JAN 11, 2019
Part Two: Twin Falls couple discusses tough call to FBI
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) Joe and Patty Rockstahl have never met
After PR saw a Facebook post about a missing Colorado mom that sounded familiar, she delivered an ultimatum on Nov. 26 for her employee ("M") to pass along to KK.
“I said, ‘Would you please text your friend KK and ask her if this is that woman?,” PR said. She responded quickly and said that it was. “I said, 'Now I’m very concerned. So your friend has 24 hours to go to the police, or I’m calling them.'”
On Nov. 27, PR learned KK got a new phone number and was told KK had spoken with law enforcement.
“I don’t know why she didn’t, I don’t know if she was scared,” PR said. “That’s what got reported back to me. That she had gone to the police. I didn’t know until almost two weeks later that she hadn’t.”
After this realization, PR contacted the Colorado Bureau of Investigations on Dec. 17 through the number that was posted at the bottom of Cheryl Berreth’s televised plea for help. M immediately called KK to let her know, but she wasn’t surprised.
“The FBI was at KK’s house,” PR said. “They had a search warrant and someone of the FBI was at her property. She knew that M would more than likely get called because there was so many phone calls and text messages back and forth in fact some about this incident.”
That's where the R's say Kelsey's phone comes into play. When it produced a signal near Gooding, Idaho just days after she was last seen.
"She had the phone," said PR. "She was probably instructed to send those texts by Patrick but that's-- there's nobody else that could've sent those texts to my knowledge."
"I think she's done enough where she [KK] could be charged with aiding and abetting," said JR.
Despite threats and several weeks of stress, PR says she doesn’t regret making the call.
“It’s tough for everyone,” she said. “It’s been a very emotional situation we’ve all lost some sleep over this but I’m sure nothing compared to Kelsey’s family.”
The R's tell KMVT they are not accepting any reward money.
Since KIMVT initial aired the R's experience, KMVT has been told a couple other people have come forward with information about the case and they say that those details have been given to the authorities.
On Sunday, Jan. 13, you’ll hear about KK's and Patrick’s relationship and her time spent in Colorado with him.
(names changed to initials)