NV NV- Vickie Lynn Brekke, 15, Strangled, body left in desert area, Sunrise Mountain, 8 May 1978

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1970 - 1979

Case #: 78-27590
Victim: Vickie Lynn Brekke
Suspect: Unknown
Location: East Lake Mead Blvd. approximately 6 miles east of Mt. Hood in the desert area.
Date: 5-8-1978

Synopsis:
On 5-7-1978 Vickie Lynn Brekke departed from her home at 3612 Braddock Street, North Las Vegas, NV to walk to a friend's house. She had called her friend and was to arrive around 5:30 pm. however she never arrived. On 5-8-78 her body was discovered in the desert area to the east of Sunrise Mountain. The autopsy revealed that Vickie had died as a result of strangulation. Vickie was a 15 yr. old WFJ.

Anyone with information is urged call the LVMPD Homicide Section at 702-828-3521.

 

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Jan 2 2022
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2022/jan/02/43-yearsno-answers-sisters-take-up-mothers-cause-t/
''What the family knows is Little Vic was supposed to go over to a friend’s house the evening of May 7, 1978, and she never made it.

Her body was discovered by a passerby in the desert east of Sunrise Mountain. An autopsy revealed she had died of strangulation. She was 15.

Big Vic learned through news reports about the discovery of an unidentified body, and she got a sinking feeling in her stomach as the family grew worried that Little Vic hadn’t returned home.

Big Vic went to the police department and were asked to take a look at the body.

Little Vic’s body was nearly unidentifiable, Deni and Dusty recall their mother telling them. Her face was swollen and her hair was bloody and matted. But Big Vic knew it was her baby sister because of her unusual partially webbed feet.


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Vickie Lynn Brekke was supposed to go over to a friend’s house the evening of May 7, 1978, and she never made it. Her body was discovered by a passerby in the desert east of Sunrise Mountain. Her murder remains unsolved.

“It pretty much traumatized my mom,” Deni said.

“It affected the way my mom parented,” Dusty added. “We couldn’t spend the night at anyone’s house. It didn’t matter if we were with family.”

With minimal updates from police about the case, Deni and Dusty took to the internet, sharing details of the crime and seeking tips or help from anyone, even psychics.

Dusty has been a lifelong Vegas local, and Deni has moved back to the valley in 2019 after living in Iwakuni, Japan and, most recently, in southern Georgia.''