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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
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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Ellen Fried
December 12, 2022
Female
Caucasian / White
Newport
NH
1985-09-19
1984-07-22
1985-09-19
26
Ellen
Fried
11/05/2025
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I've been reading up on Ellen Fried's case, and one aspect that really got me thi... ...Read More
02/07/2024
I've been reading up on Ellen Fried's case, and one aspect that really got me thi... ...Read More
02/07/2024
I've been diving into Ellen Fried's case, and something that’s been sticking with me is the call s... ...Read More
12/01/2023
12/01/2023
I'm struck by how the use of the payphone in Ellen Fried's case seems like it was such a vulnerable ... ...Read More
05/09/2023
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