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Nikki Ranee Thrasher 1975 - 1994

Nikki Ranee Thrasher was born on March 17, 1975 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon United States, and died at age 19 years old on November 27, 1994 in Roseburg, Douglas County. Nikki Thrasher was buried at Willamette National Cemetery Section X Site 1531 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Nikki Ranee Thrasher.

Nikki Ranee Thrasher

March 17, 1975

Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States

November 27, 1994

Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon, United States

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Nikki Ranee Thrasher's History: 1975 - 1994

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Introduction

Nikki Ranee Thrasher was buried in Willamette National Cemetery because her father, Bruce Douglas Thrasher, was a Marine in the Vietnam War. She had three brothers. She was shot in the head because a senior at her high school thought she knew about a home burglary that he had committed. He shot her to keep her quiet. SeeNikki Thrasher Obit. The high school senior, Kyle Hedquist, was an Explorer Scout and an aspiring police officer. In 1995, he was convicted of Nikki's murder and was sentenced to a life sentence without parole. In April of 2022, Oregon Governor Kate Brown granted him clemency.
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1975

Birthday

March 17, 1975

Birthdate

Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon United States

Birthplace

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Ethnicity & Family History

Nikki was Asian.
Nationality & Locations

Nikki was born in Portland Oregon and died in Roseburg, Oregon at the young age of 19. She lived her short life in Oregon.
Early Life & Education

Nikki attended Roseburg High School in Roseburg, Oregon.
Military Service

Nikki's father Bruce Douglas Thrasher served in the US Marines during Vietnam. Nikki was buried in Willamette National Cemetery because of her father's service.
Professional Career

Nikki was still a student when she lost her life to violence.
Personal Life & Family

Only 19 when she was murdered, Nikki never married nor had children. She was buried with her father, a veteran of the War in Vietnam. Nikki was survived by three brothers.
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1994

Death

November 27, 1994

Death date

Shot/head - murdered

Cause of death

Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon United States
Death location

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Willamette National Cemetery Section X Site 1531 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or 97086
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Nikki Ranee Thrasher lived 53 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 19.

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Kathy Pinna

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04/26/2022

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.

Date & Place: 1994 in Oregon United States

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Daniel Pinna

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04/26/2022

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 Oct. 9th.

- The preceding appeared in the Roseburg newspaper in Oregon:

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