NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — The investigation into the deaths of Nick and Justin Diemel, both of the Bonduel area, has extended to a fourth state with a Nov. 15 report from Hershey, Neb., that a rancher found human remains in a stock trailer he recently purchased in Missouri.
Deputies called to the ranch found a large plastic animal supplement tub full of dirt, according to a press release from the Lincoln County sheriff’s office in North Platte, the county seat.
“The rancher took the tub out of the trailer to spread the dirt in his driveway. Upon doing so he saw what he believed was human remains and other items in the tub,” the press release states.
“Upon examination, deputies confirmed the remains were definitely human and noticed personal items in the tub.”
While the release states, “Deputies were able to ascertain the remains possibly belonged to one of two brothers from Wisconsin, who were alleged victims of a homicide in northwestern Missouri,” it does not state how they were able to make that determination.
The press release also did not provide any additional details about the trailer including where it was purchased, the seller or the date of purchase.
Deputies contacted the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office in Missouri, where the farm owned by Garland “Joey” Nelson, accused murderer of the two brothers, is located.
Nelson is being held without bond in the Caldwell County Detention Center awaiting his next court appearance Jan. 20, 2020, on first-degree murder charges.
The fourth state involved is Kansas where Nelson also faces charges in Bourbon County for “endangering the food supply.” Prosecutors say Nelson didn’t have proper health papers when he delivered 35 calves from his family’s farm to a farm in Fort Scott, Kansas, in May.
The Lincoln County sheriff’s press release concludes with, “Investigators with the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the remains could belong to the homicide victims. Caldwell County investigators and Missouri State Police flew into Lincoln County later in the evening and picked up the remains.”
The Missouri charges against Nelson resulted from an investigation started July 22 when the two brothers disappeared after last being seen at his farm. He could face the death penalty if convicted of the charges.
Nelson was arrested July 29 for tampering with a motor vehicle, a state felony. Court documents show Nelson admitted to driving a white Ford F250 pickup truck, rented by the brothers on their arrival in Missouri on July 20, from his farm in Braymer to a commuter parking lot near Holt, where it was abandoned.
The affidavit added Nelson admitted he acted alone in driving the truck to the commuter lot, according to Associated Press reports.
A news report on kmbc.com, a Kansas City, Missouri, television station, cited court documents as saying the Diemels were expecting a $250,000 check from Nelson as part of a cattle deal. Nick, 35, and Justin, 24, were owners of Diemel Livestock in Bonduel and had livestock dealings in multiple states.
“It is believed Nick and Justin Diemel never left the property after they arrived and were intentionally killed,” the charges said per the AP.
Nelson also faces two counts of abandonment of a corpse, two counts of tampering with physical evidence, two counts of armed criminal action and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm.
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