ColdPriorityCriminal · Unsolved homicide· St. Louis County, MO

The Murder of Purcell Zeller (2019)

Purcell Zeller was killed near Cedar Ridge in St. Louis County, MO in 2019. The death was ruled a homicide caused by blunt force trauma, 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. 2019

    Passers-by discovered the victim near Cedar Ridge shortly after dawn.

  2. 2022

    The initial canvass produced several persons of interest, but none were charged.

  3. 2025

    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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