Post by Scumhunter on Feb 12, 2016 7:15:20 GMT -5
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Many Questions And Few Answers In Chisholm Murder Case
Twenty years ago the small city of Chisholm, Minn. was shaken by a gruesome discovery-- the body of a 38-year-old friendly and outgoing woman was found naked at her house. Nancy Jane Daugherty had been sexually assaulted and strangled. Since July 16, 1986 investigators have been searching for clues as to what happened that tragic night. Who would want to kill Nancy?
Nancy was a mother of two who worked as an aide in a local nursing home. She also volunteered as an Emergency Medical Technician for the Chisholm Ambulance Service. But her dedication to help others encouraged her to go one step farther. The day she was murdered she was going to move to the Twin Cities to become a paramedic.
Nancy's Strange Last Hours
On the evening of July 15, 2006 Nancy was hanging out with some friends at her house. Cops say Nancy was a very private person when it came to her personal life. That's why when she got a call from somebody -while her two friends were present- she whispered to the person that she couldn't talk then, that she would call them later.
But some other strange things followed that call. That same night Nancy went out with a friend. She was moving to Minneapolis to become a paramedic the next day and he was going to help her out.
They got back home around 1:00 a.m. But right after Nancy's friend left, he remembered that he needed to ask her something. However, when he came back, he noticed that Nancy was wearing another outfit. He thought that that was strange, but left without asking questions.
According to cops, it was 3:00 a.m. when a couple of girls from the neighborhood were walking near Nancy's house. They said they heard screams coming out from the house and what sounded like a struggle. The girls told investigators that when they were walking up the sidewalk opposite to Nancy's house, they also heard something like choking sounds. But they ignored them and returned to their home across the street.
Killer In The House
At 8 in the morning, as he promised, Nancy's friend came to the house. However, when he arrived, he noticed that her doors were locked and that the curtains were drawn. He found that odd, because she didn't usually do that. But he also thought that she may have left to run an errand, and decided to come back later.
According to cops, he returned several times, but everything looked the same, so he called the police. When police entered the house Nancy's naked body was found in her bed. She was dead.
An investigation led them to conclude that Nancy had been sexually assaulted and strangled to death, and that she had died between 3:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. However, for 20 years they haven't gotten any good leads to solve this cold case. Instead, lots of questions have emerged regarding the murder. Did Nancy let her attacker in the house? Was the attacker the same person who made the mysterious phone call? Is Nancy's killer still in Chisholm or did he skip town after the crime?
Nancy left behind two kids, who were not at the home at that time of her death, and a small town that after all this years, still wants to find out who did this to Nancy and why.
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Thoughts? The above is the AMW archive description which I found on the Crime Shots message board. Nancy Daugherty's murder was a web-exclusive case on the old AMW website. Nancy's case is still listed on the St. Louis County, Minnesota Public Safety website as unsolved. I will post that and other relevant links below the admin notes.
Admin Note #1: According to the St. Louis County, MN website, if you have any information on Nancy Jane Daugherty's murder, you should contact the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office or the MN BCA Tip Line, Telephone 1-877-996-6222.
Admin Note #2: If you have any news-related updates on this case, please contact us here: amwfans.com/thread/1662/website-contact-form
Other Relevant Links:
web.archive.org/web/20090710051134/http://www.amw.com/fugitives/brief.cfm?id=41035
www.stlouiscountymn.gov/LAWPUBLICSAFETY/PublicSafety/UnsolvedHomicides.aspx
dps.mn.gov/entity/soc/Pages/default.aspx