Just want to say ill be away for a little bit, so i Just want to say, Nadine your still on our minds and will never be forgotten, on the 16th of Aug you left to meet me and where never heard from again, in ways i have always thought and felt sometimes that i should have been there to protect you, So so sorry and even after all these years it feels like Yesterday!!! May God Bless You and Watch over You, Till we meet again SunShine!!!!!
MI - Nadine O'Dell, 15, Inkster, 16 Aug 1974
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I am in Taylor visiting my family and looking at a local map for something unimportant. Nearby I see John Daly and Michigan Ave and of course I think of Nadine. I have the urge to go stand on that street where she was last seen and walk that route she was taking.
Wherever you are out there Nadine please know people care and we will never stop looking for you.
Wherever you are out there Nadine please know people care and we will never stop looking for you.
Family of girl missing since 1970s helped dig in search for remains after cold case reopened
Police believed the remains of up to six girls were buried there...
... Family members of one of up to six girls believed to have been killed and then buried in a mass grave in Michigan were allowed to help dig for remains after the cold case dating back to the 1970s was reopened earlier this month.
Loved ones of Nadine O'Dell, who disappeared in 1974, were permitted to assist in the search for the bodies in a wooded area near Macomb Township after the search began last week, O'Dell's sister, Brenda Handloser, told ABC Detroit affiliate WXYZ.
On May 8, investigators executed a search warrant to look for the remains of 12-year-old Kimberly King, who went missing in the area, Warren City Police Commissioner Bill Dwyer told ABC News last week...
... Dwyer told WXYZ that while he was not aware that the family were among those combing the area, he supported the lead detective's decision to let them participate because the search could help ease the family's pain.
Authorities believe the remains of up to six girls who were likely sexually assaulted could be buried there, including 15-year-old Kim Larrow, who went missing in June 1981, and 17-year-old Kelli Brownlee, who went missing in May 1982, Dwyer said.
After a week of digging, the search has been suspended "until a complete analysis of possible sites, additional tips and other information has been fully evaluated," Warren Mayor Jim Fouts said in a statement Tuesday. No human remains have been found, Fouts said.
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Family of girl missing since 1970s helped dig in search for remains after cold case reopened
Police believed the remains of up to six girls were buried there...
... Family members of one of up to six girls believed to have been killed and then buried in a mass grave in Michigan were allowed to help dig for remains after the cold case dating back to the 1970s was reopened earlier this month.
Loved ones of Nadine O'Dell, who disappeared in 1974, were permitted to assist in the search for the bodies in a wooded area near Macomb Township after the search began last week, O'Dell's sister, Brenda Handloser, told ABC Detroit affiliate WXYZ.
On May 8, investigators executed a search warrant to look for the remains of 12-year-old Kimberly King, who went missing in the area, Warren City Police Commissioner Bill Dwyer told ABC News last week...
... Dwyer told WXYZ that while he was not aware that the family were among those combing the area, he supported the lead detective's decision to let them participate because the search could help ease the family's pain.
Authorities believe the remains of up to six girls who were likely sexually assaulted could be buried there, including 15-year-old Kim Larrow, who went missing in June 1981, and 17-year-old Kelli Brownlee, who went missing in May 1982, Dwyer said.
After a week of digging, the search has been suspended "until a complete analysis of possible sites, additional tips and other information has been fully evaluated," Warren Mayor Jim Fouts said in a statement Tuesday. No human remains have been found, Fouts said.
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Family of girl missing since 1970s helped dig in search for remains after cold case reopened
Nadine, A lot has gone by in almost 47 years but the one thing that hasn’t is your Memory in my Heart, it was short but Filling that I got to be with such a Beautiful young Lady with so much Life ahead of her, I’ll Never Forget, Never
Nadine Jean O'Dell
Age 16
Race White
Sex Female
Location Inkster, Michigan
Disappeared August 16, 1974
Missing for 46 years
Height 5'1
Weight 105 pounds
Classification Missing, Suspected homicide
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Nadine O'Dell
Age 16
Race White
Sex Female
Location Inkster, Michigan
Disappeared August 16, 1974
Missing for 46 years
Height 5'1
Weight 105 pounds
Classification Missing, Suspected homicide
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When that happens, it's nearly always foul play. In this case, it appears that Nadine was abducted and murdered by a stranger—probably Coral Watts. If that's the case, then it is a little unusual that her body wasn't found. Most killers who target victims at random don't bother to hide the bodies, but some do. At 5'1" and 105 lbs., Nadine was quite small and might have been easier for the killer to dispose of (in a cardboard box placed inside a dumpster, for instance). There was still quite a bit of open land in western Wayne County back in the 70s, so it's quite possible that Nadine was simply buried. If a perp goes to the trouble of burying a victim, it usually means that he can be connected to the victim somehow. It doesn't necessarily mean that he knew the victim; it could just mean that he was afraid that someone might have seen him approach the victim at the time of the abduction. If Nadine was buried in a random location, future development could uncover her remains, but it would be pure luck. If she was disposed of in a landfill, then she won't be found. If you were to sift any landfill in this country down to the bottom, I think that you would find many, many murder victims, many of whom were probably never even reported missing.
Love, Boy I miss Her, Thinking of ya!!!!!
Carl Eugene "Coral" Watts
If Watts was arrested in Inkster, Michigan, then the arrest report and/or search warrant would list that address.
Watts admitted to murdering many women and worked out an agreement with prosecutors to help them close open cases in turn for immunity from prosecution for some of them. He admitted to offenses in the cities of Austin and Galveston, Texas and in the cities of Ann Arbor, Michigan; Kalamazoo, Michigan; Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
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PEOPLE OF MI V CORAL EUGENE WATTS
Just saying, it was in 74 around this time Nadine got a phone call and was told if she didn’t stop seeing me that I would never see her again, and I quote I can make sure nobody ever see’s her again, so Sad!!!!!
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Just catching up on Nadine's case.
Frank57, did you actually hear the call or did Nadine tell you about the call, and did you report it to LE at the time?
IMO, if that call was related, I would rule out a serial or random attacker as they apparently had her phone # and knew she was seeing you, and was exceptionally jealous.
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Sorry if this has been asked before. Nadine was last seen walking at 9:30 pm in Inkster. That's pretty late to start walking to Taylor. Google shows that as over an hour and a half walk to Taylor. Was someone going to pick her up to drive her to Taylor?
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I found a video interview with her sister from 2018. It is inside this article:
Michigan woman remains committed to finding sister missing for more than 40 years
Michigan woman remains committed to finding sister missing for more than 40 years
Yes I did here the call and it was directed at me, It was a Family member and yes I did tell the inkster pd investigators and for some unknown reason after talking to other relatives that they told them that Nadine was back home????? So I don’t know if they stopped everything then Tomorrow is 47 years and nothing”Really”
It was 930 in the Morning and it’s not even 5 miles and I walked it myself in under 40 mins many time, it was a Sunny Day that Friday morning….
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I am so sorry for the loss and years of unanswered questions.
Am I understanding correctly, that Police were told she was back home by the family? If so, how long after she went missing did this occur and did it seem like the investigation stopped?
I looked through some newspaper archives for articles back around the time she went missing but didn’t have any luck.
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