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Nancy Wilcox

Case from Salt Lake City, UT dated Oct 02, 1974

Victim Details

Nancy Wilcox

Female

White / Caucasian

Salt Lake City

UT

1974-10-02

16

Nancy

Wilcox

07/08/2026

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On a fall evening in 1974, 16-year-old Nancy Wilcox, a White female, walked out of her family's home in Holladay, a suburb of Salt Lake City, Utah, and into a mystery that would remain unsolved for years. The date was October 1st, and the teenager had just had a disagreement with her parents concerning her boyfriend. Angered, she left the house and was never seen again. When she didn't return, her parents reported her missing the following day, October 2nd. However, the initial police response w ...
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