I only met Nici a handful of times, but she struck as a very nice and sincere person.  My wife knew her well, although they had seen less of each other in the past few years.  The fact that their friendship was a closed loop has made this very difficult for my wife since they had no real mutual friends and Nici was the only friend my wife was still in contact with from AT&T.  Her disappearance came as quite a shock, but we all hoped for the best.   
  
When we heard the news report Monday night that a body of a 30 year old woman had been found near Burien, my wife feared the worse, but I tried to calm her concerns.  Unfortunately her fears were correct as the news confirmed yesterday.  Watching the news and TV your whole life, you never expect to see someone that you know in such a horrible situation.   
  
It is frustrating that the news has been so slow throughout the process.  We anxiously checked the news report all day yesterday waiting for an announcement.  You dont realize how slow half a day is until you are waiting for news like this.  Hopefully the investigation can provide some answers to her untimely death.