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The the what do you think the most striking part of her young personality was to her confidence. their components in her. She was she light to any situation. She was she's, the one possible. She stood out the cheerful carrying down for adventure. She had hopes and dreams and aspirations for her that there is a big deal.

You're ahead for I was getting ready. They learned org, someone text me call. The police, Nicky's In the first week I figured she was just hang somewhere lost her phone or something we start making fires and putting up fires that she was being held against well or or worse. One of the first clues in this case came from seventeen year old, Nicky, coon housing herself. What investigators discovered messages on snapchat, a social media platform about someone she had met that night, a man named David. dawn on. So this is detected David Jensen with regular police ends,

be David. Bogdanov drive your consent record this conversation These are walking. I want unto her answer. Why should walking alone in the middle of the night, and she said that she had some big fight with her boyfriend. sense strategy: a nice guy. I know you're the last person to see her. after she loved you know, others organ! What I can tell you, David is kind David is carrying their main everyone laugh he was ever. Friend, try to keep my hopes high, that, after six months

harmful when you heard that her remains were found. What was your initial reaction is devastating investigators. David Bogdanov killed seventeen year old, Nicky, kuhn house and, as her suspected killer, David Bogdanov made his first court appearance. By the time we got trout. Now we had three different versions of what happened. Mr Bogdanov will testify to what happened that night, the whole time or just going for her to stop lying and he was full of anger. She struck by the edges reaching back and scratch my face. He had no regard for her life at all.

There's a struggle going on here track couch my eyes. There is a life or death struggle going on in accent and his work show that he intended to tell nicki intended to kill her because of who she was second woman. This is a narrative in a story that plays out all the time when trans people go missing. There are usually found disease,

The the the. Lisa. Woods will never forget the day. Her life changed forever. It was june. Six. Twenty nineteen That's when her daughter, Nicky, coon housing, seemingly vanished lisa says they talk daily before work, call her every day and talk to her before my shift to stop

answered immediately. Her mothers intuition kicked in LISA had a bad feeling tat first day I took as vice church, and I made it into a fellow case, and I sat with her picture and my bible: did you fear that something had happened? new something had happened. Lisa filed a missing persons report at first for an aerial fox, wasn't too concerned lost her phone or something classic. Nicky aerial knew all about Nicky's moves. After all, they'd been best friends since childhood. She sighed the lively friend, that's just always high energy, when I Smet, nike shoes still My neck is definitely used to me

he hiring. We lived across the strict from each on as a third and fourth grade aim taylor watts was a childhood friend is well, she stood out, she say cheerful, was carrying, she was just da ba becoming nikki would be something of an evolution, but LISA says she and her large family always knew very rarely. Did anybody call nicholas Nicky began life as nicholas, but from a young age. Lisa says nikki had a strong sense of self there's. This one picture wasn't born vegan There was a hairdresser and she's back into her wigs. Does she always knew what she was? She broke her arm and she had a pink cast. Her brothers were so man letter you have, as I might

she picked the colors are broken arm. It was around sixth grade that Nicky made her gender identity public. She decided that she was and to be making all the time. Not just at home, so she's start better dressing is herself the woman woman. As LISA says, Nicky was widely accepted for who she was, especially among certain in crowd the cheerleaders love the way that she did her make up and they wanted her to do there make up as well, and she hoped tat passion would one day turn into her dream job. She wondered indicate his hair make artists, I was her goal life most deems making love to post on line condition came from the moment of famous especially tributes to her. I do that

other nicky running. Looking at how important do think social media was tanuki, it was pretty important, tearing cell based solution, We, like shiite LISA, says Nicky also like fighting for the underdog. I was called to school on many occasions because she advances for headings among, but it was always a situation where she was defending someone else. Nicky's parents had divorced when she was young mother and daughter remain close as Nicky became a teen go, get our nails tongue. It would just drive around in by the water and walk by the water but in high school things would begin to change. Was guns or what she would make him. all the time and she began to get her but sometimes she just wouldn't wake up. Mr missed lisa says she, What was wrong? Nicky had started,

abusing drugs. She such me. Man. I don't think I can do my homework without being high and she was sixteen friends say: Nicky had started using methods, I mean that's when I realized. I was talking to an attic since that my daughter lisa says there were many attempts to get Nicky into rehab to help her kid drugs for good, but nothing seemed to stick for months. Nicky continue to struggle just how dangerous Nicky's addiction was became apparent to lisa in twenty eighteen. I got a call at work from a detective. Lisa was told, Nicky had been shot six times, lisa race to the hospital expecting the worst, but when she arrived

she's very excited to have her girlfriends were there and she had her makeup off and she was sitting up laughing and they were doing selfies, and I looked at her and I'm like I thought you said she was shot six times It was a miracle says: lisa, nine of Nicky's injuries were life threatening, missed area major internet, intercept twice in the stomach and her leg and To recap, LISA says nikki told her. She was shot during a dispute over drugs. What do you think it says about Nikki? She was able to survive being shot. Six times two is a tough cookie yeah the man responsible for nicky shooting was never apprehended, LISA hope Nicky's brush with that would serve as the inspiration for Nicky to turn her life around, and did you think, ok we're on a different path

I didn t she is America's. She knew now a year later. Nicky was missing and lisa was hoping for Another miracle. Hi, I'm lindsey. Graham the host wonders pod podcast american scandal. We bring to life some the biggest controversies in u S, history present July's environs. Well disastrous corporate fraud in our newest series. We look at the kids for cash scandal a story about corruption inside america's system of juvenile justice in northeastern pennsylvania. Incidents had begun, noticing an alarming trend. Children were being sent waiter jail in high numbers and often for committing only minor offences. The fbi began looking at two local judges and when the full picture emerged it made national guidelines. The judges were earning a fortune carrying out a brazen criminal scheme, one that would

after the lives of countless children and force a heated debate about punishment and america's I'm an old justice system following can scandal. Wherever you get your upon guests, you can listen ad free, the amazon, music or wandering app the mother of a missing vancouver teenager, not giving up how, child will be found same in june. Twenty nineteen lisa woods had just one goal: finding her daughter, Nicky coon house, in all Nicky social media accounts had gone silent. We start making fires. I remember there, flyers everywhere clerk coney prosecutor, Kristen are no. You couldn't go to the grocery store without seeing that flyer news of Nicky's disappearance vancouver washington started to give more attention to vanished more than two weeks ago, and today was listed on the net

national centre for missing and exploited children website police talked in Nicky's roommates and learn the last time they had seen. Her was the day she vanished nicky was heading out the door to meet a man. She met just hours before, but who was he clerk honey prosecutor com hey says her social media messages provided in two gaiters with their first clue about who Nicky was seen that night snapshot messages. We know that he picked her up would have been. Some are five, eight hamish or so You just want to pick up the crumbs. He was this man twenty five year old good bogdanov who worked at his family on construction business. There exchanges gave police their first glimpse of a timeline when he indicates met. That was the last time she was seen alive by anyone else. So detection

we're looking to talk to him within a couple of weeks of nikki going missing, the investigators tried his home, they left cards. I think they also tried calling him weren't able to get a hold of them. They also sent snapchat messages, but Bogdanov did not reply. It seemed he had vanished. Just like Nicky, reeks, grew in the months. Without any leads. that she was being held against her or worse in late september, nearly four months after Nicky went missing investigator finally heard from David Bogdanov. He said he had had phone problems and had just gotten their messages. Detectives asked him to come in for questioning hoping he could help

instigation until you talk to him and get the story, you don't necessarily know if there might be. Maybe there was someone else after that may have seen her so on october. Second, Bob Donna voluntarily met with detective David Jensen of the vancouver police department David. Were you aware that this is recording in their recorded interview, Bogdanov told jensen? He was out drinking with his brothers on june six when he noticed a young woman. It was on this vancouver block around three. Am that David fucked on off claims he first spotted nikki alone. He says walked over to her to check to see if she was ok, they started talking offered her my jacket because it was really cold outside bogdanov also offered nikki a drink, do. You want some vodka as I got some if you want to a drink, just relax a little bit and she said sure so just give her the bottle to take with her. He also gave nicky his contact info

mason I did give her. My snapchat name was just exchanged snapchats and she didn't have a formula or boudhanath says he and Nikki then parted ways. A few hours later Nikki sent him the address where she was staying with friends Donna drove over and picked her up, he said he was going to help us find her found. Her fond was lessing later that morning bogged down of says. He and Nicky found themselves alone in his car. Just working, driveway chit chatting a little bit, and then she told me that she smile. She bowed says that's when Nicky revealed she was transgender. I was shocked to find out and just uncomfortable and really really disturbed, and I asked her to please get out of the car, because this is just really weird for me. If you just got out to the car at night, took off he's pretty vague about the details

at that point- and just says that was the last I saw ever while he was uncertain about some details of that night are no says. Bogdanov was clear on one topic. He went out of his way to make sure that they knew that he found that anyone who is The algae secure community, but he found them disgusting algae bt, q. Is an abbreviation two referred: a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersects people and communities for me- is disturbing morale neighbours meyer, transsexual or something I just got disgusted at night just get out. Bogdanov offered up another piece of information, though he was never asked. we can help him more words, another kind of person to I'm not even a violent person, you at all, nothing bogdanovich interview ended and he left

the police station, then On december, seventh, twenty nineteen sixty after Nicky vanished a man walking on near? Large mountain found, something that would change this case forever. Nobody goes about them Expecting that they're gonna find a body the I had made her christmas card that morning. If, as I hope that she was coming home, It was nearly christmas. Twenty nineteen and lisa woods was king for one, miraculous gift, the safe return of herself in your own daughter, Nicky coon house, and she missing for six unbearable months.

and I pray pray to bring my baby home just bring my baby home to me, but the on settling discovery of a human skull. On December seven, twenty nineteen brought us. Swarm of local authorities to thickly. Would it large mountain, including detective Joe swenson from the clerk county sheriff's office, This was the trail that we actually entered into the area and there were items found immediately inside the tree line under need the dense, canopy of trees, the remnants. A human life. I've been scattered by animals down a steep ravine we're budget clothing items found down. There are specific, specifically like a green jacket. Some underwear was a bandanna. There were more bones jewelry. You also found a fancourt correct what the significance of that way

found the phone charging cord. It was tied in a knot, but it was in a circle about four inches in diameter, tangled inside the nodded cord for artificial multi colored, here extensions so looking at the cord in conjunction with the hair and seem pretty obvious that if it were placed around somebody's neck, that's The hare would have gotten caught up in it. After call me the rugged terrain for two days, detective suspected some had been murdered. You know we had a couple of missing persons, cases that were kind of on our mind. We started

you have more detectives and other agencies and learning hey. This could be making two thousand and oh come to find out. She's been missing for six months that when the vancouver police began, another exhaustive search since whence it comparing evidence, photos taken on the mountain to Nicky's personal photos found on line looking for matches and actually found a lot of images of her wearing the exact items. We have found a peer, and so it was a good confirmation. Initially, to be able to say, yeah we're pretty sure this is about a week later. Dental records verify the victims identity. It was Nicky, coon housing and it was murder, The medical examiner determine that Nicky had been strangled to death with that cell phone chargers. Cord

sorry for interrupting your canoe swimming december, seventeenth, two thousand and nineteen vancouver police. Detective David Jensen once again questioned the last known person to see nikki alive. At bogdanov. So what you said you you're going to go to your jobs. I went to work yeah, he went to work, Bogdanov stuck his story on the morning of june six after Nicky divulged, she was transgender. He said he was shocked and disturbed that's why you're like I'm nicely I'm not into this and draw the man said our way. I dont have said he then drove straight to work in Europe? portland Oregon, so at didn't, have all of your. Your phone records obey Now there's an initial analysis does so you left your comment and then went

I felt as though I and on a trip his cell phone records, suggested he had never driven to work that morning, but actually traveled in the opposite direction to large mountain. The trip took about an hour. Road trip I have back again I think the we're being arrested and even murder whose remains discovered through strangled at death. Okay, a

hours later detective David Jensen told so they had found Nicky. I found many users screaming cayman called man tat I could composure after I come out told me. I want you to know that I arrested David this morning. I wanted to make sure he was charged and behind bars before I came and told you charges of murder in the second degree and malicious harassment, which is now called hate crime in washington, warrior first reactions when you heard had been arrested and mean truthfully. I was very surprised clinical social worker, Devon Davis william, sent and linden walls are transgender activists. They launched the justice for Nicky taskforce.

most of the time in our culture and our country, ever trans personas, There is not an arrest man. We think it's right around thirty percent, Trans peoples were murdered Have some when arrested and fully prosecutor? Having someone held accountable, I think only black can start the healing and also bring attention to some of the things that france. Community is burdened with part of their burden, says linden is having with fear fear of being misunderstood, fear of being attacked. A recent you see, I lay law. School study concluded that transgender people are four times more likely than non. gender people to become victor

It's a violent crime, an explosion of hate, the american medical association has called an epidemic of violence. Laughed a transgender woman was found, shot and killed over the weekend. The there was a vigil for her It was really overwhelming to see how much love that attracts me. had come together for my daughter, devon. Let me find focus on purpose She told me that she was going to make sure that nobody forgot his name,

gonna, make a difference with help from her new friends. Leases focus slowly shifted from the horror of facing her daughters, violent death to the hope of finding. justice for her murder. Lisa was so driven to siege. justice and to do right for her child anything given these sire purpose and drive to stay alive. She was a rainbow of late. She was so confident in who she was at a press conference just days after bogdan offs arrest, LISA woods became an activist. I believe me I believe he killed her because she was a transgender. I believe that, with all my heart by august, twenty twenty one days,

bogdanov stay of reckoning was fast approaching. His murder trial was just two weeks away when prosecutors learn. He had changed his story dramatically. You solemnly swear, reaffirm that, and he would take the stand to tell it himself Jumping from my guy and all the good things got sovereign always there for everyone. No matter what Vicki matt soup, David Bogdanov niece does not believe her uncle is capable of the murder he is accused of committing what always got along with everyone. Just days before the trial

He reassured his sister lily. I just remember him telling us to worry is ready to just face whatever is coming and lisa was also ready. I spread they paid for out of his hands in it outlines the microphone. The cord supplied, a zoo feed as the trial got underway in august. Twenty twenty one each day family in france, rallied around lisa wearing pink mass to court, whose oversee ethics in a room where a man that murdered her cad as horror them? possibly hard their lives and germans least diversion opening statements began with a bold claim from the defence Why did not strangle Nicky tune housing causing her death because she's transgendered

nicky joan house and is now the seas because Mr Bogdan I've had to defend himself against her attacking him and possibly killing him, but the prosecution argued that was not case the murdered man he after finding out, she was transgender, they insisted. Nicky was the victim a hate crime murdered because his respect for human life was outweighed by his hatred for those who are gay and those who are transgender depressed. occasion laid out its case with experts testifying about those snapchat exchanges leading up to the murder and cell phone records. Placing bogdanov phone at large mountain just hours later jurors were shown. Evidence found at the seen including that phone charging cord, the defence called just one witness all save five bogdanov himself,

attorney. Erin mac lear question bogged down off about his religious upbringing and his views about algae bt q. I people those other. It is a sad state of affairs but thought davits lifestyle But if David comes across anybody wherever it is, there is no hate. Bogdanov told the jury. What happened when he and Nicky were alone in his car and what was the key data that boy just snugly, something bogdan of said: Nicky asked him to join her in the back seat before he did, he say

He wedged the gun. He carried between the driver's seat and center console that transitioned into us making up the machine or anything else is ok. It was touching who was a little bit of all the first time. Where was she touching you or she started crushing me and my private area? bogdanov said the sexual encounter escalated quickly and that's when he realized Nicky was transgender bogdanov testimony.

May be disturbing to some viewers shock. I've just been deceived. I freak out, and I what's your what's your back. And this start the out saying you don't tell me you're a dude start young yoga as she she's a disgusting disgusting piece of crap. He said he told nikki to get out of his car and he said she reacted with violence. I tried to just kicked it with her foot from a superstar, and she just if something goes towards the center console or is my gun? I'm thinking you know, I just was deceived by this person and this person's hire met, and all I can think is: oh my god

It's all right now, in some fashion, that mickey might in calling for the gun, kind of defiance logic. Bogdanov said he trying to restrain Nicky by grabbing her jacket, but the material with two slippery to get a good grip. He claims in a desperate attempt to save himself he reached for a cell phone charging court rather feeble and put it around her or her guy for older, older them. For you After Bogdanov said, he placed the phone cord around Nicky's arms and chest during their struggle, but ass. He pulled the cord slipped up to her neck, the whole time she's, trying to fight me and reaching back and scratched at my face prejudice, gouge my eyes. So why does she stopped

How will they get china wishes to call making wise I found acquired that was tied to a space of three point: nine seven inches which ends up being about like this. and if you can imagine the physical sensation of having your throat constricted to space this size and then have a triple nodded after realizing Nicky was dead. Bogdanov said he panicked. Stay, I think just a you of the and then I think that They're not going to leave me in I've, been up all night, not sober others. Drugs in the car there's a dead persons in the back seat. At that point, I thought

to get rid of the body. This is a very misleading in that happens, I just wanted to put this behind me. I wish it never happened. Boudhanath said that's when he drove nikki's body to large mountain, a holder out of the car, and there was that spot by the road up. The hill just went down really steep I just er for sure. If you down that, then you tell the jury. Why why you left the country Bogdanov told the court? He left the country just hours after killing, nikki buying a last minute ticket to ukraine or was scared emotional wreck. I thinking I knew you were my drinking

and that I likely would not have been in this situation. If I hadn't been drinking and just wanted to get away the fact that he had multiple different stories that he had had at least two opportunities to give. This explanation to detectives and hunt the fact that he dumped the body the fact that he ran from the country all things kind of points to guilty conscious and not someone who thinks that their actions are justified. The afternoon both sides made their case one last time during closing arguments. The entire time, then, hey is great shape for finding out that he was transgender. Not here not about felt the bad ones, thereby defence attorney Malcolm harbour strongly disagree. nicky canals and is not here to date. Not because the strange yonder

does this bob and I was in a light in that situation- learn more about the life and death of Nicky convincing forty eight hours dot com, the she's the camera seems like the camera liked about Nicky was just nicky of sheep the lead the way, followed, she was very empowered and very steadily asked and hurried and again, and I think very strong- probably unaware that society struggles to handle. After two we

of an emotional trial and more than two years after Nicky coon housing's death would jurors leave David Bogdanov claim of self defence, david is not the person, but they made him out to be David is kind David is carrying or the prosecutions case that he murdered Nicky after he learned She was transgender. She was so strong and identity and that's ultimately lashes, killed The jury deliberated for more than two days we sure how is gonna go there was possibility. hung jury finally, on day They inform the judge they had reached a unanimous decision. We, the jury, find the above named, defended guilty of a crime.

of murder and the second degree as charged in one reform count to we. The jury by the above named defendant, guilty of a crime of malicious rascals, I hate crime in washington, so when it's a really big one just happily justice for his family two weeks later, LISA would ask. Judge to impose the maximum sentence or grey. Mary the wants her to show how he had a ban, and so many things are stolen from us, so many milestones shall never get it now and I miss her Every day before handing down the sentence, judge David, Gregor sent addressed the court saying he was quote struck by the. for nature of this crime

conjures up old childhood legend of the buggy man of troy gone terribly wrong. Fighting back tears, the judge continued for almost fifteen minutes. the movement towards something resembling justice. may be seen as a step in the right, overall movement from darkness toward like this, its view that can and should be making thousands. Let me see was sentenced to the maximum nineteen, and a half years for, Nicky's murder were twelve concurrent months, for the militias, harassment charge. I think it was appropriate in this case.

It necessarily seem like a long amount of time when you think about what he took from Nicky and his family. After sentencing, family, friends and supporters gathered outside the courtroom. She was just a baby there's a teenager to provide You know you got what he deserved nick story has allowed us to take a giant leap forward, LISA Nicky supporters of trying to find a way for her legacy to help and protect. There's finding a way to memorialize Nicky and empower other trans teenagers To pursue their dreams, I think, is, is the next step. I want a thing, turkey's failure, and that happens with the passing of legislation and washington state known as Nicky's law,

have happy to sign this bill. It's designed to prevent defendants charged with violent crime from relying on a victim's gender identity or sexual orientation, the so called gay or trans panic, defence and Nicky law makes it impossible to use, was called the trans, panic, defence and court where someone says that they were so out of for all when they found out that someone was transit. You essentially aren't culpable for your actions washington is one of sixteen states to pass similar legislation. Nicky supporters hope her law will inspire. Even more states to follow. Suit. What's it like to know that your daughter's legacy, there's a law named after her why don't help other people? I want her desk mean something just some who me contemplate hurting another chance jenner person.

Heaven in london are proud of what they achieved with the justice for Nicky taskforce and hope. Nicky story will help the transgender community. I hope, as that Work has has created a domino effect, and this will hopefully lead to other trans kids and tens having different life outcome as LISA moves forward without Nicky. She here is a special reminder of her daughter, a necklace she where's every day, just got this well my birthday from his, and he made it to put think his ashes and you'll always have Nicky close your heart? Yes, How do you want nicky remembered for hello say to watch him live insane. True who she was seen to to her her family and friends? No matter what

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