Tami Sue Nickles, 48, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, was killed on May 5, 2023, after going to the Oshtemo Township home of her ex-boyfriend, Robert Nizzardini, to pick up her three pugs: Zoey, Draymond, and Bella. Family remembered her as a devoted animal lover and community leader. The two were described in court papers as involved in a contentious break-up; the day before the visit Tami had reported being afraid of Nizzardini and said he was stalking her.

Tami was later found deceased inside Nizzardini’s garage. Investigators determined her death was a homicide from a single gunshot wound. Authorities traced Nizzardini to Pleasant Plains Township in Lake County and took him into custody after negotiations; court records say he admitted the following day that he had shot her with a shotgun during a struggle and led detectives to a swamp near Baldwin where he discarded the weapon. He was charged with open murder, felony firearm, and domestic violence and was held without bond.

Does anyone have information about Tami’s final movements that day or her contacts in Oshtemo Township?