About this episode

The episode explores the investigation into the murder of a young mother found in a smoldering truck in Algona, IA.

A local in Algona, IA, stumbles upon a smoldering truck with the body of a young mother inside. Investigators and family trace the last movements of Nicole Berte to uncover her killer.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Topics covered

• murder
• investigation
• true crime
• local news
• unsolved cases

Keywords

• murder
• Nicole Berte
• Algona
• investigation
• true crime
• smoldering truck

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Acast

Places: Algona, IA

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