Nikki was late for dinner. Her parents began to worry and they checked in with the girl she was with. She had told them that she had already left. They were going to start searching for her after it got dark. They hadn't even left their driveway when a neighbor told them a girl was found murdered. They called the coroners office to make sure it wasn't Nikki. When the coroner told them she wasn't Identified yet and described her plaid dress and olive-colored purse they knew it was her.
It was believed that someone had leaped from the grassy depression and attacked Nikki. She had a wound on her neck and bruises and dirt on her elbows and knees indicated that she may have struggled on the ground. It was theorized that sexual motivations may have been the purpose of the attack, but because of the struggle, they stabbed her instead. But in reality motivation for the murder has not been found. She was stabbed with a pocket knife. The murder weapon was never found.
Around 6:30 an 11-year-old boy riding his bike found her lying on the ground trying to breathe. There was evidence she traveled 200 ft from where she was stabbed and where she collapsed. he quickly went to get his father. He then covered her with his butcher smock and had another man call for help. She had passed away by the time they made it to the hospital.
A white male was seen running from the area, but he was too far away for any descriptions.
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