An unidentified set of remains found near a lake in Utah, dubbed Saltair Sally, sat unclaimed for eleven years, until a facial reconstruction photo crossed Nancie Bakoles’ computer screen. She knew it was her daughter, Niki, who’d disappeared after losing custody of her daughter. A DNA match confirmed Sally’s identity as 20-year-old Nikole Bakoles, but brought forward a surge of questions that needed to be answered before Niki would ever get justice.

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Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne

MURDERED: Nikole Bakoles (AKA Saltair Sally)