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October 4, 1978.

Lion County, Iowa.

The decomposed body of a murdered young woman is discovered in a ditch next to a rural

road, but since she carries no identification, she remains Jane Doe for the next 27 years.

The victim is eventually identified as 23-year-old Wilma June Nissen, who originally hailed from

California and lived a transient lifestyle prior to her death.

Investigators discover that Wilma was involved with an escort service, and two women she

worked with may have been responsible for her murder, but there is not enough evidence

to charge anyone with the crime.

For that, the trail went cold.

Hello everyone and welcome to our latest episode of the trail went cold.

I'm your host Robin Warder, and today we're going to be exploring a cold case about a

victim who was an unidentified Jane Doe for over two decades.

In 1978, this episode is a pretty important one because Wilma's daughter, Chrissy Haas

Atkison, contacted me and personally requested that I covered her story.

Even though Chrissy was just an infant at the time Wilma was murdered, and she never

got the chance to meet her mother, she is still seeking justice for what happened.

Wilma lived an incredibly difficult life before she was murdered and dumped in a ditch in

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