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his residence and removed her pants, and because he liked children. When asked what he had done the night Nicole had disappeared, he stated that he had arrived home, changed clothes, gone outside and talked to his neighbor, and then went back inside. Nenno said he had been drinking a six-pack of beer. When asked if there was any reason why a neighbor would say that they had seen him on the same street where Nicole had disappeared, Nenno responded: “Well, maybe I could have been outside my house by the fence, but I just don't remember”. Taber asked Nenno the same question again and he replied: “Well, it might have been possible but I don't remember”.
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After a polygraph, authorities remained silent for several minutes, prompting Nenno to finally say: "I failed it, didn't I?″ When the examiner told Nenno he needed to disclose the girl's location, Nenno said: "I think she's still in the attic″. He then said: "They're going to kill me for this, aren't
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