Revised timeline, still a rough draft. The underlined words and phrases are links to sources.
Nov 25, 2008 A fire
burned about 250 acres off Oswalt Road
Dec 3, 2008 Arson was
suspected in two more wildfires in Love County
Feb 26, 2009 Major
grass fire off
Oswalt Road
Mar 6, 2009 A suspected
arson fire burned 1,400 acres off Oswalt Road and Long Hollow Road
Apr 10, 2009 Massive
grass fire off Oswalt and Pike Road
Apr 30, 2009 Residents were evacuated from homes off Oswalt and Pike Road due to
grass fires
Jun 2009 Nipp turned 18
Aug 12, 2009 A truck owned by the Wilson water department was
set on fire in the garage behind city hall, and tires were slashed on a Wilson police cruiser and two private vehicles belonging to police officers
Jan 25, 2010 Nipp was arrested in Carter County for
Possession of Controlled Dangerous Substance, Possession of Firearms After Prior Conviction or During Probation, and
Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Feb 9, 2010: Nipp's charge of
Possession of Firearms After Prior Conviction or During Probation was dismissed
Mar 4, 2010 Nipp pled guilty/NOLO to
Possession of Controlled Dangerous Substance and
Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Apr 2010 Colt turned 18
May 21, 2010 Nipp
graduated from Turner High School
Jun 18, 2010 Molly's maternal grandmother
passed away
Aug 5, 2010 Colt was arrested in Carter County for
Endeavoring to Manufacture Methamphetamine
Aug 12, 2010 A mobile home was
destroyed by fire on Long Hollow Road
Aug 24, 2010 A
bench warrant was issued in Carter County against Colt for Failure to Appear
Nov 17, 2010 Love County Sheriff Joe Russell was
hospitalized after suffering a stroke
Dec 13, 2010 Colt was
arrested on a bench warrant for Failure to Appear
Jan 26, 2011 Colt was arrested in Carter County for
Malicious Injury to Property-Under $1,000
Feb 7, 2011 Colt pled guilty/NOLO in Carter County to
Endeavoring to Manufacture Methamphetamine and
Malicious Injury to Property
Mar 1, 2011 An arsonist
set fire to a storage building behind a vacant residence in Wilson
Apr 28, 2011 An arsonist
set fire to a vacant building in Wilson
May 8, 2011 An arsonist
set fire to
two vacant houses in Wilson
May 19, 2011 Colt's father
passed away
Jun 7, 2011 Nipp was arrested in Carter County for
Unlawful Possession of Controlled Dangerous Substance
Jun 19, 2011 Jordan Buckaloo
went missing after a party on a ranch in Love County
Jun 21, 2011 Jordan Buckaloo's
car and belongings were found at the Hickory Creek Wildlife Area near Lake Murray
Jul 18, 2011 Colt was sentenced in Carter County to the
Delayed Sentencing/RID Program for
Endeavoring to Manufacture Methamphetamine
Aug 21, 2011 Nipp was
out of rehab and had a job
Sep 6, 2011 A suspected
arson fire destroyed a house in Wilson, the house had previously been targeted in January and August of 2011
Sep 8, 2011 Nipp pled guilty to
Unlawful Possession of Controlled Dangerous Substance and was sentenced to the
Delayed Sentencing/RID Program
Oct 7, 2011 Nipp was arrested in Carter County for
Unlawful Possession of CDS-Marijuana and
DUI-Drugs
Nov 16, 2011 Colt's sentence for
Malicious Injury to Property was deferred
Dec 12, 2011 Colt's sentence for
Endeavoring to Manufacture Methamphetamine was deferred
Dec 13, 2011 Nipp's charge of
Unlawful Possession of CDS-Marijuana in Carter County was dismissed
Jan 2012 Colt started
working as a cook at a drive-in hamburger restaurant
Jan 31, 2012
Skeletal remains were discovered by surveyors at the Hickory Creek Wildlife Area near Lake Murray
Feb 8, 2012 Skeletal remains found near Lake Murray were
positively identified as belonging to Jordan Buckaloo, a missing person from Love County
Feb 24, 2012 Nipp pled guilty/NOLO in Carter County to
DUI-Drugs, sentence unknown
Apr 2, 2012 Sentencing on Nipp's charge of
Unlawful Possession of Controlled Dangerous Substance was deferred
Apr 9, 2012 Colt was arrested in Carter County for
Assault & Battery, Motion to Accelerate filed on
Endeavoring to Manufacture Methamphetamine and
Malicious Injury to Property charges
Apr 18, 2012 Colt pled guilty/NOLO to
Assault & Battery and was sentenced to 90 days in jail for violating probation on his
Endeavoring to Manufacture Methamphetamine charge
Jun 2012 Colt was
no longer working as a cook at drive-in hamburger restaurant
Jul 2, 2012 Colt was
out of jail following his 90-day sentence
Jul 2012 Colt began
working as a shop hand at a tire store
Oct 2012 Colt
became a father
Oct 12, 2012 A Motion to Accelerate was filed in Carter County on Nipp's deferred sentence for
Unlawful Possession of Controlled Dangerous Substance, bench warrant issued
Oct 22, 2012 Nipp was
arrested on the Motion to Accelerate bench warrant
Oct 22, 2012 Another
bench warrant was issued against Nipp for Failure to Appear
Oct 23, 2012 Nipp was a passenger in a vehicle involved in a
high-speed chase with Wilson PD
Nov 2012 Colt began
working as a laborer for a stone masonry company
Nov 6, 2012 Joe Russell was
re-elected sheriff of Love County with 54.6% of the vote
Dec 5, 2012 A truck belonging to a Carter County deputy was
set on fire while it was parked at city hall
Dec 2012 Colt was
no longer working as a laborer for a stone masonry company
Jan 3, 2013 Colt was arrested in Johnston County for
Public Intoxication-Drugs, pled no contest, paid a fine and court costs
Jan 11, 2013 Colt was arrested in Carter County for
Possession of CDS Within 1,000 Feet of School or Park, Motion to Accelerate filed on
Endeavoring to Manufacture Methamphetamine and
Assault & Battery charges
Jan 18, 2013
Paternity and child support suit filed against Colt
Feb 17, 2013 A suspected
arson fire burned 150 acres off Oswalt and Pike Road
Feb 19, 2013 The Love County undersheriff
resigned his position due to an ongoing embezzlement probe by the OSBI
Mar 14, 2013 Nipp's maternal grandfather
passed away
Apr 12, 2013 Colt's charge of
Possession of CDS Within 1,000 Feet of School or Park was dismissed
Apr 12, 2013 The former Love County undersheriff was
arrested on four counts of embezzling drug trafficking money seized by the LCSO in 2012
Apr 24, 2013 Nipp was arrested on a
bench warrant for Failure to Appear
May 2, 2013 Nipp was
sentenced in Carter County to 20 days in jail for Failure to Appear
Jun 6, 2013 A
bench warrant was issued in Carter County against Colt for Failure to Pay fines and court costs
Jun 21, 2013 Colt was
arrested on a bench warrant for Failure to Pay
Jun 28, 2013 The
last time Molly was seen by family members
Jul 6, 2013 Colt and Molly spent Saturday night
at a house in Ardmore and left
Sunday morning
Sunday, Jul 7, 2013
• Con had use of Sabrina's car
all day
•
Sabrina's car was seen at a residence in Ardmore at 9:00 pm, Colt and Molly were identified as passengers in the car when it left the house
• Nipp did a donut in Sabrina's car in front of Wilson PD officers at 10:46 pm, initiating a
high-speed chase at 80-100 mph with no headlights
• A Love County deputy
abandoned pursuit around 11 pm instead of
blocking off Long Hollow Road because "
that's where he always goes."
•
Multiple calls and texts between Sabrina and Nipp's mother and aunt starting minutes after the wreck and continuing until about 6:30 the next morning
Monday, Jul 8, 2013
• A five-second
911 call was received by Marietta PD from Molly's phone at 12:57 am, the dispatcher called back but got no answer,
no officer was sent to investigate
• Colt
called friends, saying he had
fallen from a tree and had a
broken ankle with the bone sticking out
• Colt's friends
came looking for him on 4-wheelers
around 3 am but did not find him
• Molly's phone records show
33 text messages during the morning
• A
male made several calls from Molly's phone prior to 6:02 am
• Molly
called a friend at 6:02 am asking for a ride, but he was on his way to work and could not come and get her, he said
she didn't sound like anything was wrong.
• Sabrina
reported her car stolen to Lone Grove PD at 6:30 am
• Molly
called a friend at 9:33 am and said she was walking down Pike Road, needed water and a ride, and
she was crying.
• Molly's family
reported her missing to Wilson PD
Jul 10, 2013 Molly's family was
alarmed by
a rumor that she had been abducted and left tied to a tree in Love County
Jul 13, 2013 A Carter County deputy searching for Molly
shot and killed a dog on a Nipp relative's property
Jul 15, 2013 The Wilson police chief said
he didn't believe Molly was in any danger
Jul 19, 2013 A Motion to Accelerate was filed and a
bench warrant was issued on Colt's
2010 drug charge for failure to pay fines and court costs
Jul 21, 2013 While family members were out searching on the
Addison Ranch, Sabrina's car was
found wrecked against a fence near the ranch and was towed away before the family
arrived on the scene; no blood or signs of foul play were
found in the car
Jul 22, 2013 The former Love County undersheriff pled guilty to
four counts of embezzlement and was sentenced to probation
Jul 2013 Molly
missed her brother's and grandfather's birthdays
Jul 25, 2013 The Wilson police chief said he had tried to apply for an
Amber Alert for Molly, but she didn't meet the criteria and the request was denied
Jul 26, 2013 Wilson PD said they now believed Molly was
in danger
Jul 2013 A
meeting was held in Wilson between Wilson PD, Lone Grove PD, Carter County SO, Love County SO, and the Lighthorse Police to compare notes on Molly's case
Jul 27-28, 2013 A group estimated of 60 to 70 people
searched on foot, horseback and four-wheeler for Molly off Oswalt and Long Hollow Road.
Jul 30, 2013 Molly's status had been
upgraded from Runaway to Missing Endangered; the Wilson police chief said he had assigned one officer to focus solely on finding Molly
Jul 31-Aug 1, 2013 Intensive
two-day air and ground search for Colt and Molly in Carter and Love counties
Aug 10, 2013 Family members and volunteers
conducted another search
Sep 1, 2013 Texas Equusearch was
searching, Molly's cousins asked Mr. Nipp for permission to search his land, permission was denied
Sep 2, 2013 Molly's grandpa was
invited to the Nipp home and had guns pointed at him when he arrived
Sep 10, 2013 A fire was discovered burning in a
deep hole near Nipp's home
Sep 10, 2013 A
meeting was held at the Carter County SO between the Miller family and OSBI and other LE agencies
Sep 13, 2013 In an
interview, a member of Molly's family said they believed Molly and Colt were dead; a reward of $10,000 was being offered for information on their whereabouts
Sep 14, 2013 It was reported Nipp had
hired an attorney and
was not talking; the OSBI declined to say whether Colt's or Molly's fingerprints had been found in the car
Sep 22, 2013 Molly's cousins went to investigate the
burning hole near Nipp's home and called in the OSBI
Sep 24, 2013 An OSBI agent finally arrived on the scene to investigate the
burning hole
Sep 26, 2013 A suspected
arson fire burned 600 acres off Oswalt Road
Sep 27, 2013 A suspected
arson fire burned another 400 acres off Oswalt Road
Sep 29, 2013 Molly's cousin said she and two other relatives had
confronted Nipp about Molly's whereabouts, and he responded, "I don't wanna go to jail."
Sep 30, 2013 Sabrina's ex-husband put up $10,000 toward the
reward fund for information on the whereabouts of Molly, increasing the total to $25,000
Oct 3, 2013 In an interview, a member of Molly's family said that Molly's body may have been in the burned-out hole, based on a tip they had received
http://www.newson6.com/story/23605648/search-for-missing-wilson-teens-continues-three-months-on
Oct 4, 2013 OHP was
reviewing plans with US Marshals and state emergency management to determine equipment and manpower needs for a massive search of large swaths of terrain
Oct 2013 Colt missed his child's first birthday
Oct 12-13, 2013
Two-day search between Pike and Long Hollow Road with a psychic, they were denied permission to search Nipp property
Oct 13, 2013 As one of Molly's cousins drove past Nipp's home during the search, Nipp
sat on his porch making masturbation motions and signs to "bring it on"
Oct 14, 2013 One of Molly's cousins said
Nipp's aunt made
violent threats over the phone to her
Oct 15, 2013 The
reward for information on the whereabouts of Molly was increased to $35,000
Nov 5, 2013 In an
interview, a member of Molly's family said she thought LE had been able to confirm that Molly and Colt were dead
Dec 28, 2013 Several guns and an ATV were stolen during a
burglary at a ranch on Oswalt Road
Jan 3, 2014 A warrant was issued against Nipp in Carter County for
Endangering Others While Eluding/Attempting to Elude Police Officer and
Reckless Driving
Jan 3, 2014 Sabrina was arrested for
Fraudulent Insurance Claim and
False Reporting of a Crime
Jan 6, 2014 Sabrina was
arraigned in Carter County on charges of
Fraudulent Insurance Claim and
False Reporting of a Crime
Jan 7, 2014 Nipp was
arrested for
Endangering Others While Eluding/Attempting to Elude Police Officer and
Reckless Driving
Jan 8, 2014 Nipp was arrested for violating probation on his charge of
Unlawful Possession of Controlled Dangerous Substance
Jan 9, 2014 A
voice recording was uploaded to YouTube in which Sabrina appeared to be trying to extort money from her ex-husband
Jan 20, 2014 Nipp initiated a
high-speed chase with the OHP and was arrested at his home
Jan 21, 2014 Nipp's mother was
arrested for
DUI, Carrying a Concealed Loaded Firearm, Possession of Controlled Dangerous Substance, and
Transporting an Open Container
Jan 24, 2014: The Carter County sheriff said that
additional charges against Nipp's mother for firing at a moving vehicle had been sent to the DA
