Machelle Nichols West was found dead in her Waterloo, Iowa, home on March 26, 2010. She was 46 and her death was determined to be an apparent homicide. Born April 25, 1963, in Iowa City, she had been married to Greg West since 2000 and worked at Meto Kote in Waterloo. She left behind a son, a daughter, and several grandchildren and was remembered as free-spirited and happy.

Details about how she died and what led to her death have not been disclosed, and no suspects or arrests have been publicly identified. Her death remains one of several unsolved homicides in the Waterloo area, and her family continues without answers or closure.

If anyone knew Machelle, her routines, or saw anything unusual in Waterloo around March 26, 2010, please share what you know.