Nikki With An “i”
Invisible Choir
Reach Freaks
4.7 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 2 October 2022
⏱️ 83 minutes
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Summary
Nikki Kuhnhausen was born “Nicholas.” From a very young age her mother Lisa knew her son wasn’t like the other boys at school. In 6th grade Nikki had the courage to come out, identifying as female. She embraced the person she truly felt she was, unapologetically. But when Nikki suddenly went missing from the Vancouver, WA area one day…it would be some time before anyone learned what had actually happened to the at-risk 17 year old…
Written by Michael Dunphy Jr., Executive Produced by Michael Ojibway. Special Thanks to Linden Walls.
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Written/Audio Sources:
- Nikki Kuhnhausen death: Transgender teen's murder launches nationwide movement, inspires new law - CBS News
- Court docs: Nikki Kuhnhausen strangled after revealing she was biologically male – ClarkCountyToday.com
- Vancouver man sentenced to 20 years in prison for murdering transgender teen - oregonlive.com
- Nikki Kuhnhausen: David Bogdanov charged in Vancouver, Washington in death of transgender teen missing for months - CBS News
- Man Convicted of Killing Transgender Teen After Date in Case That Inspired Mom to Create Change
- Transgender people over four times more likely than cisgender people to be victims of violent crime - Williams Institute
- Justice for Nikki Task Force
- Vital Statistics - The Columbian
- Missing Trans Teen Found Dead in Washington State
- Violence Against the Transgender Community in 2019 - Human Rights Campaign
- A timeline of Vancouver teen Nikki Kuhnhausen's disappearance, suspect arrest | Should Be Alive
- Vancouver, Washington - Wikipedia
- Tik Tok Nikki K.
- Missing Vancouver teen believed to be in danger
- Police interview man who murdered Vancouver teen Nikki Kuhnhausen in 2019
- Dec. 18, 2019: Vancouver police hold news conference on murder of Nikki Kuhnhausen | Should Be Alive
- Nikki Kunhausen's family speaks
- Vancouver Police release details on murder of Nikki Kuhnhausen
- Man who murdered Vancouver transgender teen testifies during trial | Raw video
- David Bogdanov guilty of murder in transgender teen's death
- Nikki Kuhnhausen's supporters speaks after bail review hearing
- Nikki Kuhnhausen's family to speak at public vigil
- Standing room only at vigil for Nikki Kuhnhausen
- Nikki Kuhnhausen’s friends: ‘She was so bright’
- Nikki Kuhnhausen’s mom: Killer ‘got what he deserved’
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- Opening Track: “Threatening Letter” by VP Studios
- Closing Track: “Heavenly Birds” by DP Music
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| 0:47.1 | The views expressed in the following episode are those of the subject's interview, |
| 0:50.5 | or individual presenters from the case. |
| 0:52.5 | They do not necessarily reflect the views of Reach Freaks LLC, the Invisible Choir Podcast, or Cast Media. |
| 0:59.2 | Invisible Choir Explores detailed depictions of violence and murder, |
| 1:09.9 | and is not appropriate for all audiences. |
| 1:12.0 | Listener discretion is advised. |
| 1:14.3 | This is my daughter. This is my baby. This is my reason for living without her can't breathe. |
| 1:23.2 | I can't function. |
| 1:25.6 | Be yourself. We've all heard it before. Encouragement to get out into the world and embrace our uniqueness. |
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