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Corey Paul Ely

Case from Anchorage, AK dated Oct 26, 1996

Victim Details

Corey Ely

Male

White / Caucasian

Anchorage

AK

1996-10-26

4

Corey

Paul Ely

Primary Suspect Deceased

06/23/2026

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On October 26, 1996, in the Chugiak/Eagle River area just north of Anchorage, Alaska, four-year-old white male Corey Paul Ely was killed during a domestic-violence shooting that also took the lives of his sister, five-year-old Jessica Ely, and Anchorage Police Officer Dan Richard Seely. The violence unfolded around an apartment where Corey's mother, Christina Ely, was living apart from her husband, Paul Ely Jr. Officer Seely had gone there to deal with an outstanding matter involving Paul Ely Jr ...
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  • Deseret News: OFFICER VOLUNTEERED FOR CALL THAT KILLED HIM
  • Jessica Lynn Ely (1991-1996) - Mémorial Find a Grave
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