Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 03/11/1982
- Missing From:
- Missing From Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Female
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 02/20/1979 (45)
- Age:
- Age 3 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 2’6, 35 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Clothing/Jewelry Description A blue jacket, a gray turtleneck sweater, a green velour t-shirt, blue jeans with a star on the right rear pocket, and brown suede shoes.
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Some agencies may spell Nicole’s middle name “Lynne.”
- Details of Disappearance:
- In March 1982, Nicole’s mother, Melody, claimed her daughter was kidnapped from a Pittsburgh grocery store. Police were suspicious because no one else saw Nicole there. A few days later, a letter claiming Nicole was dead and buried was found – likely written by Melody herself.
Four years later, Melody’s boyfriend, Timothy Widman, confessed to accidentally killing Nicole. He said he slapped her after she bit him, causing her to hit her head. Widman and Melody then buried her body and faked a kidnapping. Widman and Melody were both abusive towards Nicole.
Initially, charges against Widman were dropped because Nicole’s body wasn’t found. Melody was charged with lying to the police, but those charges were also dropped. Years later, Widman was charged again. Even without the body, he pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and served some prison time. He apologized before his death in 2011. Melody died in 2001. Nicole’s body was never found.
- Agency:
- Pittsburgh Police Department 412-255-2888
- Source Links:
This person was missing Missing Since 03/11/1982