Sentenced: Transgender Teen Missing For Months Found Dead In Remote Area; Suspect Arrested

[Sugar Cookie]

Police arrested a 35-year-old accused of murdering a transgender teenager who has been missing since June.

Investigators tell KATU News they believe 18-year-old Nikki Kuhnhausen was killed after revealing to the suspect, David Bogdanov, that she was born male.

On December 7, someone found Nikki's remains while collecting bear grass on Larch Mountain in a remote part of northeast Clark County.

Authorities say cell phone records show Bogdanov's cell phone was in the same remote area on June 6.

Detectives say Bogdanov had allegedly been talking with Kuhnhausen on Snapchat and planned to meet on June 6, when she was last seen alive.

“We suspect that there was probably some interaction where - and by his own admission - that he determined that, somehow found out during conversation that she was transgender and he stated that he - that was offensive to his culture and he asked her to get out of his van,” said Lieutenant Tom Ryan of the Vancouver Police Dept. Major Crimes Unit.

Investigators said they believe Bogdanov met Kuhnhausen the morning she disappeared, killed her, and may have driven his white van - or one like it - up to Larch Mountain.

He's being held without bail.

Transgender teen missing for months found dead in remote area; suspect faces murder charge

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) – Police arrested a 35-year-old accused of murdering a transgender teenager who has been missing since June. KATU. Investigators tell KATU News they believe 18-year-old Nikki Kuhnhausen was killed after revealing to the suspect, David Bogdanov, that she was born male. On...

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[BuffettGirl]

Troglodyte...

 

[Sejanus]

So murder mutt was offended.
Was it before or after the BJ?

Honestly that was not a convincing transition though.
Bogdanov was likely so chubbed over having an 18 year old he never thought to take a good look first.

 

[Totemic]

Not the best transition, but far from the worst I have seen. Still no reason for her to die.

 

[Inferus]

35 year old wants to bang an 18 year old but is offended they're trans? Guess he prefers butt fucking straight guys.

 

[Brillig]

Meeting online virtual strangers for sex is always dangerous. Even more so if you are transgender and keeping it a secret. She was taking a huge risk.

 

[Old Man Metal]

The fuck is bear grass?

 

[Brillig]

The fuck is bear grass?

Native Americans use it to make baskets.

 

[DaisyStPatience]

Meeting online virtual strangers for sex is always dangerous. Even more so if you are transgender and keeping it a secret. She was taking a huge risk.

I doubt he was unaware. He's probably claiming that he didn't know to use as an excuse to fly into a rage.

 

[Vancramento]

The fuck is bear grass?

Fuck! You took half of my hilarious comment! The first half was "what an idiot, one of the first things I remember whenever I go out to dump a body is to not bring my phone" Then, the the last sentence was "and what the fuck is bear grass?" I don't know, and I live in Vancouver, in Clark county.

 

[McDanel]

Has anyone here seen the documentary "Paris is Burning" ?

 

[Prettypink513]

Has anyone here seen the documentary "Paris is Burning" ?

Yesss...it was good. Made me wanna go to a ball

 

[EyEgOrE]

Has anyone here seen the documentary "Paris is Burning" ?

is it about bear grass?

 

[rushman]

He totaled a tranny

 

[ChokeChick]

https://www.facebook.com/nikki.kuhnhausen as Nikki Fox

 

[cubby]

I don't care who you are or how you identify, going off with a perfect stranger that you met on line, is a sure fire way to put yourself in a dangerous situation. Experience is a great teacher, but, unfortunately, this young person didn't live thru the experience

 

[Brillig]

I doubt he was unaware. He's probably claiming that he didn't know to use as an excuse to fly into a rage.

The GoFundMe started by her best friend to "lay her to rest" states that she died because she did not disclose her birth gender to her killer in advance.

It also has a goal of $100,000, which seems super high for a funeral/burial.

 

[Keepalowprofile]

I went to her facebook and now I'm incredibly sad.

 

[Brillig]

There are two FBs of hers. The second one is even sadder.

 

[BuffettGirl]

I don't think it was a bad transition. She ended up looking EXACTLY like my old next door neighbor! Bethie looked JUST like Nikki did at that age. It was eerie seeing the FB photos!

 

[Brillig]

I don't think it was a bad transition either. Looking at pics of her, she was very pretty. She had good makeup skills too. She must also have used some type of butt enhancer to shape her hips and bottom, which looked very feminine in photos that showed that angle.

 

[McDanel]

Yesss...it was good. Made me wanna go to a ball

I'm thinking of that poor transgender kid that was found dead, shoved under the bed of a room in a cheap hotel. :'(

 

[Heather4877]

I think it's weird how bodies found in remote areas are found by someone doing something weird, like collecting bear grass or mushrooms. I mean, you seriously can't hide a body ANYWHERE in peace.

 

[JackBurton]

Lookin at pics, there's absolutely no way in hell this guy didnt know from the getgo there was a cock involved in the package.

He either couldn't handle knowing he wasnt as straight as he thought after doing the deed and lashed out as a result, or fueled by his disdain for trannies he hate-fucked her and then hate-killed.

The fuck is bear grass?

Bears use it to get high

 

[Blunderbuss Firozabad]

My Xmas co-worker one year was transgender. Evie.
She was in her 20's, not very attractive, shy, withdrawn, always flinching when spoken to.
Evie was the saddest person I have ever met.
Being transgender can be a cruelly lonely place.

Transgender people are neither punchlines nor punching bags.

 

[Coco]

I went to her facebook and now I'm incredibly sad.

Oh no...link??

 

[Sugar Cookie]

David Bogdanov, 27, faces 11 to 19 years behind bars after being found guilty Friday of strangling 17-year-old Nikki Kuhnhausen. Bogdanov met the teen in June 2019 in downtown Vancouver and had sex with her in his car before learning that she was transgender, court papers say.

Prosecutors said that he dumped her body down a hillside, and then booked a one way ticket to Ukraine, asking a friend to “get rid” of his car, according to court papers. Bogdanov had claimed his actions were in self-defense, and alleged Kuhnhausen pulled a loaded gun on him in the car.

Bogdanov’s defense team had argued he didn’t tell the truth to police, because he did not want his family to know that he had had sex with someone who was born male.

The verdict was applauded by Kuhnhausen’s family and supporters.

Washington state man found guilty in murder of transgender teen

David Bogdanov, 27, faces 11 to 19 years behind bars after being found guilty Friday of strangling 17-year-old Nikki Kuhnhausen.

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[Satanica]

Being tricked into it shouldn't put any labels on the man. He did that part to himself. If anything, his family would be sympathetic in that case, unless they're just as fucked up as he is.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

A Vancouver man has been given the maximum sentence for killing a transgender teenager in 2019.

Clark County judge David Gregerson sentenced David Bogdanov to 19.5 years in prison on Thursday for the murder of 17-year-old Nikki Kuhnhausen. Bogdanov declined to say anything in court.

Vancouver man sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for murder of transgender teen

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KPTV) – A Vancouver man has been given the maximum sentence for killing a transgender teenager in 2019.

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[Sevens My Charm]

This is just a general statement.. I don't know why you would make a statement at sentencing.. it doesn't change the sentencing.. and whether you sincerely apologize or not.. either way there's so much pain and rage.. your response is only going to be seen as your response to not getting away with the crime.. so I honestly see no point in making a statement..