Missing
Nancy Wilcox
Nancy, approximately 1974; Ted Bundy in the 1980s
Date and time person was reported missing : 10/02/1974
Missing location (approx) :
Holladay, Utah
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 07/04/1958 (63)
Age at the time of disappearance: 16 years old
Height / Weight : 5'6, 120 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A brand new coat, a size 9 dress and size 6 1/2 shoes.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian female. Blonde/brown hair, brown eyes. Nancy's ears are pierced.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Nancy was last seen riding in a yellow VolkswAge at the time of disappearance: n Bug near her home on Arnett Drive in Holladay, Utah on October 2, 1974. She went out to buy a pack of gum and has never been heard from again. She was a student at Olympus High School and a cheerleader when she vanished, and active in her local Mormon church.
Authorities initially classified her as a runaway, but Nancy was only the first of many girls and young women to disappear from Utah during this time period. She was a junior at Olympus High School at the time of her disappearance, a cheerleader, and she had a job as a waitress. She left all her belongings behind, including her cherished jewelry.
Nancy is believed to have been a victim of the serial killer Ted Bundy. A photograph of Bundy is posted with this case summary. He was executed in Florida in 1989 and confessed to many murders before his death, including Nancy's. She fits the profile of his other victims and he was known to have been in the area at the time of her disappearance, and he drove a VolkswAge at the time of disappearance: n Bug similar to car she was seen riding in.
Bundy stated she was never in his car, however. He confessed that he abducted her at knifepoint, Gender : ually assaulted her in a nearby orchard, and strangled her. He said he buried her body near Capitol Reef National Park, over two hundred miles from the site of her disappearance. It has never been found.
Bundy is also thought to be responsible for the murders of Nancy Baird, Ann Marie Burr, Lynette Culver, Julie Cunningham, Susan Curtis, Georgeann Hawkins, Vicki Hollar, Rita Jolly, Donna Manson, Denise Oliverson, and many other young women. The women continue to be listed as missing persons. Their remains have never been recovered.
Other information and links : ncy
Holladay Police Department
801-468-2204
Unified Police Department
801-743-7000
September 2021 updates and sources
The Crime Library
CyberSleuths
Crime Web
The Stranger Beside Me
Shy's Cyber Chamber
Deseret Morning News
The Doe Network
The Bundy Murders: a Comprehensive History
Interactive Missing Person Search Map