WATCH: Extended interviews from Chasing Fireflies: A Morgan Nick Special
See more from each person in our special below.
Since her disappearance in 1995, Colleen Nick continues to search for her daughter and advocate for other missing children across the state.
Watch our extended interview where she recalls the night Morgan disappeared.
Taryn Hicks was only 22 months old when her sister, Morgan, went missing.
Watch her emotional interview here.
The Morgan Nick Foundation works to advocate for missing children and their families.
Watch our interview about its work.
Chief of Police for the Alma Police Department, Jeff Pointer, weighs in on his involvement with the Morgan Nick case since he joined the department in 1998 as a dispatcher.
Watch his extended interview below.
Detective for the Alma Police Department, Shawn Taylor, talks about the Morgan Nick case and the forensics process.
Watch his extended interview here.
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin talks about the impact that the Morgan Nick case has had on cold cases in the state of Arkansas.
Watch his extended interview below.
The Criminal Investigation Division for the Arkansas State Police shares more on the process for investigating cold cases in the state.
Watch Major Stacie Roads' full interview here.
Arkansas' 46th Governor Asa Hutchinson recalls his memories of the Morgan Nick case and how his office handled cold cases during his time as governor.
Watch this extended interview below.
Mike Huckabee served as Arkansas' Lt. Govenor when Morgan Nick went missing in 1995. He later became the 44th Governor of Arkansas.
Watch him recount his experience from that time below.
Christi Andrews works as a forensic artist for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. She has drawn multiple photos of what investigators believe Morgan Nick would look like today.
Watch her explain the process for creating these images here.
Former Chief of Police for the Alma Police Department, Russell White, retells his experience when he first learned of Morgan Nick's disappearance.
Watch his extended interview below.
Arkansas State Rep. Ryan Rose talks about his involvement with legislation to support families of missing children.
Hear more about Colleen Nick's involvement in the legislative process below.
Former Detective Kevin Johnson for the Van Buren Police Department once arrested Billy Jack Lincks before Morgan Nick's disappearance.
Hear him recount stories of various run-ins with Lincks.
Tiffine Shaffer and Jerri Emrick both teach at Ozark Elementary School.
Emrick was Morgan's Kindergarten teacher, while Shaffer taught Nick in 1st grade.
Both teachers recall their time with Morgan in the classroom.
Bill Gossage's son was Morgan Nick's friend and reading partner in the 1st Grade at Ozark Elementary School.
He later became friends with Colleen Nick and now serves on the board of the Morgan Nick Foundation.
Watch our extended interview with him below.
The annual Morgan Nick 5K race benefits the Morgan Nick Foundation and works to bring more awareness to missing children in Arkansas.
We interviewed many attendees of the 2025 to find out their connection to the cause.
Those who know Colleen Nick personally are sharing their experiences with assisting the Morgan Nick Foundation.Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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