Colin Hayes

We were mostly concerned about how do we prove that he is the one who did this? And so when they said self-defense, it became a completely different case.

We were mostly concerned about how do we prove that he is the one who did this? And so when they said self-defense, it became a completely different case.

Clark County is interesting in that it's a suburban county that's connected to the Portland metro area. And so we have a lot of the big city environment of Portland. So we're kind of like an intersection of a suburban county and also an urban area. There's definitely crime that occurs here, but I think murder is not the most common for sure. We don't get a whole lot of murders here.

Clark County is interesting in that it's a suburban county that's connected to the Portland metro area. And so we have a lot of the big city environment of Portland. So we're kind of like an intersection of a suburban county and also an urban area. There's definitely crime that occurs here, but I think murder is not the most common for sure. We don't get a whole lot of murders here.

She kind of became like an expert in makeup. She was really interested in social media and she kind of wanted to pursue being an influencer on social media.

She kind of became like an expert in makeup. She was really interested in social media and she kind of wanted to pursue being an influencer on social media.

She had had a pretty difficult life, unfortunately. Both of her parents had gone through periods of severe addiction and sometimes even incarceration. So Nikki had moved around a lot in her youth.

She had had a pretty difficult life, unfortunately. Both of her parents had gone through periods of severe addiction and sometimes even incarceration. So Nikki had moved around a lot in her youth.

Even though she had a very difficult childhood, she persevered and she was really very confident in who she was. And she was very bubbly and outgoing and friendly. When faced with adversaries or with difficulties, she would stand up for herself and would hold her ground when she needed to.

Even though she had a very difficult childhood, she persevered and she was really very confident in who she was. And she was very bubbly and outgoing and friendly. When faced with adversaries or with difficulties, she would stand up for herself and would hold her ground when she needed to.

Nikki's mom, Lisa, was in constant contact with Nikki over social media apps or texting, and Nikki was really prolific in posting on social media.

Nikki's mom, Lisa, was in constant contact with Nikki over social media apps or texting, and Nikki was really prolific in posting on social media.

It would be incredibly unusual for her to not talk to her for any amount of time. Lisa was fearing the worst from the beginning.

It would be incredibly unusual for her to not talk to her for any amount of time. Lisa was fearing the worst from the beginning.

She had been kind of couch surfing at these two friends' houses, and she had gone for a walk in the middle of the night sometime on the 5th, late at night. The evening of June 5th was the last day that she was seen by anyone.

She had been kind of couch surfing at these two friends' houses, and she had gone for a walk in the middle of the night sometime on the 5th, late at night. The evening of June 5th was the last day that she was seen by anyone.

She calls in an officer response to take the missing persons report, and then it gets referred to the DECU, the Digital Evidence Crimes Unit, who handles missing person cases.

She calls in an officer response to take the missing persons report, and then it gets referred to the DECU, the Digital Evidence Crimes Unit, who handles missing person cases.

The family got really involved with some advocacy groups and they helped put a lot of flyers out and a lot of messaging. So there were news reports about Nikki's disappearance. Nikki going missing was a news story that was pretty big. And so I was aware of it that way. But Colin was involved with the investigation also. Before we charged it, there were flyers.

The family got really involved with some advocacy groups and they helped put a lot of flyers out and a lot of messaging. So there were news reports about Nikki's disappearance. Nikki going missing was a news story that was pretty big. And so I was aware of it that way. But Colin was involved with the investigation also. Before we charged it, there were flyers.