A look back at some of the original reporting on the bizarre Kaneko case that rocked Rexburg in the mid-2000s

IDAHO FALLS — Many group successful eastbound Idaho person ne'er heard of nan Kaneko case. A smart man pinch a superb woman and girl who seemed to beryllium surviving a normal life…until they weren’t.

Laura and Lorraine Kaneko starved themselves to decease and David Kaneko lived pinch their dormant bodies successful a Rexburg trailer for years. Investigators were yet capable to get wrong nan trailer successful 2004 and what they recovered was shocking — and puzzling.

Investigators wished that Laura died first – apt successful May aliases June of 2001. Her origin of decease was dehydration and perchance starvation, according to forensic pathologist Dr. William Rodriguez. Lorraine, who died a twelvemonth aliases truthful earlier her assemblage was found, starved to death.

David was charged pinch 2 counts of involuntary manslaughter, 2 counts of abandoning a susceptible adult, and desertion and nonsupport of a spouse. He was sentenced to 4 to six years successful situation pinch a six-month intelligence wellness rider program. He was past released connected five-year probation and spent nan adjacent 11 years surviving successful nan aforesaid trailer location wherever Lorraine and Laura had died. He died of crab connected June 3, 2016, astatine nan property of 76.

The lawsuit will beryllium featured Friday nighttime connected ‘Tell Me How I Died’ connected A&E.

EastIdahoNews.com newsman Nate Eaton covered nan communicative extensively from 2006-2008 erstwhile he was a marque caller journalist astatine KIDK Channel 3. You tin watch immoderate of his reporting successful nan video subordinate above.