San Jose cold case: Family confession solves 1978 fatal teacher stabbing, authorities say A then-16-year-old student, who is now dead, is officially named as the killer of Diane Peterson near her ...

Branham High School teacher Diane Peterson was stabbed to death by a 16-year-old boy, Harry “Nicky” Nickerson, on June 16, 1978, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office said.

Diane Peterson, a teacher at Branham High School in San Jose, was stabbed to death by 16-year-old Harry “Nicky” Nickerson on June 16, 1978, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office ...

Diane Peterson, a 25-year-old teacher at Branham High School in San Jose, was stabbed in the chest by Harry "Nicky" Nickerson in 1978 (Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office) ...

When she was growing up, Diane Peterson’s father would quiz her about anatomy as he cleaned the game he had killed. That sparked an interest in anatomy. Peterson recently became the Jackson ...

Diane Peterson, a teacher at Branham High School in San Jose, was stabbed to death by 16-year-old Harry “Nicky” Nickerson on June 16, 1978, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office ...

Branham High School teacher Diane Peterson was stabbed to death by a 16-year-old boy, Harry “Nicky” Nickerson, on June 16, 1978, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office said.