Sunday, May 7, 2023

Murder of Vickie Lynn Brekke




On May 7, 1978, 15-year-old Vickie Brekke would leave her home at 3612 Braddock St. in Las Vegas, Nevada. She had called her friend and was supposed to arrive at her friend's home around 5:30 p.m., but would never arrive.

The next day Vickie's body would be discovered in the desert area to the east of Sunrise Mountain East Lake Mead Blvd. approximately 6 miles east of Mt. Hood. Vickie had been strangled to death in a different place and her body was dumped in the 4ft drop. She was not beaten nor sexually assaulted.

SOURCES:
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Find a Grave
Reno-Gazette Journal May 9, 1978
Images of news articles
Las Vegas Sun January 2, 2022
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