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...
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.
To Report Information:- Crime Stoppers USA: 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)
- Website: crimestoppersusa.org
- Cold Case Coalition Tip Line: (385) 258-3313
- WeTip Anonymous Tip Line: 1-800-78-CRIME (1-800-782-7463)
- Sioux Falls Crime Stoppers: (605) 367-7007 or toll-free (877) 367-7007
- Website: crimestopperssiouxempire.com
Support Resources: If you or someone you know has experienced child abuse, neglect, or sexual exploitation:- National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453
- RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673
- National Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-373-7888
Krissi's Platforms:- Justice4WilmaJuneNissen.com
- wilmasdaughter.substack.com
- Bluesky: @krissihaas1977.bsky.social
- TikTok: Krissi_1977
- medium.com/@justice4wilma
- X (Twitter): @MyMomsMurder
- Change.org petition: https://c.org/7jyxTjGVzC
SOURCES:- https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/wilma-june-nissen/
- https://projectcoldcase.org/2025/05/12/wilma-nissen/
- https://www.nwestiowa.com/news/new-lead-for-lyon-county-cold-case/article_31e9c062-1961-11e6-a014-53443c67e206.html
- https://www.the-sun.com/news/14825036/wilma-nissen-cold-case-mom-murdered-krissi-atkisson-iowa/
- https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/cold-case-spotlight/wilma-nissen-rock-rapids-iowa-homicide-unsolved-rcna232527
- https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/article_6820cdc8-6145-5524-9fc2-3e96212da18e.html
- https://muscatinejournal.com/news/state-regional/crime-courts/article_e6a2c980-b20e-5d53-a74c-435d649b4828.html
- https://nonpareilonline.com/news/state-regional/crime-courts/article_4409d496-4e68-5e8e-b907-f5e1c42decc8.html
- https://siouxlandnews.com/archive/arrest-made-in-1978-lyon-county-cold-case-01-26-2016
- https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2025/05/08/missing-murdered-who-killed-wilma-june-nissen-1978/
- https://medium.com/@CrimeStoriesNow/unraveling-the-cold-case-the-wilma-june-nissen-mystery-e6908d9e9ed2
- https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2021/02/14/the-murder-of-wilma-june-nissen/
- https://seasonofjustice.org/featured/wilma-june-nissen/
- https://original.newsbreak.com/@fatim-hemraj-561392/2226594487639-who-killed-wilma-june-nissen-help-solve-this-43-year-old-cold-case
- https://medium.com/chameleon/who-killed-wilma-june-nissen-help-solve-this-43-year-old-cold-case-41b784aba10
- https://www.maryhallbergmedia.com/post/unsolved-the-murder-of-wilma-nissen
- https://synovaink.com/2025/03/12/jane-doe-mother-identified-cold-case-of-wilma-june-nissen/
- Dakota Spotlight Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/krissis-search-the-murder-of-wilma-june-nissen/id1451783176?i=1000704327368
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