News

Student found teacher dead near classroom in 1978, CA officials say. Now, closure
Thanks to an interview this year, Harry “Nicky” Nickerson, who was 16 at the time of the fatal stabbing and died in 1993, was ...
Calif. teacher’s killing was a mystery for 47 years. Disclosure from relative of student solves it
Over the years, authorities say, Nickerson built up a rap sheet that included convictions for kidnapping, armed robbery and ...
San Jose high school teacher’s killer identified as 16-year-old boy
Nearly 50 years after a young teacher was found stabbed to death inside a San Jose high school on the first day of summer ...
1978 cold case murder of San Jose teacher solved
A cold case murder in San Jose is solved after nearly 50 years. In 1978, teacher Diane Peterson was stabbed outside her classroom at Branham High School. The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s ...