Okay, well, here goes. This is a very rough draft of the timeline; still needs lots of work. Feel free to suggest any additions, corrections, and/or deletions. Just keep in mind that we need credible sources for everything. Some details are missing, because of conflicting info or because I haven't found solid sources for them yet. Still looking
There's a few things here that may or may not be related to this case. Basically I threw in everything but the kitchen sink, trying to develop the fullest possible picture of what-all was going on in the area at the time, and with the people involved. There's been a lot of arson fires in Love County over the past few years; 60 to 70 along Oswalt Road over three years, according to
this article. Who's the firebug? I don't know. But I thought it might be interesting to include these fires in the timeline because of the fire involved in this case, to see if any kind of pattern emerges. There's also the
unsolved Buckaloo murder, included here because of overlapping social circles with some of the parties involved in this case.
The underlined words and phrases are links to sources.
2/26/09 Major
grass fire off
Oswalt Road
3/6/09 A suspected
arson fire burned 1,400 acres off Oswalt Road and Long Hollow Road
4/10/09 Massive
grass fire off Oswalt and Pike Road
4/30/09 Residents were evacuated from homes off Oswalt and Pike Road due to
grass fires
6/09 Nipp turned 18
1/25/10 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
2/9/10: Nipp's charge of
Possession of Firearms After Prior Conviction or During Probation was dismissed
3/4/10 Nipp pled guilty/NOLO to
Possession of Controlled Dangerous Substance and
Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
4/10 Colt turned 18
8/5/10 Colt was arrested in Carter County for
Endeavoring to Manufacture Methamphetamine
8/12/10 A mobile home was
destroyed by fire on Long Hollow Road
8/25/10 A
bench warrant was issued in Carter County against Colt for Failure to Appear
12/13/10 Colt was
arrested on a bench warrant for Failure to Appear
1/26/11 Colt was arrested in Carter County for
Malicious Injury to Property-Under $1,000
2/7/11 Colt pled guilty/NOLO in Carter County to
Endeavoring to Manufacture Methamphetamine and
Malicious Injury to Property
5/19/11 Colt's father
passed away
6/7/11 Nipp was arrested in Carter County for
Unlawful Possession of Controlled Dangerous Substance
6/19/11 Jordan Buckaloo
went missing after a party on a ranch in Love County
6/21/11 Jordan Buckaloo's
car and belongings were found at the Hickory Creek Wildlife Area near Lake Murray
7/18/11 Colt was sentenced in Carter County to the
Delayed Sentencing/RID Program for
Endeavoring to Manufacture Methamphetamine
8/21/11 Nipp was
out of rehab and had a job
9/8/11 Nipp pled guilty to
Unlawful Possession of Controlled Dangerous Substance and was sentenced to the
Delayed Sentencing/RID Program
10/7/11 Nipp was arrested in Carter County for
Unlawful Possession of CDS-Marijuana and
DUI-Drugs
11/16/11 Colt's sentence for
Malicious Injury to Property was deferred
12/12/11 Colt's sentence for
Endeavoring to Manufacture Methamphetamine was deferred
12/13/11 Nipp's charge of
Unlawful Possession of CDS-Marijuana in Carter County was dismissed
1/12 Colt started
working as a cook at a drive-in hamburger restaurant
1/31/12
Skeletal remains were discovered by surveyors at the Hickory Creek Wildlife Area near Lake Murray
2/8/12 Skeletal remains found near Lake Murray were
positively identified as belonging to Jordan Buckaloo, a missing person from Love County
2/24/12 Nipp pled guilty/NOLO in Carter County to
DUI-Drugs, sentence unknown
4/2/12 Sentencing on Nipp's charge of
Unlawful Possession of Controlled Dangerous Substance was deferred
4/9/12 Colt was arrested in Carter County for
Assault & Battery, Motion to Accelerate filed on
Endeavoring to Manufacture Methamphetamine and
Malicious Injury to Property charges
4/18/12 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
6/2012 Colt was
no longer working as a cook at drive-in hamburger restaurant
7/2/12 Colt was
out of jail following his 90-day sentence
7/12 Colt began
working as a shop hand at a tire store
10/9/2012 Colt
became a father
10/12/12 A Motion to Accelerate was filed in Carter County on Nipp's deferred sentence for
Unlawful Possession of Controlled Dangerous Substance, bench warrant issued
10/22/12 Nipp was
arrested on the Motion to Accelerate bench warrant
10/22/12 Another
bench warrant was issued against Nipp for Failure to Appear
10/23/12 Nipp was a passenger in a vehicle involved in a
high-speed chase with Wilson PD
11/12 Colt began
working as a laborer for a stone masonry company
11/6/12 Joe Russell was
re-elected sheriff of Love County with 54.6% of the vote
12/12 Colt was
no longer working as a laborer for a stone masonry company
1/3/13 Colt was arrested in Johnston County for
Public Intoxication-Drugs, pled no contest, paid a fine and court costs
1/11/13 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
2/17/13 A suspected
arson fire burned 150 acres off Oswalt and Pike Road
2/19/13 The Love County undersheriff
resigned his position due to an ongoing embezzlement probe by the OSBI
3/14/13 Nipp's maternal grandfather
passed away
4/12/13 Colt's charge of
Possession of CDS Within 1,000 Feet of School or Park was dismissed
4/12/13 The former Love County undersheriff was
arrested on four counts of embezzling drug trafficking money seized by the LCSO in 2012
4/24/13 Nipp was arrested on a
bench warrant for Failure to Appear
5/2/13 Nipp was
sentenced in Carter County to 20 days in jail for Failure to Appear
6/6/13 A
bench warrant was issued in Carter County against Colt for Failure to Pay fines and court costs
6/21/13 Colt was
arrested on a bench warrant for Failure to Pay
7/6/13 Colt and Molly spent the night
at a house in Ardmore
7/7/13
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 6:00 the next morning
7/8/13
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 a
broken ankle and was coughing up blood
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
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.
7/10/13 Molly's family was alarmed by
a rumor that she had been abducted and left tied to a tree
7/13/13 A Carter County deputy searching for Molly
shot and killed a dog on a Nipp relative's property
7/15/13 The Wilson police chief said
he didn't believe Molly was in any danger
7/21/13 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 to a
salvage yard owned by Sheriff Russell's son before the family
could arrive on the scene.
7/22/13 The former Love County undersheriff pled guilty to
four counts of embezzlement and was sentenced to probation
7/26/13 Molly's status had been
upgraded from Runaway to Missing Endangered
7/31-8/1/13 Intensive
two-day air and ground search for Colt and Molly in Carter and Love counties
8/7/13 Family members and volunteers
conducted a search
9/10/13 A fire was discovered burning in a
deep hole near Nipp's home
9/10/13 A
meeting was held at the Carter County SO between the Miller family and OSBI and other LE agencies
9/14/13 It was reported Nipp had
hired an attorney and
was not talking.
9/15/13 A
reward in the amount of $10,000 was offered for information on the whereabouts of Molly
9/22/13 Molly's cousins went to investigate the
burning hole near Nipp's home and called in the OSBI
9/24/13 An OSBI agent finally arrived on the scene to investigate the
burning hole
9/26/13 A suspected
arson fire burned 600 acres off Oswalt Road
9/27/13 A suspected
arson fire burned another 400 acres off Oswalt Road
9/29/13 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."
9/30/13 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
10/4/13 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
10/13 Colt missed his child's first birthday
10/12-13/13
Two-day search between Pike and Long Hollow Road with a psychic, they were not allowed to search Nipp property
10/13/13 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"
10/14/13 One of Molly's cousins said
Nipp's aunt made violent threats over the phone to her
10/15/13 The
reward for information on the whereabouts of Molly was increased to $35,000
1/3/14 A warrant was issued against Nipp in Carter County for
Endangering Others While Eluding/Attempting to Elude Police Officer and
Reckless Driving
1/3/14 Sabrina was arrested for
Fraudulent Insurance Claim and
False Reporting of a Crime
1/6/14 Sabrina was
arraigned in Carter County on charges of
Fraudulent Insurance Claim and
False Reporting of a Crime
1/7/14 Nipp was
arrested for
Endangering Others While Eluding/Attempting to Elude Police Officer and
Reckless Driving
1/8/14 Nipp was arrested for violating probation on his charge of
Unlawful Possession of Controlled Dangerous Substance