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Leslie Shelley

Case from Griswold, CT dated Apr 22, 1984

Victim Details

Leslie Shelley

Female

White / Caucasian

Griswold

CT

1984-04-22

14

Leslie

Shelley

07/13/2026

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On a spring day, April 22, 1984, the life of 14-year-old White female Leslie Shelley was tragically cut short. Shelley, a resident of Griswold, Connecticut, was in the company of her friend, April Brunais, also 14, as they walked home from the movies. Their journey was violently interrupted when they were abducted.

The two teenagers were taken by Michael Bruce Ross, a serial killer who was active in the area during the early 1980s. Ross drove them to Beach Pond in Rhode Island. There, he ...
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  • 5 years later: Ross executed, but issue continues to stir debate
  • State police said today they have identified the bodies... - UPI Archives
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