ColdPriorityCriminal · Unsolved homicide· Honolulu County, HI
The Murder of Dwight Ellery (1976)
Dwight Ellery was killed near the county landfill in Honolulu County, HI in 1976. The death was ruled a homicide caused by undetermined causes, no one has been charged, and the file is still open.
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Source: Vermilion ledger illustration
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- 1976
A body was found at the county landfill; the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.
- 1978
A witness recanted a key statement and the case stalled.
- 1996
Investigative genealogy work began on an unidentified profile.
- Recently
Ledger contributors indexed the public record and opened the case for review.
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