Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 02/14/2013
- Missing From:
- Missing From Fairview, Montana
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Female
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 05/22/1981 (43)
- Age:
- Age 31 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’0 – 5’1, 165 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, hazel eyes. Waller’s nickname is Nicky. Her maiden name is Willis.
- Details of Disappearance:
- On Valentine’s Day 2013, a woman named Waller left her boyfriend’s place in Fairview, Montana, to drive home to Kalispell. She never made it. Her car, a maroon 1999 Ford Expedition, was found abandoned and locked about 70 miles away, near the Montana/North Dakota border. Her keys were in the ignition, but Waller, her belongings (including her pet guinea pigs!), were gone.
Waller was a friendly, outgoing person with a close family and many friends. She had three children who live with their father. She was a careful driver and wouldn’t have picked up strangers.
Her boyfriend, Cody Wayne Johnston, was later charged with her murder. They had a troubled relationship, and she’d said he was violent. Before she disappeared, they argued because she found out he was seeing someone else.
Police believe Johnston killed Waller, hid her body in a barrel, and then moved her SUV with a friend’s help. He even had people post fake messages on her Facebook page.
Johnston was found guilty and sentenced to life plus 10 years in prison. Waller’s body has never been found, but everything points to foul play.
- Agency:
- Flathead County Sheriff’s Department 406-758-5610
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This person was missing Missing Since 02/14/2013