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MURDER
CASE #: 1975-15
MURDER CASE #: 1975-15
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Ilse E. Nelson

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Alternate Last Name of Johnson

Ilse E. Nelson
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Date of Offense:

Date of Offense:

Offense Location:

Omaha, Nebraska

Summary:

On September 11, 1975 after 5:00 PM, DCSO deputies responded to the area of the old “A-Ri-Rang Club” in Ponca Hills. Initial reports indicated a body was discovered in a nearby ditch. 450 yards north of Oak Ridge Drive, on N 34th Street, the deceased body of 45-year-old Isle NELSON (Johnson) was located. NELSON suffered internal injury but also burns to parts of the body. NELSON possessed a purse on her right shoulder which was half-burned. The Timex watch on her left wrist was stopped at 3:50.

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Circumstances of Offense:

Reports indicate NELSON was last seen alive, at “Flame Bar”, 1620 Harney Street, on September 10, 1975.

Additional Details:

NELSON was an immigrant from Germany and resided in Omaha.

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Thursday, September 11, 1975 05:00pm

Discovery of Nelson's Remains


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