CO - Kara Nichols, 19, Colorado Springs, 9 Oct 2012, found deceased 2022 *arrest*

[YaYa_521]

Kara Nancy Nichols – The Charley Project
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Details of Disappearance
Nichols was last seen in Colorado Springs, Colorado on October 9, 2012. She left her home in the 6700 block of Mission Road, en route to Denver, Colorado with two unidentified brunette women, but it's unclear whether she ever arrived there. The last call on her cellular phone was placed at 11:45 p.m. She has never been heard from again.

Nichols is described as a very social person who maintained regular contact with family and friends and frequently used social media; all this contact stopped the night of her disappearance. She also left behind her purse, identification, money, clothes, makeup and other belongings.

Her mother stated Nichols's behavior changed considerably when she was a teenager: she was arrested for shoplifting at age thirteen, started using heroin, and ran away from home at sixteen. Her parents tried to get her psychiatric help and counseling, but Nichols resisted taking the medication prescribed for her.

She enrolled in several different alternative schools, eventually graduating from Life Skills of Colorado Springs. After graduation, she took a waitressing job and began modeling. She continued to use drugs, however, even after she moved with her parents to Chicago, Illinois. She enrolled in a drug treatment program, but was discharged for failure to follow the rules.

Nichols eventually returned to Colorado Springs on her own and lived with roommates. She traveled frequently to Denver to look for modeling work and had placed a profile on the online modeling website Model Mayhem before she vanished. She was having financial problems and authorities believe she had been involved in prostitution for up to two years before she disappeared.

Nichols's case remains unsolved and foul play is suspected.

 

[CastlesBurning]

Another year passes...

Eight years of Dateline's Missing in America: 169 still missing

 

[chaddylex]

Kara’s details of her disappearance has been updated today on a Charley Project (2nd paragraph)

Kara Nancy Nichols – The Charley Project
Nichols was last seen in Colorado Springs, Colorado on October 9, 2012. She left her home in the 6700 block of Mission Road, en route to Denver, Colorado with two unidentified brunette women, but it's unclear whether she ever arrived there. The last call on her cellular phone was placed at 11:45 p.m. She has never been heard from again.

The two women whom Nichols left with have never been identified, but photos of one of them are posted with this case summary. She had a colorful tattooed half-sleeve on her upper arm.

Nichols is described as a very social person who maintained regular contact with family and friends and frequently used social media; all this contact stopped the night of her disappearance. She also left behind her purse, identification, money, clothes, makeup and other belongings.

Her mother stated Nichols's behavior changed considerably when she was a teenager: she was arrested for shoplifting at age thirteen, started using heroin, and ran away from home at sixteen. Her parents tried to get her psychiatric help and counseling, but Nichols resisted taking the medication prescribed for her.

She enrolled in several different alternative schools, eventually graduating from Life Skills of Colorado Springs. After graduation, she took a waitressing job and began modeling. She continued to use drugs, however, even after she moved with her parents to Chicago, Illinois. She enrolled in a drug treatment program, but was discharged for failure to follow the rules.

Nichols eventually returned to Colorado Springs on her own and lived with roommates. She traveled frequently to Denver to look for modeling work and had placed a profile on the online modeling website Model Mayhem before she vanished. She was having financial problems and authorities believe she had been involved in prostitution for up to two years before she disappeared.

 

[JnRyan]

Kara’s details of her disappearance has been updated today on a Charley Project (2nd paragraph)

Kara Nancy Nichols – The Charley Project
Nichols was last seen in Colorado Springs, Colorado on October 9, 2012. She left her home in the 6700 block of Mission Road, en route to Denver, Colorado with two unidentified brunette women, but it's unclear whether she ever arrived there. The last call on her cellular phone was placed at 11:45 p.m. She has never been heard from again.

The two women whom Nichols left with have never been identified, but photos of one of them are posted with this case summary. She had a colorful tattooed half-sleeve on her upper arm.

Nichols is described as a very social person who maintained regular contact with family and friends and frequently used social media; all this contact stopped the night of her disappearance. She also left behind her purse, identification, money, clothes, makeup and other belongings.

Her mother stated Nichols's behavior changed considerably when she was a teenager: she was arrested for shoplifting at age thirteen, started using heroin, and ran away from home at sixteen. Her parents tried to get her psychiatric help and counseling, but Nichols resisted taking the medication prescribed for her.

She enrolled in several different alternative schools, eventually graduating from Life Skills of Colorado Springs. After graduation, she took a waitressing job and began modeling. She continued to use drugs, however, even after she moved with her parents to Chicago, Illinois. She enrolled in a drug treatment program, but was discharged for failure to follow the rules.

Nichols eventually returned to Colorado Springs on her own and lived with roommates. She traveled frequently to Denver to look for modeling work and had placed a profile on the online modeling website Model Mayhem before she vanished. She was having financial problems and authorities believe she had been involved in prostitution for up to two years before she disappeared.

This was one of two or three similar cases in CO. It is interesting to hear she was seen with others at the time. I wonder where LE got the photos. Off her phone? Social media site?

 

[JnRyan]

Kara’s details of her disappearance has been updated today on a Charley Project (2nd paragraph)

Kara Nancy Nichols – The Charley Project
Nichols was last seen in Colorado Springs, Colorado on October 9, 2012. She left her home in the 6700 block of Mission Road, en route to Denver, Colorado with two unidentified brunette women, but it's unclear whether she ever arrived there. The last call on her cellular phone was placed at 11:45 p.m. She has never been heard from again.

The two women whom Nichols left with have never been identified, but photos of one of them are posted with this case summary. She had a colorful tattooed half-sleeve on her upper arm.

It's been a while since I've followed up on this case so I'm surprised to see the info that she was seen with two other women AND that they have a photo of one of them. I wonder why I had not seen that back in 2012. I forgot about it? Or is this something that came out years later? If it is the later that has to be frustrating if it had been brought out earlier the chances of making an identification could have been much better.

 

[MassGuy]

BREAKING: Possible remains of missing woman Kara Nichols located in Black Forest area

EL PASO COUNTY — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has announced that possible remains of Kara Nichols, a woman who disappeared in October of 2012, have been located in the Black Forest area.

She was reported missing on Oct. 14, 2012, last seen in the 6700 block of Mission Road in Colorado Springs.

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During a cold case review, a witness to the cold case was contacted and was able to provide a new lead in the case, bringing investigators to conduct a forensic search in the Black Forest area.

Remains were found in the 9600 block of Burgess Road and have been tentatively identified to belong to Nichols. Positive identification will be made soon by the El Paso County Coroner’s Office.

Joel Hollendorfer has been booked into the El Paso County Jail on charges of second degree murder. His charges will be reviewed in the upcoming weeks.

 

[GoJacks]

A little google search shows that he lived/family owns a house in the area the body was found. (9600 block of Burgess Road)


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Court dockets:
2/9/22
1:29 PM 1Hr
HOLLENDORFER, JOEL
Appearance on Arrest Warrant C212020M3219
El Paso County VIDEO ADVISEMENTS-Duty Div

2/9/22
1:29 PM 1Hr VIRTUAL HOLLENDORFER, JOEL
Hearing on Advisement D212022CR714
El Paso County VIDEO ADVISEMENTS-Duty Div

2/17/22
8:30 AM 1Hr
HOLLENDORFER, JOEL
First Appearance D212022CR714
El Paso County DIV 19-ROOM S404 (South Tower)

 

[evilwise]

I wonder if our unverified insider took her information to the authorities. I hope so, seems pretty coincidental to see the body found and an arrest also simultaneously made so soon after their posts.

 

[Ratliff76]

50 k bail is ridiculous this guy obviously is a local with ties to the police for a joke of bail of murder

 

[Ratliff76]

Colorado Cold Case Files - Case Detail: Kara Nichols

https://www.thedenverchannel.com/ne...ter-as-new-tips-surface-in-missing-teens-case

The Disappearance of Kara Nichols

I encourage you to go through the process of becoming a verified insider ( Verification Process for Professional or Insider Posters ) as it sounds like you have some specific insights that might be useful to law enforcement if they were archived here by someone the site has verified while also providing you with a defacto mediator if you don't feel comfortable taking your info directly to the authorities or if you feel like you could benefit from the community to help you process your experiences as they relate to the facts.

What did the poster say ?

 

[evilwise]

What did the poster say ?

Even if it were allowed to discuss insider type posts by unverified posters I can't really remember the specifics other than that it seemed like the type of information that could be fairly easily checked by law enforcement.

 

[dotr]

rbbm.
Remains likely belonging to missing woman found in El Paso County, suspect in custody (kktv.com)
''According to Sheriff Bill Elder, investigators found human remains recently in Black Forest following information received by detectives re-interviewing someone connected to the case. That individual provided new information that led to a search along Burgess Road where the remains were located. Those remains likely belong to a woman, Kara Nichols, who was reported missing on Oct. 14, 2012 by her father.

A suspect, Joel Hollendorfer, was taken into custody on Monday and is charged with 2nd-degree murder. 11 News has requested his affidavit and we hope to provide updates as they become available.''

 

[MassGuy]

#BREAKINGNEWS #KaraNichols investigation.
Suspect #JoelHollendorfer bond increased to $1Million, and prosecutors say charge likely to increase to First Degree Murder based on autopsy results. Remains of Nichols, yet to be confirmed, she disappeared 10 yrs ago.

https://twitter.com/koaarobquirk/status/1491531523702636549?s=21

 

[Ratliff76]

They put the bond up to a million today which is what it should have open up at anyway

 

[SDFinColo]

Man accused in cold-case killing expected to be charged with first-degree murder; bond set at $1M

A Black Forest man accused in the death of 19-year-old Kara Nichols, reported missing nearly 10 years ago, and in the concealment of her body on his property will likely be charged with first-degree murder, prosecutors said at a Wednesday afternoon advisement hearing.

Joel Hollendorfer, arrested Monday in the death of 19-year-old Kara Nichols, will likely see his charge in the case upgraded to first-degree murder, Christina Perroni, prosecutor with the Fourth Judicial District Attorney's Office, said.

In arguing that he was a flight risk and had the "potential for retaliation" against certain individuals, Perroni noted Hollendorfer, 46, had an extensive criminal history which extended back to 1994, including at least five prior felony convictions.

She added that Hollendorfer’s mother, Betty Hollendorfer, was his “only tie to the community,” and added that her “knowledge and involvement in this crime is questionable at this time.”

Betty Hollendorfer, who Perroni said lived on the property the remains were found on, is listed on the home's records with the Office of the El Paso County Assessor.

Hollendorfer is currently accused of second-degree murder, but in light of prosecutors’ expectations to upgrade the charges against him, El Paso District and County Magistrate Deborah Pearson set his bond at $1 million. If he posts that bond, she ordered him to wear an ankle bracelet, and not to leave the county.

She also ordered him to surrender his passport, saying she was concerned he was a flight risk, as well as a risk to the community.


Hollendorfer is also currently accused of tampering with physical evidence in the case. He's due back in court Feb. 17 for a bond hearing.

 

[iluvmua]

This was one case I was convinced would never be solved.

Glad her family has closure now.

The not knowing would eat me alive.

 

[Gardenista]

Man accused in cold-case killing expected to be charged with first-degree murder; bond set at $1M

A Black Forest man accused in the death of 19-year-old Kara Nichols, reported missing nearly 10 years ago, and in the concealment of her body on his property will likely be charged with first-degree murder, prosecutors said at a Wednesday afternoon advisement hearing.

Joel Hollendorfer, arrested Monday in the death of 19-year-old Kara Nichols, will likely see his charge in the case upgraded to first-degree murder, Christina Perroni, prosecutor with the Fourth Judicial District Attorney's Office, said.

In arguing that he was a flight risk and had the "potential for retaliation" against certain individuals, Perroni noted Hollendorfer, 46, had an extensive criminal history which extended back to 1994, including at least five prior felony convictions.

She added that Hollendorfer’s mother, Betty Hollendorfer, was his “only tie to the community,” and added that her “knowledge and involvement in this crime is questionable at this time.”

Betty Hollendorfer, who Perroni said lived on the property the remains were found on, is listed on the home's records with the Office of the El Paso County Assessor.

Hollendorfer is currently accused of second-degree murder, but in light of prosecutors’ expectations to upgrade the charges against him, El Paso District and County Magistrate Deborah Pearson set his bond at $1 million. If he posts that bond, she ordered him to wear an ankle bracelet, and not to leave the county.

She also ordered him to surrender his passport, saying she was concerned he was a flight risk, as well as a risk to the community.

Hollendorfer is also currently accused of tampering with physical evidence in the case. He's due back in court Feb. 17 for a bond hearing.

Interesting comment they made about the mom. I had a gut feeling she might have some knowledge after looking at SM.

 

[MissMalowe]

I didn't follow this case at the time, just saw the recent info/arrest on my newsfeed this evening. Who is this guy in relation to her and was he considered a POI early on or ?

 

[JnRyan]

Interesting in that this case was just updated a month ago on The Charley Project and that was the first time I heard mention of her in the company of two other women. Now there seems to be a resolution.
Kara Nancy Nichols – The Charley Project

 

[SDFinColo]

Interesting in that this case was just updated a month ago on The Charley Project and that was the first time I heard mention of her in the company of two other women. Now there seems to be a resolution.
Kara Nancy Nichols – The Charley Project

I don't see anything on that link relating to two other women. Is anything known about those women?