Getting away with murder: Nebraska cold cases
See unsolved or suspected cold case homicides that have occurred in Nebraska. The purpose is to raise awareness in hopes that someone may have information regarding any of the cases and will provide that information to law enforcement.
You can submit a tip about any cold case homicide by contacting the Nebraska Information Analysis Center via the Missing Persons Hotline at 877-441-5678 or by email at NEfusioncenter@nebraska.gov.
Ann Marie Kelley
Law enforcement hoped someone would remember seeing the dated minivan Ann Marie Kelley was driving when she disappeared. Neither has ever been found. Â
Carl Bittner
K.K. Kody
Christi Nichols
Donald Bennett
Ernestine Ruschy
Eugene McGuire
Jay Durnil
Mary Heese
Gregory Moore
Irvin Settje
Jason Remsen
Jason Vesper
Brian Walker
Arthur Morley
Jay Blockson
Jeanne Kassebaum
William, Bernice and Barbara Peak
Jeffrey Snoddy
Joy Blanchard
Demetrius Simpson
Julie Derrick
Leah Rowlands
Letha Harley
Mary Cabral
Mary Cronin
Merlin Mosel
Mitchell Simon
Patrick Vostades
Rebecca Williams
Richard Chadek
Richard Lessley
Robert Beaudoin
Robert Heelan
Rudolfo Flores
Russell McKnight
Sandy Green
Sarah Neal
Tyrone Banister
Waddell Robinson
Charles Hanks
A 28-year-old man from Mexico was arrested after the Nebraska State Patrol said he was transporting 133 pounds of marijuana through the state.
The death of an elderly woman found in a home just north of Fort Calhoun early Monday is under investigation.Â
New details came to light at a hearing Wednesday in a gruesome double murder last year that left law enforcement scouring Lincoln's landfill for remains of one of the victims.Â
A homeless man told Omaha police that he was beaten and robbed last week while attempting to share a large sum of money he found in a downtown alley.Â
A 17-year-old was killed and another teenager was injured early Monday in a one-vehicle crash near Springfield.Â
Avery Rhodes was ordered held on $250,000 bail during a court hearing Monday. He must pay 10% of the bail amount, $25,000, to be released from the Sarpy County Jail.Â
A 56-year-old man died on Friday while undergoing treatment at the Reception and Treatment Center in Lincoln.
A former Tekamah police officer has been charged with two felonies in connection with his activities during a police standoff in Lyons on Feb. 25.
According to court documents, the man touched the girl, who was under age 12, while she was sleeping and attempted to have sex with her. The girl resisted his efforts.
A Cass County District Court judge on Monday ordered a 19-year-old man charged with first-degree murder to undergo a mental examination to determine if he was sane at the time of the slaying.Â
Logan Hunts Horse has been set for trial in September for the first-degree murder of Todd Scherer.
Funds are being raised to help with funeral expenses for a 34-year-old man being hailed as a hero for protecting his sister from a gunman in Blair on Friday.Â
A Douglas County judge last week found a former security guard at Omaha North High School not guilty of two counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child.Â
A 37-year-old Kimball man was sentenced to 30 to 40 years in prison Tuesday after being found guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death of his wife.
Sarpy County Judge Tricia Freeman ruled that the evidence presented by Ryan Larsen's mother was insufficient to prove the death of the La Vista boy who disappeared in 2021.
A former high school and junior high teacher at a northeast Nebraska school will stand trial for allegedly having sex with a 17-year-old male student.
Three of the four people arrested in connection with Omaha's first and only homicide of 2023 appeared in court on Tuesday.Â
The former police chief of Oakland, Nebraska, will be sentenced in July after pleading guilty Friday in federal court to misdemeanor misappropriation of public funds.Â
A 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of a Kearney man whose body was found near Cunningham Lake in March.Â
A Howard County man is facing four felony charges for allegedly driving drunk and causing a car crash that left one man dead and three people seriously injured.Â
An Omaha woman was arrested Saturday night on suspicion of second-degree murder in connection with a fatal shooting last year in the Florence neighborhood.Â
Kevin Wengler was reported by the Predator Poachers, a group that monitors the internet in hopes of catching child predators.
Experts believe the skeletal remains found two weeks ago in rural Douglas County are those of an adult man. Â
Armon Rejai, who is charged with first-degree murder, told police he opened his front door and shot, fearing for his safety.
An 18-year-old Lincoln man who arrived at the hospital late Friday with gunshot wounds died, according to the Lincoln Police Department.
A pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle southwest of Waterloo.
Natividad Zuniga and Graciano Nava Zuniga were among four passengers in the car.Â
Four women are suing The Lund Company for negligence, alleging that the company allowed a now-convicted sexual predator to continue working as a maintenance technician despite multiple complaints.Â
The City of Omaha will appeal the jury verdict and other orders in a lawsuit that resulted in a police captain being awarded nearly $1 million for claims of retaliation.
Bart Beutler is facing seven felony charges, including first-degree murder, which carries the possibility of life in prison.
A Hall County judge set bond at $5 million for Logan Hunts Horse, who is accused of killing Todd Scherer at Fonner Park in Grand Island.
A 30-year-old man is in custody in Texas awaiting extradition to Nebraska on charges of killing a woman in her home outside Fort Calhoun.
A Beatrice man was sentenced to up to 18 years in prison this week after being convicted of possessing child pornography.
A Norfolk man has been arrested in connection with two burglary incidents, one of which also involved arson.Â
The 16-year-old boy shot and killed early Sunday morning was a junior at Burke High School, according to a statement from the school district.Â
Multiple Omaha police officers fired at a man suspected of pulling a gun on someone Tuesday night, injuring him.Â
Two people, including a 17-year-old girl, have been arrested and charged with robbery in connection with a series of three assaults and robberies that took place on Monday, police said.Â
An Omaha man pleaded guilty Friday to possessing child pornography whilst on federal probation and is expected to be sentenced to the mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison.Â
Two 16-year-old boys were arrested and 22 firearms were recovered from a stolen vehicle after a reported burglary at the EZ Money Pawn Shop in south Omaha early Friday morning, police said. Â
An Omaha man was arrested Friday on suspicion of felony child abuse and possession of child pornography, and police believe there may be more victims.
An Omaha man arrested in connection with the slaying of his brother last week at their home near Fontenelle Park is being held on $500,000 bail.
Twenty-four-year-old Ja'Sean Coleman of Omaha died early Monday at an Omaha hospital following a shooting in the Old Market neighborhood.
