Court completely dismisses DeOrr Kunz Jr. case

Seventh District Court in Bonneville County fully and completely dismissed the case Kunz v. Klein.

The case was filed over a year ago and all but one portion of the case was dismissed. On May 1, 2019, and announced on May 3, 2019, the decision was made public on the last piece of the case – to which was dismissed.

Klein Investigations and Consulting President Philip R. Klein released the following statement:

First, I would like to thank the district court for their decision. This case has been and always will be about finding the baby DeOrr Kunz. We stand by the evidence today and our comments which as the judge said were important and the public needed to know.

I would like to thank not only our team members for their hundreds of hours of work, but to those in the Department of Justice FBI and most especially Sheriff Penner and his men. As well the hard working deputies of Bonneville County on all levels. My prayer is that DeOrr is found and our investigation was wrong. Unfortunately, it is my belief that our investigation is correct and the proper suspects have been named.

We would like to thank the media for their objectivity. I say to you as I have said to you in public and private off air – this case is solvable. It will all come together one day.

To the citizens of Idaho that did fund raisers to pay for our expenses by bake sales, car washes and other events – thank you for believing in us. I wish things could have been different as I believe we were getting close. However, when you are sued, it effectively shuts a case down. I would like to especially thank the hotel owners, restaurants, and the general public for walking up to us during the many hours and shaking our hands, giving us a hug, or pouring that extra cup of coffee late at night while we reviewed documents and maps in the back of their establishment. You will never, ever, know how much you made us feel at home in your state.

Lastly, I would like to thank again, Mr. Hans Mitchell, and Mr. Steven Hart, as well as their staff, for the wonderful counsel. As we have all said from the beginning: “The Truth is the Ultimate Defense.” It was true on day one as it is on day last.

This past week I understand that an Investigator out of the Carolina’s has agreed to take on the task. We do not know this man other than media reports – but we urge you to the saying “if you know something say something.” I have advised my staff to work with him if he asks for any histrionic or evidence based information. We pray for his work in the case and that he is not misled by anyone involved in this case.

Lastly, I would like to remind everyone that there is a missing two year old in Idaho. That is, that was, and that will be the end all in this case. As we will formally withdraw from the case today and this lawsuit dies, we want to remind all of you to think, pray, and keep your eyes open to report anything you know. Justice will come for baby DeOrr – we know that to be true.

As for the lawsuit – the final part of it will be to garner our legal team’s fees and costs back from the plaintiff, Vernal Kunz. Our counsel and their team will begin their work on this over the next week.

My best wishes to the people of Idaho and all LEO’s that do the job. We will never – ever – forget you and most especially baby DeOrr Kunz. They will come for you DeOrr – they will come for you.”

You can view our previous story HERE.