THE DARK SIDE OF NEBRASKA
Richard Holtan
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photo courtesy NDCS
Full Name: Richard Dean Holtan
DOB: February 24, 1935
Charge: 1st degree murder
County: Douglas
City: Omaha
Current Status: Tecumseh State Correctional Institution
Date of Crime: October 31, 1974
Victim: Larry Loder
DOB: February 24, 1935
Charge: 1st degree murder
County: Douglas
City: Omaha
Current Status: Tecumseh State Correctional Institution
Date of Crime: October 31, 1974
Victim: Larry Loder
Richard Holtan entered the Dugout Bar in Omaha, Nebraska. In the bar were Larry Loder, the bartender, his friend, Linda Ulshafer, and Pete Christensen, a patron. Richard produced a gun, robbed the cash register of a considerable sum of money, herded the three people present into a restroom and ordered Larry to tie the other two. He then shot and killed Larry, who was struck twice, wounded Linda, and apparently missed Pete. Four shots were fired in all. Richard was not apprehended until several months later, when he surrendered to authorities in Hawaii.
Source: FindACase