Man faces second-degree murder charge

A former Bonner County resident has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection with a 2019 missing person case.

Jordan Jarrad Law, 46, was indicted Tuesday, Sept. 17, by a Bonner County grand jury in connection with the disappearance and murder of Rae Allison Berwanger.

Law was indicted on charges of second-degree murder, offering false or forged instruments for the record, and destruction of evidence. He was also indicted on two counts of rape in connection with an additional victim discovered during the investigation.

Berwanger, who was 54 at the time of her disappearance, was last seen by her brother on March 3, 2019, at Law’s Kelso Lake Road residence, although her last date of contact is listed as March 5 on the Idaho State Police Missing Persons Clearinghouse website. Her disappearance was classified at the time as that of a person who is over the age of 18 for whom there is a reasonable concern for their safety.

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