Nikki Thrasher Obit
High school senior charged in girl's death
Douglas County authorities say a 19-year-old Roseburg girl was killed because she knew too much about a burglary case. An 18-year-old senior at Roseburg High School, Kyle Hedquist, was charged Wednesday with murdering Nikki Thrasher. Hedquist, a former Explorer Scout who once dreamed of becoming a police officer, was being held without bail
Thrasher's body was found Sunday along a road near Roseburg. She had been shot in the head execution-style. Investigators believe Thrasher learned of Hedquist's involvement in the burglary of a Springfield home and he was afraid she would say something. Police also believe Hedquist was involved in the armed robbery of a Roseburg pizza parlor on October 9, 1994.
- The Statesman Journal, December 2, 1994, a Friday, on page 28.
Douglas County authorities say a 19-year-old Roseburg girl was killed because she knew too much about a burglary case. An 18-year-old senior at Roseburg High School, Kyle Hedquist, was charged Wednesday with murdering Nikki Thrasher. Hedquist, a former Explorer Scout who once dreamed of becoming a police officer, was being held without bail
Thrasher's body was found Sunday along a road near Roseburg. She had been shot in the head execution-style. Investigators believe Thrasher learned of Hedquist's involvement in the burglary of a Springfield home and he was afraid she would say something. Police also believe Hedquist was involved in the armed robbery of a Roseburg pizza parlor on October 9, 1994.
- The Statesman Journal, December 2, 1994, a Friday, on page 28.
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