Ellen Fried
Murdered

Case Description

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Skeletal remains are found in a wooded area next to the Sugar River
Ellen Ruth Fried, a 26-year-old nurse from Claremont, New Hampshire, went missing in 1984, marking the beginning of one of the area's most enduring unsolved cases. On the evening of July 22, 1984, Ellen was last seen using a payphone outside a convenience store in Claremont. She had been speaking with her sister when she suddenly disappeared. Her skeletal remains were discovered over a year later, on September 19, 1985, near the Sugar River in a wooded area in Newport, New Hampshire. Due to the ...Read More

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Victim Details

name

Ellen Fried

Case Added

December 12, 2022

gender

Female

race

Caucasian / White

city

Newport

state

Date Found

1985-09-19

date_missing

1984-07-22

Age at Death

First Name

Ellen

Last Name

Fried

Last Updated

10/05/2024

Area Body Found:

Forum Posts (3)

Does anyone know if Ellen has any known enemies?... ...Read More
12/10/2024

Does anyone know if the Ellen Fried case is in the Namus database? I've been trying to gather inform... ...Read More
07/06/2024

I am devastated to hear about Ellen's murder. She was a kind and compassionate person who didn't des... ...Read More
05/03/2023

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