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Ellabeth was last seen at her home the 300 block of north Indiana Avenue in in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on the evening of March 6, 1974. Her boyfriend also lived in Sioux Falls, but was out of town on the day she disappeared. He agreed to call her between 9:00 and 9:30 p.m. He did call, three times, but each time the upstairs tenant answered the phone, and he was never able to talk to Ellabeth.
She was estranged from her husband, Gene Vernel Lodermeier, at the time, and they were in th ...Read More
Last Seen: Mar 06, 1974
She was estranged from her husband, Gene Vernel Lodermeier, at the time, and they were in th ...Read More
Last Seen: Mar 06, 1974
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Oct 12, 2023
Ellabeth
Lodermeier
75
25
61 inches
105 lbs
White / Caucasian
Female
Mar 06, 1974
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Minnehaha County
57104
No
169
21256
Sioux Falls Police Department
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Minnehaha County
57104
Pat Mertes
Detective
320 West 4th Street, South Dakota
6053677212
Local
Law Enforcement
1974-4456
1974-03-07
Sioux Falls Police Department
Brown
Green
Green
11/19/2025
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Has anyone else been puzzled by the location of where Ellabeth’s credit cards were found? Dauphin,... ...Read More
04/21/2024
04/21/2024
