Who killed Nikki LaDue January? 9 yrs no investigation no arrests

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From Blog Cold Case No More

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Near the end of 1999, Nikki LaDue found her knight in shining armor. Working on the floor of the Grand Casino in Gulfport, Mississippi, she would occasionally have to deal with an unruly gambler. When that happened, she’d call security. That’s how she met security manager Phil January. But at the same time, she also fighting demons no one could fight. Nikki was addicted to pain pills. She hid this well from her friends and family. Drugs were easy to come by at the Grand. In fact more than once, there were internal investigations that tried to break up an Oxy-ring. People lost their jobs but the drugs continued to flow.

Nikki LaDue Tries Anew–Marries Phil January
http://coldnomore.wordpress.com/2011/11/15/nikki-ladue-remarries/

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Reader Comment promoted to post: Nikki's Death Staged?
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Cold Case No More: Through the Eyes of a Friend, Meet Nikki LaDue
http://wp.me/p1Xm5Q-1N

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Nov 18 by Holliston Cold Case No More:

http://coldnomore.wordpress.com/2011/11/18/interviews-coming-up-how-could-so-many-things-have-gone-wrong-in-pass-christian/

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I’ve spoken to one of the first responders to the scene who had some very interesting things to say about the investigation, or rather, lack of investigation. I’ve spoken to Angelia Hursell who babysat Nick on July 28 and was one of the last people to see Nikki alive. She too was shocked when the policeman she spoke to on the scene didn’t seem interested in talking to her. And what she did say, was misheard and misinterpreted and played a role in the quick assumption of suicide. Finally, tomorrow, Saturday, I will speak to Phil January, Nikki’s husband when she died. A lot has been said and written about him and this will be his opportunity to give his side.

So bear with me…more to come hopefully by Saturday night.

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Please take time to read, share and comment. Nom Holliston is actually interviewing many of the participants in Nikki's Case and life.

There are also REAL interesting posts by a guy who calls himself 'logical minded engineera'. It's a real good read and very informative

<a href="http://coldnomore.wordpress.com/tag/nikki-ladue-january/">click link to read</a>

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The Investigation Into Nikki LaDue January’s Death-Botched From the Beginning
http://coldnomore.wordpress.com/2011/11/25/investigation-into-nikki-ladue-januarys-death/

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Why Would Nikki’s Best Friend Leave Her When She’s Need Most? http://nblo.gs/qAOrq

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Another Friend of Nikki LaDue January’s Speaks Out
http://coldnomore.wordpress.com/2011/11/27/another-friend-of-nikki-ladue-januarys-speaks-out/

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Why Are There So Many Conflicting Police Reports in Nikki LaDue January Case?
NOV 28 Posted by holliston2012

They quickly deemed the death of Nikki LaDue January a suicide. They being the Pass Christian, Mississippi police and the Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove. But why? Yes she was found alone on her balcony with a gun shot wound to the head. Yes the gun was there as well. But depending on whom you talk to, none of the investigators seemed to have seen the same thing and the lead investigator went so far as to say Nikki’s autopsy showed it was suicide. The problem is, Nikki didn’t have an autopsy. Take a look at some of the statements made.

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http://coldnomore.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/why-are-there-so-many-conflicting-police-reports-in-nikki-ladue-january-case/

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Phil January on his Relationship with Nikki and What He’s Done Since her Death
Nov 28 Posted by holliston2012

We return now to my interview with Phil January, Nikki LaDue January’s husband. Throughout this blog you may have read some allegations and accusations against Phil. Some questioned his relationship with Nikki while other’s believe he knows more than he’s saying about her death. In his own words, the remaining part of our interview.

“I don’t want to get into a war of words,” Phil said. “I know the facts. I know Nikki’s and my relationship and I know the truth. A lot of things coming out came out really late when people weren’t getting answers and I understand that. I’ve got nothing to hide. I searched for answers myself. And when you get shut down, you get shut down.

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http://coldnomore.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/phil-january-on-his-relationship-with-nikki-and-what-hes-done-since-her-death/

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Math = Murder!
by Logical Minded Engineer

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The lack of a competent crime scene investigation, followed by a rush to judgment by investigators (i.e. suicide), bothers me immensely. I’m not associated with law enforcement in any way and have no credentials to assess a crime scene, but I have thoroughly investigated industrial failures and crunch a lot of numbers in my day job. Consequently, I wanted to see if an indirect numerical (spatial) analysis of the crime scene might shed some light on the night Nikki died. I will share my observations for discussion, but welcome rebuttals and criticism.

To perform a numerical (spatial) analysis of the crime scene, numbers are needed. Unfortunately, the police reports are devoid of measurement and the crime scene photos lack intentional references. This, however, does not mean the analysis is doomed. We have references in the photos of known height. We know, for example, that Nikki was approximately 5’-7” (67 inches) tall. We know her inseam was around 30-32”. We see a guardrail on the balcony, and know the building codes would mandate this be around 3.5 ft tall (42 inches) for a multi-family dwelling. We also know that a 4” spacing between the vertical bars in the metal guardrail is not atypical (and roughly coincides with the distance between Nikki’s ear and temple, as she is seen leaning against them). Once these reference measurements are established, we cross-check them against each other using simple scaling and redundancy (using multiple crime scene photographs taken at different angles). Have performed the above, the measurement provided above appear to be consistent and sensible.

Please read original post, share and comment:
http://nikkiladuejanuary.blogspot.com/2011/11/math-murder.html

Includes photo of Balcony where Nikki was found, Phil sits in the same approximate place where he found her. Son is in foreground.

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“The Table and Chairs”
by Logical Minded Engineer


Two chairs, cigarettes, lighters, bloody phone, ashtray, case and Nikki shot dead.

One of the photos taken of the crime scene shows the contents of a small table with 2 chairs situated at either side.  In one chair sits Nikki’s lifeless body.  The other chair is, of course, vacant.  However, the angle of that second chair is very interesting to me and started me thinking a bit more.  Both chairs are angled in such a way around the table that would suggest 2 people were sitting there the night Nikki died.  Why?  The table isn’t very big in diameter, and for both individuals to scoot up to it, they’d have to angle their chairs so that they didn’t knock knees or step on each other’s feet.

Now let’s look at the contents of the table – in particular the ashtray (i.e. spent cigarette butts), the Marlboro Red cigarette pack, and the lighter closest to the vacant chair.  The position of each of these is consistent with a person sitting in the vacant chair the night Nikki died.  The position and angle of the lighter is consistent with an individual sitting in the vacant chair that uses his right hand to activate the lighter when lighting cigarettes.  The position and angle of the Marlboro Red cigarette pack is consistent with an individual sitting in the vacant chair that holds a cigarette pack in his left hand when he withdraws a cigarette to light.  Looking at the spent cigarette butts in the ashtray, the position and angle of the most recently smoked (i.e. top layer) cigarette butts are consistent with being extinguished by somebody sitting in the vacant chair and using his left hand to snuff out the cigarettes. Looking at the ashtray, there’s only 1 cigarette butt in the top layer that Nikki appears to have extinguished (though the full contents of the ashtray is obscured from view).

Nikki was a smoker, but she didn’t smoke Marlboro reds.  The position of Nikki’s cigarette pack and lighter don’t make sense to me, given where she was sitting.  Why would a smoker place her cigarette pack and lighter on the opposite side of the table to which she was sitting (I believe the position of her cigarette pack was moved after Nikki died, without necessarily changing the orientation of the pack.

As a smoker, when I’m nervous, anxious, or wound up, I smoke more.  That’s just what smokers do.  Judging from the contents of the ashtray, was the individual sitting in the vacant chair particularly anxious on this night?

What are the implications here?  Two scenarios come to mind.  One possibility -- it appears Nikki knew her killer.  They may have sat at the table and had a discussion prior to her death.  Possibly the individual was trying to persuade Nikki to do (or not do) something (i.e. don’t  leave me).  When the killer realized Nikki could no longer be controlled, did he get up and end her life?  Or possibly, he jumped up after Nikki began feeling threatened and picked up the phone to call police?  The other possibility is that the killer surprised Nikki on the balcony, killed her, and then sat down at the table to contemplate what to do next (an amateur without a meticulous well-crafted and thought out plan who had acted on impulse and emotion).  Neither of the 2 possibilities described above would suggest Nikki’s murder was a mob hit left in the hands of a hired professional.   However, they do point to a very obvious suspect.  And the evidence strongly suggests Nikki was not alone the night of her death.

One other observation . . . investigators suggested the black case shown on the table is a camera case (put there while taking crime scene photos).  However, the photos they took at the crime scene were Polaroids.  Circa 2002, I was still using a Polaroid camera from time to time at my own job.  These cameras were rather large and bulky – and would not have fit into the case shown on the table.  In short, it’s just another explanation provided by the crime scene investigators that, although convenient, does not appear plausible.

http://nikkiladuejanuary.blogspot.com/2011/11/table-and-chairs.html

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The Death of Nikki LaDue January: Part XIV
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http://theslamdunktrove.blogspot.com/2011/12/death-of-nikki-ladue-january-part-xiv.html

Please go to above link and read, share and comment.

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Phil January Interview with PI (Part 3 of many)

DEC 10

Posted by holliston2012
 
When we left off, Nikki LaDue January’s husband Phil explained to a Private Investigator the drug addiction he said Nikki had. In this installment, he goes further into the night of April 28, 2002 and the incident that made her come clean to him about her addiction. These are actual transcriptions of the taped interview.

PI: When she was when that that uh episode when uh uh when you uh caught her out w- w- by at Rascals, you were just uh – basically running the roads, and you and you found her?

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http://coldnomore.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/phil-january-interview-with-pi-part-3-of-many/

 

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A Catch Up Post for the Nikki LaDue January Case
Dec 11 Posts by holliston2012
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A couple of readers who have joined recently are looking for a way to  catch up on Nikki LaDue January’s story so when new posts come up, they  understand a bit more about the case. So here, in one post is a  “primer” if you will on Nikki’s case including links to some of the  posts.

Please read, share and comment at the original post:
http://coldnomore.wordpress.com/2011/12/11/a-catch-up-post-for-the-nikki-ladue-january-case/

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Phil January Interview with PI (Part 4 of many)
by holliston2012


Back to the interview Phil January gave to a Private Investigator back in April 2003. His wife Nikki had been dead for 10 months, ruled a suicide by the Pass Christian, Mississippi police and Harrison County coroner. Keep in mind there was no investigation, no autopsy and all the circumstances surrounding her death, a single gunshot wound to the head, were suspect at best. In the minds of everyone except the authorities this was a murder. Her husband was in the process of driving back from Louisiana where he had just started a new job. Nikki was supposed to have been packing up in preparation for their move. However, several people have said Nikki had no intention of moving. Her plan was to let Phil think she was moving, take a planned trip to visit her family in Florida with her 5-year old son Zack and the person she thought was her best friend Nancy Burge. When Phil arrived to their condo on July 29, 2002 he found Nancy in the there telling him she couldn't find Nikki. Phil found her dead on the couple's balcony. For more details, refer to this posting that chronicles everything from Nikki's early life to her death. Nikki's mom hired a private investigator to look into Nikki's case. As part of that investigation, he interviewed Phil. Here is part 4 of that interview transcribed by a friend of Nikki's mother Bonnie. Read more of this post

holliston2012 | December 12, 2011 at 10:11 pm | URL: http://wp.me/p1Xm5Q-5H

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Phil January Interview with PI (Part 5 of many)http://coldnomore.wordpress.com/2011/12/16/phil-january-interview-with-pi-part-5-of-many/

Please read, share and comment at original blog post by Norm Holliston of Zerogossip andCold No More - he sure can write!

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The Death of Nikki LaDue January: Part XV[/color]
http://theslamdunktrove.blogspot.com/2011/12/death-of-nikki-ladue-january-part-xv.html

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Phil January Interview with PI (Part 6 of many)
by holliston2012

Onto Part 6 of the interview Phil January gave to a Private Investigator back in April 2003. His wife Nikki had been dead for 10 months, ruled a suicide by the Pass Christian, Mississippi police and Harrison County coroner.  For more details, refer to this posting that chronicles everything from Nikki’s early life to her death. Nikki’s mom [...]

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Phil January Interview with PI (Part 8 of many)
by holliston2012

Now to Part 8 of the interview Phil January gave to a Private Investigator back in April 2003. His wife Nikki had been dead for 10 months, ruled a suicide by the Pass Christian, Mississippi police and Harrison County coroner.  For more details, refer to this posting  that chronicles everything from Nikki’s early life to her death. [...]

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