On July 18, 1984, in Blackfoot, Idaho, 31-year-old Danette Jean Elg (December 6, 1952 – July 18, 1984) was murdered in her home after being stabbed and slashed 15 times. Her killer, Richard Albert Leavitt (November 12, 1958 – June 12, 2012), …

Dec 5, 2013 · BLACKFOOT -- At approximately 10 a.m on Tuesday, June 12, convicted murderer Richard Leavitt is scheduled to be executed via lethal injection by the state of Idaho. Leavitt was tried and...

Jun 13, 2012 · Leavitt was convicted in 1985 for stabbing and mutilating 31-year-old Danette Elg of Blackfoot in 1984. A faint antiseptic, medical scent permeated the room.

Jun 11, 2012 · BOISE - More than a quarter century after Danette Elg's mutilated body was found on a punctured waterbed in her bedroom, her family still declines to publicly talk about her and what...

Jun 13, 2012 · Leavitt was convicted in 1985 for the brutal murder of Blackfoot resident Danette Elg. Her mutilated body was found a year earlier with multiple stab wounds. Four reporters watched Tuesday’s execution.

Richard Albert Leavitt was convicted of the 1984 stabbing murder of Blackfoot resident Danette Elg. Proseuctors said he stabbed her repeatedly and then cut out her sexual organs. He is...

Jun 12, 2012 · The horrific brutality of the killing continues to haunt the town of Blackfoot, Idaho, where Danette Elg, 31, a shy but popular employee of Idaho National Laboratory, was found dead in the...

Jun 2, 2012 · July 16, 1984: Danette Elg reported a prowling incident to the Blackfoot Police and identified Richard Leavitt as the prowler. Elg was acquainted with Leavitt, having met him through a mutual...

Dec 26, 2024 · He was convicted and given the death penalty for the fatal stabbing and sexual mutilation of Danette Elg, 31, at her home in Blackfoot in July 1984 — three and a half months before Travis Leavitt...

May 26, 2023 · Leavitt was convicted in 1985 for stabbing and mutilating 31-year-old Danette Elg of Blackfoot in 1984. A faint antiseptic, medical scent permeated the room. Leavitt’s fingers and feet fidgeted as though he was nervous, but his face appeared relaxed.