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Kevin Lee Ellsworth
Case Classification: Missing
Missing Since: July 11, 1982
Location Last Seen: International Falls, Koochiching County, Minnesota
Description:
Ellsworth was last seen on July 11, 1982 in International Falls, Minnesota. He has never been heard from again.
That evening he had been involved in a disruption at the local Union Hall after he and his friends crashed a wedding reception there. He used false identification under the name "Dale Anderson" to buy beer for himself. A person who was with Ellsworth at the Union Hall stated that Ellworth left the Union Hall heading toward the bowling alley around 2:30 AM. He reportedly said, "Anybody who stays around here is going to jail, come with me to heaven."
Ellsworth had done some janitorial work for his father at the Rex Hotel in International Falls and had a key to the building. The hotel was abandoned at the time, but Ellsworth may have been sleeping in a basement room in the hotel. He was aware that a cot was still down there.
The building caught fire and burned to the ground on July 11. Ellsworth's remains were not found in the rubble, but the car he had been using was found parked across the street from the hotel. A key to the hotel was found nearby, but it is unknown whether it was Ellsworth's.
One witness says she saw Ellsworth walking in International Falls after the fire, but this has not been confirmed. He has ties to Kelso, Washington, where his family members live and where he grew up. He also may have been sighted in Eau Claire, Wisconsin around the time of his disappearance. His whereabouts remain unknown.
Investigators:
NCIC Case Number: MN0360100
1908DMMN - Kevin Lee Ellsworth
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Kevin Lee Ellsworth – The Charley Project
Case Classification: Missing
Missing Since: July 11, 1982
Location Last Seen: International Falls, Koochiching County, Minnesota
Description:
- Date of Birth: September 25, 1963
- Age: 18 years old
- Race: White/Caucasian
- Gender: Male
- Height: 5' 11" (71 inches)
- Weight: 180 lbs
- Hair Color: Brown
- Eye Color: Blue
- Nickname/Alias: Unknown
- Distinguishing Marks/Features: He had a motorcycle accident and had a steel pin or screw placed in the area of one hand/wrist.
- Clothing & Personal Items: White bell bottom pants. Ivy League hat. Nike tennis shoes. Gold necklace. Set of keys. Carrying false identification with the name "Dale Anderson."
- Identifiers: Dental records and DNA available.
Ellsworth was last seen on July 11, 1982 in International Falls, Minnesota. He has never been heard from again.
That evening he had been involved in a disruption at the local Union Hall after he and his friends crashed a wedding reception there. He used false identification under the name "Dale Anderson" to buy beer for himself. A person who was with Ellsworth at the Union Hall stated that Ellworth left the Union Hall heading toward the bowling alley around 2:30 AM. He reportedly said, "Anybody who stays around here is going to jail, come with me to heaven."
Ellsworth had done some janitorial work for his father at the Rex Hotel in International Falls and had a key to the building. The hotel was abandoned at the time, but Ellsworth may have been sleeping in a basement room in the hotel. He was aware that a cot was still down there.
The building caught fire and burned to the ground on July 11. Ellsworth's remains were not found in the rubble, but the car he had been using was found parked across the street from the hotel. A key to the hotel was found nearby, but it is unknown whether it was Ellsworth's.
One witness says she saw Ellsworth walking in International Falls after the fire, but this has not been confirmed. He has ties to Kelso, Washington, where his family members live and where he grew up. He also may have been sighted in Eau Claire, Wisconsin around the time of his disappearance. His whereabouts remain unknown.
Investigators:
- International Falls Police Department: (218) 283-4416
Reference Case#: 82070226 /1982-070226
NCIC Case Number: MN0360100
1908DMMN - Kevin Lee Ellsworth
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Kevin Lee Ellsworth – The Charley Project
