ColdPriorityCriminal · Unsolved homicide· Marion County, IN

The Murder of Wendell Ellery (1966)

Wendell Ellery was killed near Pine Hollow in Marion County, IN in 1966. The death was ruled a homicide caused by asphyxiation, no one has been charged, and the file is still open.

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Rows of old filing cabinets in a dim municipal archive room
Source: Vermilion ledger illustration
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  1. 1966

    The victim was last seen leaving Pine Hollow and was found two days later.

  2. 1969

    The file was moved to inactive status when leads ran out.

  3. 1977

    DNA held in storage was re-tested with modern methods.

  4. Recently

    Ledger contributors indexed the public record and opened the case for review.

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