IN IN - Michelle Ellis, 23, Indianapolis, 2 Aug 1978

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Michelle Ellis



Marion County, Indiana
45 year old black/african american female

Height (inches)
64.0
Weight (pounds)115.0

Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown

Clothing: Wearing a gray sweater with multi-colored stripes and black cuffs. Blue jeans
White tennis shoes

Circumstances: Michelle's car was found abandoned 3700 fall creek parkway with the keys in vehicle

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/24121/
 
I came across a missing female from Indiana and I was going to mention on her WB thread that her age is listed incorrectly. I usually search for additional photos of someone if there’s aren’t many readily available on the various sites and the ones I did find immediately made me think of GCJD. I’m going to post her information here despite the one glaringly obvious detail that would exclude her from being a match to Doe.

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MICHELLE ELLIS
  • Missing Since: 08/02/1978
  • Missing From: Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Classification: Endangered Missing
  • Date of Birth: 10/20/1954 (64)
  • Age: 23 years old
  • Height and Weight: 5'4, 115 pounds
  • Clothing/Jewelry Description: Blue jeans, a gray sweater with multicolored stripes and blue or black cuffs, and white sneakers.
  • Distinguishing Characteristics: African-American female. Black hair, brown eyes.
Details of Disappearance
Ellis was last seen leaving her home in Indianapolis, Indiana at 8:00 a.m. on August 2, 1978. At 9:00 a.m., her red 1973 Oldsmobile Omega was found in the 3700 block of Fall Creek Parkway, out of gas, about half a block from a service station.

The driver's side door was locked, but the passenger door was open. Inside the vehicle was Ellis's car keys and her purse, which contained her driver's license, identification, checkbook, credit cards and $2 in cash.

Ellis was part-time model and a student at the Herron School of Art at Indiana-Purdue University at the time of her disappearance. She had worked as a cashier in the automotive department at a Sears store at Castleton Square, but she quit on July 28 and never picked up her last paycheck. She lived with her parents in the 3700 block of north Drexel.

On December 11, 1980, two years and four months after her disappearance, Ellis's parents got a phone call from someone who said "This is Michelle." The caller then hung up and never called back. It hasn't been verified that the caller was in fact Ellis. She has never been heard from again; her case remains unsolved.

Investigating Agency

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Very strange case. Anyone have any theories? I'm going to do some more digging and try to formulate mine. If I find any additional info I'll let you know.
 
Very strange case. Anyone have any theories? I'm going to do some more digging and try to formulate mine. If I find any additional info I'll let you know.

Bumping case up. Any theories of your own, DS?

I am curious why she quit her job a few days before going missing. Also her parents said she seemed depressed. So then you have to wonder about a voluntary disappearance or suicide (sorry).

On the other hand, because her car was found out of gas, she may have accepted a ride with the wrong person. And usually these types of phone calls to families of the missing are cruel pranks.

Such a tragic and tough case. We don't really have enough information.

My best guess -- she met the wrong person after her car broke down. But just a guess. It is heartbreaking to think about.
 

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