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Nikole Betterson Missing Person Case

Last seen in Ann Arbor, Michigan on Dec 01, 1977

Victim Details

Jul 18, 2009

May 08, 2024

Nikole

Betterson

50

2

31 inches

26 lbs

Other

Female

Dec 01, 1977

Ann Arbor

Michigan

Washtenaw County

25854

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Las Vegas

Nevada

Clark County

89106

400 South Martin Luther King Boulevard, Nevada

7028283111

Local

Law Enforcement

www.lvmpd.com

970620-0755

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

6761

Black

Brown

Brown

07/13/2026


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The disappearance of two-year-old Nikole Betterson is a heart-wrenching case that has remained unsolved for decades, leaving a trail of unanswered questions and profound sorrow. Nikole was last seen by her maternal grandparents around Christmas in 1977 in Michigan. This was shortly after her mother, Susan Klingel, tragically died in a car accident in September of the same year. Following her mother's death, Nikole's father, Jarrett Betterson, began a relationship with a woman named Bar ...
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Last Seen: Dec 01, 1977

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