OH OH - Delores Jeane Wilkerson-Nicely, 40, Port Washington, April 23, 1985

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First Name - Delores
Middle Name - Jeane
Last Name - Wilkerson-Nicely
Nickname/Alias - Jeannie
Sex - Female
Hair Color - Blond/Strawberry
Height - 5' 2" (62 Inches)
Weight - 115 lbs
Race / Ethnicity - White / Caucasian
Date of Last Contact - April 23, 1985
Circumstances of Disappearance - Delores went missing from Don's Deli and Donuts at 222 E Canal St., Newcomerstown, Ohio. Her husband Donald Lee Nicely reported that she allegedly had quit her job and was ill on April 24, 1985. On April 25, 1985, her vehicle was found abandoned along Linton Township Rd., 144. The plates were removed from the vehicle. Delores Nicely's husband Donald Lee Nicely, was found guilty of her murder and has since passed in prison. Her remains have not been located.

 

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The Tribune (Coshocton, OH), 29 Apr 81, pg 1

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Bump again for Delores.

Delores went missing form Don's Deli and Donuts at 222 E Canal St., Newcomerstown, Ohio. Her husband Donald Lee Nicely reported that she allegedly had quit her job and was ill on April 24, 1985. On April 25, 1985, her vehicle was found abandoned along Linton Township Rd., 144. The plates were removed from the vehicle. Delores Nicely's husband Donald Lee Nicely, was found guilty of her murder and has since passed in prison. Her remains have not been located.

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Highlights from the trial

State v. Nicely

State v. Nicely (State v. Nicely, 39 Ohio St.3d 147, 529 N.E.2d 1236 (Ohio 1988)), filed at Ohio Supreme Court

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<<Upon investigation it was determined that the car was driven up the road to an abandoned bridge and then backed into the position where it was found by investigating officers. Tracks of a second vehicle were also present, which the defendant's father admitted were made when he drove to the scene with his son. On the roadway to the bridge was a wet area of pavement with evidence of blood spots, the size of the trunk of the car. When examined, the trunk was wet and clean except for some spots of blood, pine needles, blades of green grass, and a cluster of medium blue cloth that had been caught in the hinge of the trunk. A spot of blood was also found on the ground under the trunk.

A tire was found between the driver's seat and the back seat. An area of blood, confirmed to be Jeannie's type of blood through genetic markers, was arched across the back seat. The same type of blood was smeared on the side panel next to the seat, and a trail of blood had dripped down and onto the floor. A blanket in the back seat was confirmed to have evidence of Jeannie's type of blood on it. Blood identified as human was found on various items in and around the car. A blood spot identified as being Jeannie's type was found on the defendant's trousers. There was also testimony that the defendant had trapped animals. The furs were transported in the car and were frequently bloody.

Divers recovered from Wills Creek a bag containing several items and weighted with a piece of concrete. The concrete came from the bridge area and some of the other items came from the trunk of Jeannie's car. The bag also contained a robe, which the victim's daughter testified belonged to Jeannie, a blue electric blanket, and a brown electric blanket .The blue blanket had a tear in it, fibers from which matched those in the trunk hinge. The neck area of the robe contained a knife-like cut. There was no positive test for blood on these items.

Upon examination of the victim's trailer home, investigators found blood on the table, on the couch in substantial amounts (confirmed to be Jeannie's type), on both arms of a chair, as a hand print on the wall, on the carpet between the table and chair, and in the entranceway. Knife-like holes and human blood were on a blanket found in the back of the truck driven by defendant's father.

After the defendant was arrested, he made a tape-recorded phone call from the jail. He called his mother, insisting twice that his father change the tires on his truck. He expressed concern about his sister's turning over his trousers to the authorities. Further, the defendant expressed concern about his wife being found or her body being found.

There was an extensive search for the body or other incriminating evidence at the victim's home, around her car, in an area of the river, and on Ronald Nicely's farm. Nothing more was found.>>

 

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