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Nicole Westerhuis

Case from Platte, SD dated Sep 17, 2015

Victim Details

Nicole Westerhuis

Female

White / Caucasian

Platte

SD

2015-09-17

41

Nicole

Westerhuis

Primary Suspect Deceased

07/18/2026

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In the quiet, early morning hours of September 17, 2015, a fire engulfed the rural Platte, South Dakota home of Nicole and Scott Westerhuis. The flames illuminated a horrific tragedy that would soon grip the small community. Inside the inferno, firefighters would discover the remains of 41-year-old Nicole Westerhuis, a White female, her husband Scott, and their four children: Kailey, Jaeci, Connor, and Michael. Initially believed to be a tragic accident, the grim reality of the situation would s ...
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  • Mail Online: Funeral remembers four children killed in father's 'murder-suicide'
  • http://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/family-believed-killed-by-house-fire-died-of-shotgun-wounds/article_fa188b6a-957c-59c2-9b47-f77346c13395.html
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