ColdPriorityCriminal · Unsolved homicide· Polk County, IA

The Murder of Rosalie Ellery (1998)

Rosalie Ellery was killed near Ashland Apartments in Polk County, IA in 1998. The death was ruled a homicide caused by a single gunshot wound, no one has been charged, and the file is still open.

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Dim apartment hallway at night with a single flickering light
Source: Vermilion ledger illustration
Timeline
  1. 1998

    A body was found at Ashland Apartments; the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.

  2. 2000

    Detectives cleared the primary suspect after an alibi was confirmed.

  3. 2018

    Investigative genealogy work began on an unidentified profile.

  4. Recently

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

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