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Murder of Nikole Bakoles

Year
2000
Where
Utah
Source
Wikipedia
Evidence
1
What the record says

Nikole Kistina "Niki" Bakoles (August 23, 1980 – c. 2000), also known during the period she remained unidentified as Saltair Sally, was an American woman whose remains were discovered near Salt Lake City, Utah, in October 2000. Although her identity was confirmed in 2012, her death remains an unsolved case.

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