From Darryl Kuehl appeal: Paul Gruber, the victim in this case, spent Christmas 1993 with his daughter in Reno, Nevada. On January 5, 1994, he returned to his home in Sandpoint, and was never heard from again. Gruber’s daughter tried unsuccessfully to contact him for the next few weeks. Concerned because she could not reach Gruber, she filed a missing person’s report on February 28, 1994.
An officer assigned to the case began investigating Gruber’s disappearance. Based on information gathered during the investigation, the officer interviewed Kuehl and questioned him about Gruber’s disappearance. Kuehl claimed that he and Gruber were involved in a business venture and that the last time he saw Gruber was on February 18, 1994. When Kuehl was shown a photograph of Gruber, Kuehl claimed that the person pictured in the photograph was not the Gruber he knew and implied that he must have been dealing with an imposter. The investigation into Gruber’s disappearance continued and, on August 23, 1995, Gruber’s badly decomposed body was found buried in the crawl space beneath his home. An autopsy revealed four gunshot wounds to the body, which were determined to be the likely cause of death.
In January 1996, the officer conducted a photographic lineup with a friend of Gruber’s who claimed that he might be able to identify a person possibly involved in Gruber’s disappearance and death. Gruber’s friend identified Kuehl as the man he had seen in a videotape shown to him by Gruber and identified by Gruber as “Darryl.” Kuehl was arrested on May 20, 1996, and charged with the first degree murder of Gruber, I.C. §§ 18-4001, 18-4003; grand theft, I.C. §§ 18-24031, 18-24071 (b); and five counts of forgery, I.C. § 18-3601.
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INMATE INFORMATION
DARRYL ROBIN KUEHL #54471
Mailing Address:
IDAHO STATE CORRECTIONAL CENTER UNIT K
PO Box 70010
Boise , ID 83707
Phone Number: 208-331-2760
Status: Inmate
Age: 64
