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A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are unknown. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2 to 5 percent of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. A number of organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and images of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece.



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According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day. Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends. Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.

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Nicole Yvonne Waller
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Waller, date, approximate 2013; Cody Johnston
Date Missing 02/14/2013
Missing From
Fairview, Montana
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 05/22/1981 (41)
Age 31 years old
Height and Weight 5'0 - 5'1, 165 pounds
Medical Conditions Waller was diagnosed with idiopathic intracranial hypertension, also called a pseudotumor, in 2008. She had surgery to insert a shunt in her brain. She was unable to work after the operation.
Associated Vehicle(s) Maroon 1999 Ford Expedition (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, hazel eyes. Waller's nickname is Nicky. Her maiden name is Willis.
Details of Disappearance Waller was last seen visiting her boyfriend in Fairview, Montana on February 14, 2013. She'd been there a few weeks. She left to drive home to Kalispell, Montana in her maroon 1999 Ford Expedition. She never arrived and has never been heard from again.
Later that day, her vehicle was found locked and abandoned in the Fort Peck Indian Reservation along Highway 2, about two miles from Poplar, Montana, near the Montana/North Dakota border. This is about seventy miles from Fairview.
There was no sign of Waller at the scene, but her keys were in the ignition and her clothing and other belongings, as well as her caged pet guinea pigs, were left inside the vehicle.
Waller left behind three children, who now live with their father in Dillon, Montana, some 300 miles from Kalispell. She is described as a "social butterfly" who was close to her family and had many good friends.
Waller's family stated she was a cautious driver who wouldn't have picked up a hitchhiker. She was born in Montana, raised in Alaska, and returned to Montana in the late 1990s. She is divorced, but maintained a good relationship with her ex-husband.
In August 2015, Waller's boyfriend, Cody Wayne Johnston, was charged with murder and evidence tampering in her . A photo of Johnston is posted below this summary. They had had a "turbulent" off-and-on relationship and she told others he was violent towards her. Shortly before she disappeared, she found out Johnston was seeing another woman and they fought about it.
Authorities believe Johnston killed Waller on the night of her disappearance and disposed of her body in a barrel. He subsequently had a friend help him move her SUV to where it was found, and asked multiple individuals to send messages from Waller's Facebook account pretending to be her.
Johnston was convicted of Waller's murder and evidence tampering in October 2016, after two hours' of deliberation by the jury. He was sentenced to life plus ten years in prison.
Waller's body has not been recovered, but foul play is suspected in her due to the circumstances involved.
Investigating Agency
Flathead County Sheriff's Department
406-758-5610
Montana Department of Criminal Investigation
406-444-3874
Other
NamUs
Crime Stoppers of Richland County
The Sidney Herald
Facebook Page for Nicole Waller
The Missoulian
The Flathead Beacon
KXLH 9

Missing Person Photos

A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are unknown. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2 to 5 percent of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. A number of organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and images of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece.



Missing Person Photos

Resources for Missing Persons

According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day. Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends. Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.

Missing Person Case Updates with Photos