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43 years later: Bones found in Florida Everglades identified as metro Atlanta woman
By Alex Jones at WSB-TV (ABC) - News
· July 15, 2026
· 2 min read
More than four decades after a Decatur woman vanished, her family knows what happened to her.In May 1983, Sheila Ann Nichols disappeared. In September of the same year, a truck driver in Broward County, Florida found a skeleton in the Everglades on the side of Hwy. 27.It would take until 43 years...
Key takeaway In May 1983, Sheila Ann Nichols disappeared.
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Category: local ·
Published: July 15, 2026 ·
Source: WSB-TV (ABC) - News ·
Reading time: 2 min
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What is this story about? More than four decades after a Decatur woman vanished, her family knows what happened to her.In May 1983, Sheila Ann Nichols disappeared. In September of the same year, a truck driver in Broward County, Florida found a skeleton in the Everglades on the side of Hwy. 27.It would take until 43 years...
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