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Mary Kay Harmer

Death by Force
Case Description
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On a cold November night in 1975, 19-year-old Mary Kay Harmer, a Caucasian female, was invited to what she was told would be a housewarming party. An acquaintance, Kathleen Ray, along with another woman named Brigitte Kohlert, picked her up and took her to the Omaha, Nebraska, residence that Ray shared with Thomas Edward "Red" Nesbitt, a known member of the Hells Angels motorcycle club. Shortly after their arrival, Ray and Kohlert departed, leaving Mary Kay alone with Nesbitt. This would be the ...Read More
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  • UPI: A former Hells Angel was convicted of first-degree murder...
  • AP NEWS: Ex-Hell's Angel Guilty in 1975 Murder
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    Victim Details

    Mary Kay Harmer

    Female

    White / Caucasian

    Omaha

    NE

    1975-11-30

    19

    Mary

    Kay Harmer

    11/04/2025

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