Show No New on ori on Murder Rape Raie Tragedy Chances of an early solution and arrest arrest ar ar- ar re rest t in the Gregory I D D. D Nickell and the subsequent rape of his year old companion companion com com- panion case are arc growing dimmer this week neck as no new developments have been reported by the Uintah County Sheriffs Sheriff's office TWO SUSPECTS were released last week in Battle Mountain I Nevada when their car did not match the proper description and the rape victim was unable to identify them as the men who vho attacked her early Sunday morning morn morn- ing The macabre incident began Sunday ab abut ut 1 i am a.m. when a man approached the parked car of Mr Nickell rolled down clown the window the girl told the sheriff sheriff sher sher- iff the man fired several shots killing the driver drivel HE TH THEN ENforced forced the girl to ride with him for some distance with Mr Nickells Nickell's body in her lap After finally stopping with another car car- with a second man in it the gunman raped her and he and his companion doused the Nickell car with gasoline setting it afire with the murdered victims victim's body inside They then drove the girl around for about four hours with wilt the second man raping the girl She wa was finally dumped from the car cast east of Duchesne where she made her way to a farmhouse to report the events A POLYGRAPH lie detector test was given to the rape victim and It confirmed confirmed con con- firmed her story reported Sheriff Arden Arden Arden Ar- Ar den Stewart It is believed by officials now that the suspects have probably left the area but they continue to follow every lead and to check every stray bit of or Information information tion that might break the case MEANWHILE A reward fund reach reach- reached ed ell Monday l sp sponsored ored by radio station names on a foot 10 long paper containing pledges ranging from 1 to to help bring forth information information in in- formation that might lead to the arrest arrest ar ar- ar rest and conviction of the two suspects Radio station was also taking pledges and sending them to LAW LAV ENFORCEMENT officers say they arc are not giving up on the case and andare andare are arc presently looking for new leads and waiting for additional information comIng coming coming com com- ing in from surrounding states 1 rot ro r ry r 1 v t f l N 1 t y 1 P r b bm I s fI 1 m 5 S I I r 1 10 4 I 1 t I I f J 6 r t ii El 5 5 n tl l i t s i f fi ti m i- i W f iV r rW tal I ft 1 t h JA r 1 11 L 11 1 C 1 Wi 1 1 I I if 1 J a h r I S. S if 5 j rol r 7 L 1 0 17 t t. t I DONOR REWARD LIST has grown to over 1 10 0 feet long in the trust fund for forthe forthe forthe the arrest and conviction of the Gregory Nickell murder as shown by Dave White announcer The list Monday contained names mostly most ly Iy of Uintah Basin residents who willingly pledged to the fund for the purpose purpose pur pur- pose of solving the bizarre murder here Sunday of last week |