State Directory

Cold Cases in Nebraska

ColdCaseIndex documents 3 cold cases in Nebraska, spanning 1997–2012. 2 of these cases remain fully unsolved. Each case page includes documented details, status, and information on how to submit a tip.

3 Documented Cases

2 Still Unsolved

1997–2012 Year Range

3 Case Types

By Type

1 Missing Person 1 Homicide 1 Suspicious Death

By Status

2 Unsolved 1 Conviction

All Nebraska Cases

Conviction 2012

Cari Farver

Cari Farver, a 37-year-old programmer, disappeared from the Omaha area in November 2012. Her body was never found, but Shanna 'Liz' Golyar was convicted in 2017 after impersonating Farver online for years in an elaborate

Omaha Homicide Age 37

Unsolved 2001

Jason Jolkowski

Jason Anthony Jolkowski, 19, vanished on the morning of June 13, 2001, while walking about eight blocks from his Omaha home toward Benson High School, where a coworker was to pick him up for a shift at a nearby restauran

Omaha Missing Person Age 19

Unsolved 1997

Marvin 'Alvin' Smith

Seventeen-year-old Alvin Smith, a Nebraska football prospect, was found dead in a hotel air shaft in Lincoln. His death was ruled accidental but his family disputes this finding.

Lincoln Suspicious Death Age 17