MUS-2026-284
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MUS-2026-284
Homicide
- Incident
- 2000
- Indexed
- Oct 16, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office
- Location
- Salt Lake City UT
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Nikole Bakoles, 19, was last seen in March 2000 in the Salt Lake City area. On October 8, 2000, two duck hunters found skeletal remains in a field near the Great Saltair. In August 2012 law enforcement announced the remains had been identified as Bakoles through isotope analysis and DNA comparison with family. Her death remains an unsolved homicide. No one has been charged.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- Mar 15, 2000
Bakoles was last seen. Her family did not file a missing-person report until 2003.
- Oct 8, 2000
Two duck hunters found skeletal remains, a skull with waist-length blond hair, 26 other bones, and a blue choker necklace, in a field near the Great Saltair.
- Aug 7, 2012
Law enforcement publicly announced the remains were identified as Nikole Bakoles via isotope analysis and DNA comparison with family.
Key people
The people in the file.
19, of the Salt Lake City area. Last seen March 2000. Her remains were found near the Great Saltair in October 2000 and identified in 2012.
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