The Case Of “NIKOLE’S CHRISTMAS FAREWELL” #MurderNoir

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THE TRUE CRIME CASE THIS STORY IS BASED ON In 1977 a car accident in Michigan killed Susan Klingel while her boyfriend Jarrett Betterson was driving Their 2-year-old daughter Nikole survived Shortly after Jarrett met Barbara and around Christmas 1977 they left Michigan with Nikole promising her maternal grandparents the Klingels they would take good care of her However Nikole seemingly vanished after early 1978 though Jarrett continued collecting her Social Security survivor benefits until she would have turned 18 Twenty years later when the Klingels hired a private investigator to find their granddaughter Detective Jeff Rosgen of Las Vegas PD became involved After Rosgen visited the Bettersons in 1997 claiming he knew what happened to Nikole the couple died by suicide in their Las Vegas apartment – Jarrett shot Barbara before turning the gun on himself They left money for their cremation and an apologetic letter but no explanation about Nikole s fate The case remains unsolved with police speculating that Nikole either died during the journey west was given away or possibly lives somewhere under a different identity SOURCES https lasvegassun com news 1998 jun 15 a-double-suicide-deepens-20-year-mystery-of-vanish https listverse com 2014 12 22 10-unsolved-christmastime-mysteries Music provided by Alibi Music LibraryVideo version created by https www fiverr com vane875 Over time links seen above may become invalid disappear or have different content I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story or if a credit is incorrect please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately I have come into the world as a light so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness John 12 46 WeirdDarkness is a registered trademark Copyright 2024 Weird Darkness Originally aired December 21 2024CUSTOM WEBPAGE https weirddarkness com NikoleBetterson-MurderNoirClick here to visit this podcast episode

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