- Kelly Nolan
Kelly K. Nolan was a
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater student who went missingJune 23 ,2007 , [ [http://www.channel3000.com/news/13582449/detail.html Madison Police Search For Missing 22-Year-Old Woman - News Story - WISC Madison ] ] after leaving Amy's Café in downtownMadison, Wisconsin at 11:30PM. She left with a staff member of the bar who said that he later passed her off to a man claiming to be a friend of hers. The following morning she was reported missing. [ [http://www.channel3000.com/news/13588169/detail.html Missing 22-Year-Old's Family Ramps Up Search Efforts - News Story - WISC Madison ] ]A body believed to be Nolan was found on Monday
July 9 ,2007 , in the Town of Dunn, about 11 miles south of Madison. Due to the decomposition of the body, a forensics team was brought in to verify whether or not this was actually the body of Nolan or another missing resident of Dane County. On TuesdayJuly 10 ,2007 , the Dane County coroner confirmed that the body found was that of Kelly Nolan. [ [http://www.channel3000.com/news/13652105/detail.html Coroner Confirms Body That Of Missing College Student - News Story - WISC Madison ] ] [ [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,288878,00.html FOXNews.com - Body Is Missing University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Senior Kelly Nolan, Coroner Confirms - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News ] ]Due to the nature of Nolan's death, Joel DeSpain, spokesman for the Madison Police Department, has announced that the death is now being treated as a homicide, and that there are no suspects at this time.
The Nolan family has offered a $10,000.00 reward for information leading to the conviction of the person responsible for this crime. [ [http://www.channel3000.com/news/13641999/detail.html Missing Student's Family Announces Reward - News Story - WISC Madison ] ] [ [http://www.kellynolan.org/ Help Find Kelly Nolan - Missing from Madison, WI since June 23rd, 2007 ] ] The Madison Police Department has also announced that they will be offering a reward of $10,000.00 for information leading to the person responsible for her murder. [ [http://www.channel3000.com/news/13664788/detail.html Police Offer Reward For Information Leading To Student's Killer - News Story - WISC Madison ] ] [ [http://www.nbc15.com/home/headlines/8388232.html Police Offer Reward for Information Leading to Student's Killer ] ] A third reward has been set up by the [http://www.carolesundfoundation.com/ Carole Sund/Carrington Memorial Reward Foundation] . [ [http://www.channel3000.com/news/13673443/detail.html Company Gives Boost To Search For Student's Killer - News Story - WISC Madison ] ] As of
July 13 ,2007 , they have put up $5,000.00 in reward money. However, this fund is open to public donation, so this reward amount may rise quickly as time goes on.On
July 21 ,2007 , a funeral for Nolan took place at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. [ [http://www.channel3000.com/news/13730433/detail.html Hundreds Attend Funeral For Slain College Student - News Story - WISC Madison ] ] Hundreds of people attended her funeral.The search for Kelly Nolan gained notability when many national news organizations picked up the story. [ [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,288727,00.html FOXNews.com - Coroner: Found Body is 'Probably' That of Missing Wisconsin Coed Kelly Nolan - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News ] ] [ [http://www.abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3341397&page=1 ABC News: Campus Vanishing: Where Is Kelly Nolan? ] ] [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19707534/] [ [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0707/09/cnr.02.html CNN.com - Transcripts ] ] Fox news, for example, dedicated a portion of their airtime on
July 9 ,2007 , as breaking news following the police search of Dunn.References
External links
* [http://www.kellynolan.org/ Help Find Kelly Nolan]
* [http://www.carolesundfoundation.com/ Carole Sund/Carrington Memorial Reward Foundation]
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