(KTLA) — Family members are distraught after a younger mannequin was discovered useless inside her downtown Los Angeles condominium, marking the second time the same incident has occurred inside every week.
Members of the family who found the physique of Nichole Coats, 32, often known as Nikki, inside her condominium are devastated and annoyed on the lack of solutions and data from investigators.
“That is mindless and I would like some solutions as a result of my daughter is gone,” Sharon Coats, Nikki’s mom, advised Nexstar’s KTLA. “And it’s not truthful. I would like everyone to seek out out who did this to her. She shouldn’t be gone.”
The final time anybody heard from Nikki, she advised buddies she was going out on a date on Friday, Sept. 8. That may be her final dialog with family members.
When she didn’t reply any calls or texts that weekend, her father and aunt determined to go to her condominium advanced, Eighth & Grand, on Sept. 10.
That’s once they made the gut-wrenching discovery. Sharon mentioned the scene was ugly and her daughter’s mattress was discovered bloodied.
“I couldn’t acknowledge her,” Stevens recalled of the invention. “I consider it was homicide, I actually do. One in every of her legs was up within the air in a kicking place. That’s not any person who simply laid of their mattress and died.”
“We have to know what occurred,” mentioned Could Stevens, Nikki’s aunt.
Sharon mentioned her daughter didn’t have any enemies and was beloved by buddies and the group. She needs solutions and for the suspect to be caught earlier than they doubtlessly strike once more.
“I don’t know who she went out with or what transpired there,” Sharon mentioned. “I do not know however I’m going to seek out out. So for those who’re on the market, you’re going to get caught. You’re messing with the unsuitable particular person.”
Nikki’s loss of life marks the second case of a mannequin discovered useless of their condominium in downtown L.A. The 2 incidents happened lower than three miles away from one another.
On Sept. 12, Maleesa Mooney, a 31-year-old mannequin and actual property agent, was discovered useless in her condominium on the 200 block of South Figueroa Avenue.
Members of the family have been nervous as a result of she wasn’t answering calls or texts. Law enforcement officials dispatched for a welfare verify found Mooney’s physique inside her condominium.
To this point, Mooney’s case is being thought of a homicide, whereas Nikki’s has been deemed a “suspicious” loss of life.
The L.A. County Coroner’s Workplace mentioned Nikki’s case stays open whereas her explanation for loss of life stays below investigation.
Household and buddies of each ladies remained devastated and are searching for justice for his or her deaths. They’re additionally involved a serial killer could also be in search of their subsequent goal.
A GoFundMe web page was created to assist Nikki’s household with funeral bills.
The circumstances stay below investigation. Anybody with data is requested to name LAPD at 1-877-527-3247.
