MURDER
CASE #: 2007-37
Leah Nicole Hickman
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Open
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Offense Location:
huntington, WV
Summary:
Leah Hickman is from Point Pleasant, WV. She was a studying Journalism at Marshall University, located in Huntington, WV, at the time of her murder.
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Circumstances of Offense:
Leah Nicole Hickman was found strangled, wrapped in plastic and tucked in a crawl space beneath her apartment at 5:00 p.m., on Friday, December 21, 2007. Her murder remains unsolved.
Additional Details:
On Friday 12/14/2007 at 5:40 p.m., Leah made a call from her cell phone to a friend saying she is going to get food from McDonald’s. It is the last call made from her phone, and incoming calls that night go straight to voicemail. After some time, incoming callers receive a message that Hickman’s voicemail is full. She was reported missing by her family on Sunday December 16th, after she failed to show up for her shift at 'Dress Barn', located in Barboursville, WV. Leah's cellphone has never been located. On April 24, 2014 an unknown person spraypainted "Who Killed Leah Hickman" on the side of the apartment building where Leah's body was discovered.
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Associated Persons
Sherry R. (Mother) - Living
Ron H. (Father) - Living
Jessica V. (Sibling) - Living
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