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do want to begin this hour though with a 48 Hours report on a determined young woman who has been hoping to bring her
mother's killer to justice for more than 15 years Nikki Meers Bates was just 7 years old in 2006 when her mother
disappeared now 24 Bates is still searching for answers she's also searching for accountability for her
mom's killer William Greer Peter Van's a traveled to Houston to report on this complicated
case on cold damp morning in February 2024 this is Tammy's daughter hi Nikki Meers Bates was out searching for her
mother Tammy Meyers with the help of the nonprofit search and Recovery organization Texas equa search can you
have all the volunteers out here I don't know any of them and they have made me feel so loved investigators believe that
Nikki's mother Tammy was killed and buried somewhere in these Woods in Cleveland Texas that opening be
it back on December 19th 2006 just days before Christmas Nikki's mother disappeared how old were you when your
mother disappeared I was only 7 years old it was just like a heavyweight Nikki's parents were separated at the
time and her mother was living with a man named William Greer we actually really liked him until you know we
realized that our mom wasn't happy not not long after Nikki's mother Tammy went missing so did Greer Nikki and her
family would later learn that before Greer took off he had been arrested and confessed to killing Tammy gun just went
off Greer's confession was recorded on dash cam video oh my God it's the worst thing I ever did
was but without evidence of a murder Greer was charged with public intoxication and released on bomb it
would take over a decade and the US Marshall service to hunt him down we will never stop we ask you pray for the
family for Nicki Justice also means finding her mother's remains and giving her a proper burial ready I'm just
trying to stay hopeful for myself but also for my children and you know just keep looking cuz I don't want to give
up and you can watch Peter vanzant's Report the day my mother vanished on 40 hours tomorrow night at 109 Central
right here on CBS and streaming on Paramount Plus

For years, Nicki Myers Bates has been searching for the remains of her mother — and the man who killed her. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant travels to Texas to report on the 2006 case.

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Brief Summary

Nikki Meers Bates seeks justice for her mother Tammy's 2006 disappearance and murder by William Greer, who confessed but was released due to lack of evidence.

Key points

The Confession. William Greer confessed to killing Tammy but faced no murder charges due to lack of evidence.
A Daughter's Search for Justice. Nikki Meers Bates has spent 15 years seeking justice for her mother's murder.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

I was only 7 years old.

Nikki recalls the age she was when her mother disappeared.

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