— Carol McKinley (@CarolAMcKinley) November 4, 2021
Steve Pankey Wife Angela Hicks Accused Him of Controlling Her
Steve Pankey’s ex-wife is Angela Hick who described her husband as a control freak. She said that Oanky did not allow her to listen to the radio, watch TV and even forbid her from driving.
Angela finds Steve responsible for not letting her meet her father as well. She had many complaints about her ex-husband.
They got married in the year 1978 and had their first child carl in 1980.