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Diane Lovette

Case from Ogallah, KS dated Dec 13, 1974

Victim Details

Diane Lovette

Female

Ogallah

KS

1974-12-13

19

Diane

Lovette

06/29/2026

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In the winter of 1974, a chilling series of events unfolded near the small community of Ogallah, Kansas, forever altering the lives of several families. On December 13, 19-year-old Diane Lynn Lovette, a female, was traveling on Interstate 70 with her friend, 21-year-old Cheryl Young, and Cheryl's young son, three-year-old Guy William Young. Their journey took a terrifying turn when their vehicle was forced off the road.

A man named Francis Donald Nemechek deliberately shot out one of thei ...
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