MT MT - Nicole Waller, 31, Kalispell, 14 Feb 2013 *C. Johnston guilty*

[Redux]

I can do that! Hold on, will just take a few minutes.

Awesome! Thanks!

 

[OkieGranny]

Okay, this covers a very wide area, so let's see if I can do this without blowing the margins.

Kalispell to Fairview, 557 miles. Kalispell is the balloon labeled A, Poplar is B, Fairview is C, and Sidney is D:

Zooming in, the car was found "a few miles west" of Fairview, also described as between Wolf Point and Fairview. Wolf Point is A, Poplar is B, Fairview is C, Sidney is D. The gray-shaded area is the Fort Peck Reservation:

Satellite view of the area between Wolf Point and Poplar. The green squiggle is the Missouri River:

So that's a general overview. I haven't yet been able to pinpoint the exact location of the car, so I can't give you a good close-up of that particular area right now. Will keep looking for that info.

 

[Redux]

Thanks okiegranny! That helps immensely. I was wondering how far between her starting point and destination point the car was found and that helps visualize it. So it looks like she hadn't gone too far before whatever happened happened.

If someone saw some suspicious activity around her car, I wonder why we're not hearing of a description of the person(s) seen or possibly another car that was seen there.

 

[OkieGranny]

I'm not there so I don't know everything that has happened, but some cases it just seems like if there's not enough family and friends to make a ruckus and force LE to do a lot, the person just doesn't get the attention they should. Which is sad because it shouldn't take a lot of people hooting and hollering to move the case along. JMO though - it's just what I'm sensing about this but I could be wrong.

On the FB page, Nicole's sister does seem to be very appreciative of LE, repeatedly saying that they have been actively following every possible lead, so that's good. Just very worrisome not to find any evidence that there's ever been a search party combing the area, whether organized by LE or by the family.

The people most motivated to find Nicole would be the ones closest to her, of course, but I have no idea how many family members and friends live near her home in the Kalispell area. Still, it seems like if she went missing closer to home, there wouldn't be as much difficulty getting a large search party together.

But going missing 500 miles away complicates matters considerably. Just trying to get even a dozen people transported to that area is a logistical nightmare. You'd have to round up a number of vehicles to carry people and equipment and then there's the amount of time that traveling to the Poplar area would eat up vs. actual search time when those people likely only have a couple off days off work to devote to a search. Plus gas, food, water, and lodging for the entire party (and whose pocket does that $$ come out of?), so you can imagine the many hurdles involved in trying to get a search party organized for a distant location.

That's all aside from getting permission from landowners and/or the reservation to be able to do a search in the first place. And if LE is even discouraging you, it all seems like a very daunting prospect.

I feel for Nicole's family. I really do. Such a terrible, tragic situation to have to deal with.

 

[OkieGranny]

Thanks okiegranny! That helps immensely. I was wondering how far between her starting point and destination point the car was found and that helps visualize it. So it looks like she hadn't gone too far before whatever happened happened.

If someone saw some suspicious activity around her car, I wonder why we're not hearing of a description of the person(s) seen or possibly another car that was seen there.

Yeah, me too. I haven't found any further info about it. Could it be someone who came across an abandoned vehicle and was either attempting to steal it or to see if there was anything in it worth stealing when someone else came along and scared them away? Or was it something more sinister than that?

 

[Redux]

On the FB page, Nicole's sister does seem to be very appreciative of LE, repeatedly saying that they have been actively following every possible lead, so that's good. Just very worrisome not to find any evidence that there's ever been a search party combing the area, whether organized by LE or by the family.

The people most motivated to find Nicole would be the ones closest to her, of course, but I have no idea how many family members and friends live near her home in the Kalispell area. Still, it seems like if she went missing closer to home, there wouldn't be as much difficulty getting a large search party together.

But going missing 500 miles away complicates matters considerably. Just trying to get even a dozen people transported to that area is a logistical nightmare. You'd have to round up a number of vehicles to carry people and equipment and then there's the amount of time that traveling to the Poplar area would eat up vs. actual search time when those people likely only have a couple off days off work to devote to a search. Plus gas, food, water, and lodging for the entire party (and whose pocket does that $$ come out of?), so you can imagine the many hurdles involved in trying to get a search party organized for a distant location.

That's all aside from getting permission from landowners and/or the reservation to be able to do a search in the first place. And if LE is even discouraging you, it all seems like a very daunting prospect.

I feel for Nicole's family. I really do. Such a terrible, tragic situation to have to deal with.

Yeah, that's a very good point. What a nightmare. Plus having to deal with more than one juridisction, ugh. Glad that I was mistaken on how LE is handling it, and it's good to know that they're not just writing her off as an addict that ran off.

I hope they find her soon.

 

[OkieGranny]

Oh, my. This is interesting:

https://www.facebook.com/FindNicoleWaller/posts/163874247096259

A post by Nicole's landlady. Saw Nicole on the 1st, she was fighting with boyfriend, going to pick up belongings from him, landlady never saw Nicole's car again after the 1st.

Found another place where the boyfriend is described as ex-fiance.

 

[OkieGranny]

http://newstalkkgvo.com/mother-of-three-missing-after-visit-to-eastern-montana-homicide-suspected/

Although there was no obvious sign of struggle, evidence from Waller’s maroon 1999 Ford Expedition led investigators to suspect a homicide or other foul play. Holler’s children’s pet guinea pigs were abandoned in the vehicle, but there were other discoveries as well.

“Interviews have been conducted and there are definitely some discrepancies in statements that have been given in regards to her disappearance,” Tkachyk said. “Many, if not all, of her personal belongings from over there were located in the vehicle when it was recovered, and the vehicle was several miles from the location of the residence she stayed at.”

First mention I've seen of an actual search. Well, I assume this means ground search, anyway:

http://www.sidneyherald.com/breaking_news/state-seeks-information-in-case-of-missing-sidney-woman/article_78b5c3c2-4710-11e3-9718-0019bb2963f4.html?mode=jqm

Although an extensive search was conducted, Waller was never found. Nearly 10 months later, Waller has still not been located, and investigators are asking anyone with information to contact them.

http://www.dailyinterlake.com/news/local_montana/article_ef7d4550-4762-11e3-bea9-001a4bcf887a.html

Wednesday’s statement from the state Justice Department was the first time Waller’s family had been explicitly told by law enforcement that she is now believed to be dead.

 

[OkieGranny]

Frustrating lack of clues on Nicole, but I finally have time to go over the FB page from the beginning and just found this:

https://www.facebook.com/FindNicoleWaller/posts/165465166937167

So Nicole was alive the morning of the 14th; she spoke to her ex-husband and texted a friend that she was leaving Fairview. A text is not irrefutable proof, could have been sent by anyone who had access to her phone, but she did speak to someone, presumably on the phone (checking on her kids, maybe?), who knew her voice.

All her belongings were in her car, so she was packed and ready to go, but I'm finding nothing that proves she left Fairview alive.

 

[OkieGranny]

Still missing.

https://www.facebook.com/FindNicoleWaller/posts/271155789701437?stream_ref=10

 

[Sunrisenow]

State and local law enforcement officials are asking the public for leads again as the one-year anniversary of a Kalispell woman’s disappearance woman nears. Foul play is suspected in the disappearance of Nicole Waller, 32, on Valentine’s Day 2013.

http://www.flatheadnewsgroup.com/hungryhorsenews/article_2389c5da-9411-11e3-8dae-0019bb2963f4.html

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

1 year later, Kalispell woman Nicole Waller still missing

State and local law enforcement officials are asking the public for leads again as the one year anniversary of a Kalispell woman's disappearance woman approaches.

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"While our news release last fall generated some good interest from the media and the public, we're still no closer to finding Nicole through any of the tips that were brought forward," Montana Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation Agent Mark Hilyard said.

http://www.kpax.com/news/1-year-later-kalispell-woman-nicole-waller-still-missing/

 

[neverletgo]

After year, authorities continue search for Nicole Waller
Posted: Sunday, February 16, 2014 10:36 am
By Susan Minichiello Sidney Herald

Snipped:

“She sounded so hopeful and happy and was her laughing self, joking around with me,” Keibler told the Herald this week. “She was looking forward to coming home to be with her kids.”

Soon after, on Valentine’s Day, Nicole Waller’s maroon colored 1999 Ford Expedition was found abandoned between Poplar and Wolf Point. Waller was reported missing with evidence of foul play.

Pet guineas pigs were left in Waller’s car. “My sister would have never left those animals in the car,” Keibler said.

http://www.sidneyherald.com/news/af...cle_d0795b1c-9730-11e3-b3e3-001a4bcf887a.html

 

[neverletgo]

Family of missing woman searches for answers
By Kevin Lessard, KCFW Reporter, [email protected]
POSTED: 7:01 PM Feb 13 2014 UPDATED: 9:09 PM Feb 13 2014

Snipped:

Nine months later, Keibler got a call from the Department of Justice. She learned Waller wasn't considered a missing person anymore, but rather a murder victim.

"Being told that, it made it more real that there was no chance she was coming home," Keibler said.

Since then, Keibler says her family has received no new information.

http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/family-of-missing-woman-searches-for-answers/24475098

 

[neverletgo]

One year passes in disappearance of Kalispell woman
Investigators again ask for leads
Posted on February 14, 2014
By Richard Peterson – For the Journal

Snipped:

Although law enforcement officials won’t go into details of the investigation, they are treating it as a homicide. Agent Hilyard references a number of factors that point to foul play, including Waller’s abandoned car. “It appeared odd that Nicole’s belongings, as well as her children’s pet guinea pigs were still in the vehicle when it was recovered,” Agent Hilyard said. “She’s also had absolutely no contact with her family in the past year, which is also highly suspect.”

http://173.254.28.49/~fortpeck/2014/02/14/one-year-passes-in-disappearance-of-kalispell-woman/

 

[neverletgo]

Officials seek information on disappearance of Kalispell woman in 2013
February 12, 2014 1:00 pm • By Kathryn Haake

Snipped:

She said her sister was visiting her boyfriend for a few weeks in Fairview. In the last conversation the sisters had, Waller told her that she was very excited to come home to see her children and extended family.

“No matter what, my sister wouldn’t have left her children,” she said. “She could have been sicker than a dog and it’s still all about her kids.”

Waller was a social butterfly with no known enemies, her sister said. But she was also cautious when traveling. Waller wouldn’t pick up hitchhikers or be overtly friendly to strangers she encountered while on the road, Keibler said.

http://missoulian.com/news/local/of...cle_850989ac-941c-11e3-b6d1-001a4bcf887a.html

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Charley Project - http://charleyproject.org/cases/w/waller_nicole.html

 

[Tulessa]

Is this her FB page? If not, feel free to delete.
https://www.facebook.com/nicole.williswaller

From Kodiak, resides in Montana.

 

[Redux]

Coming up on two years missing.

Here's another article from last year:

http://www.sidneyherald.com/news/af...icle_d0795b1c-9730-11e3-3e3-001a4bcf887a.html

I hope Nicole is found soon.

 

[los2188]

Two years later still no sign of missing Kalispell woman

KALISPELL - Saturday marked the two-year anniversary of the mysterious disappearance of a Kalispell woman in Eastern Montana. Nicole Waller was 32 years old at the time of her disappearance. Her family first reported her missing when she was traveling back to Kalispell from Fairview to see her children. Officials later found her maroon colored 1999 Ford Expedition abandoned on U.S. Highway 2 near Poplar, and since the beginning, investigators have treated her disappearance as a homicide.

Authorities have said that while the case is still under investigation, there have been no new leads.

http://www.kbzk.com/news/two-years-later-still-no-sign-of-missing-kalispell-woman/