Anastasia Nicolazzi

But Nikki was still a month shy of her 18th birthday, which meant she was a minor. And her mom was convinced that Nikki had not intentionally cut off communication or run away.

But Nikki was still a month shy of her 18th birthday, which meant she was a minor. And her mom was convinced that Nikki had not intentionally cut off communication or run away.

Three weeks later, Nikki's mom turned up what would prove to be some very useful information. Nikki had borrowed a friend's phone the night she disappeared.

Three weeks later, Nikki's mom turned up what would prove to be some very useful information. Nikki had borrowed a friend's phone the night she disappeared.

Using that friend's phone, Nikki had logged into her own Snapchat account.

Using that friend's phone, Nikki had logged into her own Snapchat account.

And so, Scott, here you know some of the obvious questions for investigators and maybe her own family and friends. It's like, who was this person that she may have gone to meet? Was it a date? Was it—we know that, unfortunately, she had some narcotics going on in her background. So did it have something to do with that? All things investigators would need to look at and see if they could rule out.

And so, Scott, here you know some of the obvious questions for investigators and maybe her own family and friends. It's like, who was this person that she may have gone to meet? Was it a date? Was it—we know that, unfortunately, she had some narcotics going on in her background. So did it have something to do with that? All things investigators would need to look at and see if they could rule out.

So for whatever the reason for meeting up with this at least supposed stranger, it did give investigators an important next step in the search for Nikki, a name.

So for whatever the reason for meeting up with this at least supposed stranger, it did give investigators an important next step in the search for Nikki, a name.

Investigators even pursued warrants for his cell phone data, but like Nikki, the 25-year-old seemed to have vanished.

Investigators even pursued warrants for his cell phone data, but like Nikki, the 25-year-old seemed to have vanished.

Then in late September, nearly four months after Nikki went missing, a detective finally got a response from Bogdanov on Snapchat. And Bogdanov said he was willing to meet with police, just as the detective had requested.

Then in late September, nearly four months after Nikki went missing, a detective finally got a response from Bogdanov on Snapchat. And Bogdanov said he was willing to meet with police, just as the detective had requested.

But according to Bogdanov, the reason he had been unreachable for months was simply because he had failed to pay his bills.

But according to Bogdanov, the reason he had been unreachable for months was simply because he had failed to pay his bills.

Detectives believed that he was the last person to be in contact with the missing teenager, so they had been trying to find Bogdanov for weeks. What he said, and more importantly, how he said it, would provide investigators with their first big lead.

Detectives believed that he was the last person to be in contact with the missing teenager, so they had been trying to find Bogdanov for weeks. What he said, and more importantly, how he said it, would provide investigators with their first big lead.

Bogdanov also claimed that his cell phone had been shut off because he couldn't pay the bill, which would explain why the police had trouble contacting him for weeks.

Bogdanov also claimed that his cell phone had been shut off because he couldn't pay the bill, which would explain why the police had trouble contacting him for weeks.