For 27 years, she was just Jane Doe, a nameless woman found decomposed in an Iowa ditch in 1978. In 2006, a fingerprint match finally gave her a name: Wilma June Nissen, a 23-year-old mother. Wilma's daughter Krissi spent nearly 30 years believing her mother had abandoned her, only to learn the devastating truth that she'd been murdered just after Krissi's first birthday. Now, Krissi is fighting to solve her mother's cold case, and investigators believe they know who did it. This is the story of a woman who was failed by every system that should have protected her. Someone out there knows what happened that summer night in 1978, and Wilma June Nissen deserves justice.<br /><b></b><br /><b><br />To Report Information:</b><br /><ul><li>Crime Stoppers USA: 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)</li><li>Website: crimestoppersusa.org</li><li>Cold Case Coalition Tip Line: (385) 258-3313</li><li>WeTip Anonymous Tip Line: 1-800-78-CRIME (1-800-782-7463)</li><li>Sioux Falls Crime Stoppers: (605) 367-7007 or toll-free (877) 367-7007</li><li>Website: crimestopperssiouxempire.com</li></ul><b></b><b>Support Resources: If you or someone you know has experienced child abuse, neglect, or sexual exploitation:</b><br /><ul><li>National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453</li><li>RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673</li><li>National Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-373-7888</li></ul><b>Krissi's Platforms:</b><br /><ul><li>Justice4WilmaJuneNissen.com</li><li>wilmasdaughter.substack.com</li><li>Bluesky: @krissihaas1977.bsky.social</li><li>TikTok: Krissi_1977</li><li>medium.com/@justice4wilma</li><li>X (Twitter): @MyMomsMurder</li><li>Change.org petition: https://c.org/7jyxTjGVzC</li></ul><b>SOURCES:</b><br /><ul><li><a href="https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/wilma-june-nissen/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/wilma-june-nissen/</a></li><li><a href="https://projectcoldcase.org/2025/05/12/wilma-nissen/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://projectcoldcase.org/2025/05/12/wilma-nissen/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nwestiowa.com/news/new-lead-for-lyon-county-cold-case/article_31e9c062-1961-11e6-a014-53443c67e206.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.nwestiowa.com/news/new-lead-for-lyon-county-cold-case/article_31e9c062-1961-11e6-a014-53443c67e206.html</a></li><li><a href="https://www.the-sun.com/news/14825036/wilma-nissen-cold-case-mom-murdered-krissi-atkisson-iowa/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.the-sun.com/news/14825036/wilma-nissen-cold-case-mom-murdered-krissi-atkisson-iowa/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/cold-case-spotlight/wilma-nissen-rock-rapids-iowa-homicide-unsolved-rcna232527" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/cold-case-spotlight/wilma-nissen-rock-rapids-iowa-homicide-unsolved-rcna232527</a></li><li><a href="https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/article_6820cdc8-6145-5524-9fc2-3e96212da18e.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/article_6820cdc8-6145-5524-9fc2-3e96212da18e.html</a></li><li><a href="https://muscatinejournal.com/news/state-regional/crime-courts/article_e6a2c980-b20e-5d53-a74c-435d649b4828.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://muscatinejournal.com/news/state-regional/crime-courts/article_e6a2c980-b20e-5d53-a74c-435d649b4828.html</a></li><li><a href="https://nonpareilonline.com/news/state-regional/crime-courts/article_4409d496-4e68-5e8e-b907-f5e1c42decc8.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://nonpareilonline.com/news/state-regional/crime-courts/article_4409d496-4e68-5e8e-b907-f5e1c42decc8.html</a></li><li><a href="https://siouxlandnews.com/archive/arrest-made-in-1978-lyon-county-cold-case-01-26-2016" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://siouxlandnews.com/archive/arrest-made-in-1978-lyon-county-cold-case-01-26-2016</a></li><li><a...

Reverie True Crime

Paige Elmore

194. Wilma June Nissen: The Woman in the White Go-Go Boots

DEC 20, 202555 MIN
Reverie True Crime

194. Wilma June Nissen: The Woman in the White Go-Go Boots

DEC 20, 202555 MIN

Description

For 27 years, she was just Jane Doe, a nameless woman found decomposed in an Iowa ditch in 1978. In 2006, a fingerprint match finally gave her a name: Wilma June Nissen, a 23-year-old mother. Wilma's daughter Krissi spent nearly 30 years believing her mother had abandoned her, only to learn the devastating truth that she'd been murdered just after Krissi's first birthday. Now, Krissi is fighting to solve her mother's cold case, and investigators believe they know who did it. This is the story of a woman who was failed by every system that should have protected her. Someone out there knows what happened that summer night in 1978, and Wilma June Nissen deserves justice.<br /><b></b><br /><b><br />To Report Information:</b><br /><ul><li>Crime Stoppers USA: 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)</li><li>Website: crimestoppersusa.org</li><li>Cold Case Coalition Tip Line: (385) 258-3313</li><li>WeTip Anonymous Tip Line: 1-800-78-CRIME (1-800-782-7463)</li><li>Sioux Falls Crime Stoppers: (605) 367-7007 or toll-free (877) 367-7007</li><li>Website: crimestopperssiouxempire.com</li></ul><b></b><b>Support Resources: If you or someone you know has experienced child abuse, neglect, or sexual exploitation:</b><br /><ul><li>National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453</li><li>RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673</li><li>National Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-373-7888</li></ul><b>Krissi's Platforms:</b><br /><ul><li>Justice4WilmaJuneNissen.com</li><li>wilmasdaughter.substack.com</li><li>Bluesky: @krissihaas1977.bsky.social</li><li>TikTok: Krissi_1977</li><li>medium.com/@justice4wilma</li><li>X (Twitter): @MyMomsMurder</li><li>Change.org petition: https://c.org/7jyxTjGVzC</li></ul><b>SOURCES:</b><br /><ul><li><a href="https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/wilma-june-nissen/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/wilma-june-nissen/</a></li><li><a href="https://projectcoldcase.org/2025/05/12/wilma-nissen/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://projectcoldcase.org/2025/05/12/wilma-nissen/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nwestiowa.com/news/new-lead-for-lyon-county-cold-case/article_31e9c062-1961-11e6-a014-53443c67e206.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.nwestiowa.com/news/new-lead-for-lyon-county-cold-case/article_31e9c062-1961-11e6-a014-53443c67e206.html</a></li><li><a href="https://www.the-sun.com/news/14825036/wilma-nissen-cold-case-mom-murdered-krissi-atkisson-iowa/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.the-sun.com/news/14825036/wilma-nissen-cold-case-mom-murdered-krissi-atkisson-iowa/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/cold-case-spotlight/wilma-nissen-rock-rapids-iowa-homicide-unsolved-rcna232527" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/cold-case-spotlight/wilma-nissen-rock-rapids-iowa-homicide-unsolved-rcna232527</a></li><li><a href="https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/article_6820cdc8-6145-5524-9fc2-3e96212da18e.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/article_6820cdc8-6145-5524-9fc2-3e96212da18e.html</a></li><li><a href="https://muscatinejournal.com/news/state-regional/crime-courts/article_e6a2c980-b20e-5d53-a74c-435d649b4828.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://muscatinejournal.com/news/state-regional/crime-courts/article_e6a2c980-b20e-5d53-a74c-435d649b4828.html</a></li><li><a href="https://nonpareilonline.com/news/state-regional/crime-courts/article_4409d496-4e68-5e8e-b907-f5e1c42decc8.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://nonpareilonline.com/news/state-regional/crime-courts/article_4409d496-4e68-5e8e-b907-f5e1c42decc8.html</a></li><li><a href="https://siouxlandnews.com/archive/arrest-made-in-1978-lyon-county-cold-case-01-26-2016" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://siouxlandnews.com/archive/arrest-made-in-1978-lyon-county-cold-case-01-26-2016</a></li><li><a href="https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2025/05/08/missing-murdered-who-killed-wilma-june-nissen-1978/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2025/05/08/missing-murdered-who-killed-wilma-june-nissen-1978/</a></li><li><a href="https://medium.com/@CrimeStoriesNow/unraveling-the-cold-case-the-wilma-june-nissen-mystery-e6908d9e9ed2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://medium.com/@CrimeStoriesNow/unraveling-the-cold-case-the-wilma-june-nissen-mystery-e6908d9e9ed2</a></li><li><a href="https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2021/02/14/the-murder-of-wilma-june-nissen/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2021/02/14/the-murder-of-wilma-june-nissen/</a></li><li><a href="https://seasonofjustice.org/featured/wilma-june-nissen/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://seasonofjustice.org/featured/wilma-june-nissen/</a></li><li><a href="https://original.newsbreak.com/@fatim-hemraj-561392/2226594487639-who-killed-wilma-june-nissen-help-solve-this-43-year-old-cold-case" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://original.newsbreak.com/@fatim-hemraj-561392/2226594487639-who-killed-wilma-june-nissen-help-solve-this-43-year-old-cold-case</a></li><li><a href="https://medium.com/chameleon/who-killed-wilma-june-nissen-help-solve-this-43-year-old-cold-case-41b784aba10" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://medium.com/chameleon/who-killed-wilma-june-nissen-help-solve-this-43-year-old-cold-case-41b784aba10</a></li><li><a href="https://www.maryhallbergmedia.com/post/unsolved-the-murder-of-wilma-nissen" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.maryhallbergmedia.com/post/unsolved-the-murder-of-wilma-nissen</a></li><li><a href="https://synovaink.com/2025/03/12/jane-doe-mother-identified-cold-case-of-wilma-june-nissen/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://synovaink.com/2025/03/12/jane-doe-mother-identified-cold-case-of-wilma-june-nissen/</a></li><li>Dakota Spotlight Podcast: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/krissis-search-the-murder-of-wilma-june-nissen/id1451783176?i=1000704327368" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/krissis-search-the-murder-of-wilma-june-nissen/id1451783176?i=1000704327368</a></li></ul><br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a 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