LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — A "significant development" is set to be released in one of Arkansas's most notorious and closely watched cold cases - the disappearance of Morgan Nick. The Alma Police Department will hold a news conference on October 1, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. to share the critical developments in the investigation.

Authorities have confirmed they have new updates on the kidnapping of Morgan Nick in Arkansas, a case which has been linked with the disappearance of Melissa Witt in 1994. On Monday, Alma City Police said that they had "significant developments" on the Nick case.

New DNA evidence firmly connects Billy Jack Lincks to the disappearance of Morgan Nick nearly 30 years ago, making him an official suspect, Alma’s police chief announced Tuesday. Nick was six years old when she was abducted in 1995;