Nikole Lynn Snover, a White/Caucasian woman from Galena, Maryland, was 73 when she was last known to have been seen on December 2, 2024. Public records in NamUs list her as missing from Galena in Kent County, with her last contact recorded on that date, and describe her as a woman with gray or partially gray hair and hazel eyes. The available case information says her last confirmed sighting was at an appointment, leaving the period immediately afterward largely unclear to the public.
Her case would later be entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System as MP147570, giving investigators and the public a formal record through which her identity, description, and disappearance could be shared.
For months, the concern around Snover grew quietly before becoming public. In late May and early June 2025, people in the Kent County area who either knew her or were accustomed to seeing her requested a welfare check because they had not seen her for an extended period. Investigators said the last fully confirmed sighting was in December 2024, while other possible sightings were reported but could not be verified. At one point, authorities had received information suggesting she might have been staying with a private caregiver outside the area, but that also could not be confirmed. Family members reportedly had not been in recent contact with her, and the Kent County Sheriff’s Office asked the public for help locating her, urging anyone with information about her whereabouts to contact investigators.
As detectives continued to investigate, the case shifted from a search for a missing Galena woman into a suspected homicide investigation. Authorities said Raymond Ernest Anthony of Galena had lived with Snover before her disappearance. After she went missing, investigators said Anthony continued living in her home, using her vehicles, and accessing her bank accounts. On October 30, 2025, a Kent County grand jury indicted Anthony on charges that included first-degree murder, second-degree murder, a theft scheme valued between $25,000 and $100,000, two counts of credit card theft, and two counts of credit card fraud valued between $25,000 and $100,000. He was arrested by Kent County Sheriff’s Office patrol deputies and held without bond at the Kent County Detention Center.
Local reporting later identified Anthony as Snover’s live-in handyman and stated that he was accused in connection with the death of the 74-year-old Galena woman. At the time of that reporting, investigators said Snover’s body had not been located, and Lt. Sean Maloney of the Kent County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division said authorities were seeking the location of her remains. The investigation remained ongoing, with Detective Sgt. Nate Blazejak identified as the lead investigator, and the sheriff’s office continued asking anyone with information to call 410-778-2279. The case drew assistance from multiple agencies, including the Kent County State’s Attorney’s Office, Cecil County Sheriff’s Office, Maryland State Police, Delaware State Police, Maryland Natural Resources Police, Maryland National Capital Park Police, Middletown Police Department in Delaware, and the FBI’s Baltimore office.
What began as the troubling absence of a 73-year-old woman from her community became a months-long investigation marked by uncertainty, worry, and unanswered questions for those who cared about her. Nikole Lynn Snover was last confirmed alive in December 2024, after an appointment in or near Galena, and by mid-2025 the Kent County Sheriff’s Office was publicly asking for help because no verified contact with her had been established. The later indictment of a former housemate brought a major development, but it did not answer every question, especially because authorities reported that her remains had not been found. In overview, Snover’s case centers on a confirmed disappearance from Galena, Maryland; a delayed but urgent welfare concern raised by people who had not seen her; a criminal investigation involving alleged financial exploitation and homicide charges; and an ongoing effort by law enforcement to determine the full truth of what happened to her and where she may be.Last Seen: Dec 2, 2024
