apped ▁the ▁family ▁at ▁gun point . ▁After ▁his ▁arrest ▁for ▁this ▁kid n apping , ▁E aton ▁escaped , ▁but ▁was ▁later ▁re capt ured ▁in ▁Sh osh one ▁National ▁Forest . ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁he ▁possessed ▁a ▁weapon , ▁elev ating ▁his ▁crime ▁to ▁the ▁federal ▁level . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁in car cer ated ▁in ▁federal ▁prison , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁obliged ▁to ▁submit ▁a ▁DNA ▁sample . ▁ ▁E aton ' s ▁next ▁door ▁neighb ors ▁reported ▁to ▁investig ators ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁seen ▁him ▁dig ging ▁a ▁large ▁hole ▁on ▁his ▁property , ▁which ▁was ▁located ▁about ▁an ▁hour ' s ▁drive ▁from ▁where ▁K imm ell ▁was ▁last ▁seen ▁alive . ▁The ▁site ▁was ▁exc av ated ▁and ▁K imm ell ' s ▁H onda ▁CR X ▁was ▁un ear th ed , ▁still ▁bearing ▁her ▁distinct ive ▁" LI L ▁M I SS " ▁license ▁plate . ▁E aton ▁was ▁subsequently ▁charged ▁with ▁eight ▁cr imes ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁K imm ell ▁case , ▁including ▁first - deg ree ▁pre med itated ▁murder , ▁ag gra v ated ▁kid n apping , ▁ag gra v ated ▁rob ber y , ▁first - deg ree ▁sexual ▁assault , ▁and ▁second - deg ree ▁sexual ▁assault . ▁ ▁A ▁fellow ▁in mate , ▁Joseph ▁Francis ▁D ax , ▁test ified ▁E aton ▁conf essed ▁to ▁him ▁as ▁follows : ▁K imm ell ▁offered ▁to ▁give ▁E aton ▁a ▁ride , ▁and ▁E aton ▁accepted . ▁He ▁made ▁sexual