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On a tragic afternoon in Belfast, Maine, the life of 65-year-old Herbert Elisha Ellis was abruptly ended. On September 8, 1933, a man named Adrian F. Jones, aged 66, approached Ellis on the corner of High and Main streets and fired a shotgun into his back, killing him almost instantly. This violent act was not random; Jones had harbored a grudge against Ellis for as long as two decades, stemming from a time when they were neighbors.
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Herbert Ellis
Male
Belfast
ME
1933-09-08
65
Herbert
Ellis
Primary Suspect Deceased
11/05/2025
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I've been reading about the Belfast tragedy of 1933 and something that really grabbed my attention w... ...Read More
04/04/2024
04/04/2024
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I was doing some research and came across a small but intriguing detail in the trag... ...Read More
12/29/2023
I was doing some research and came across a small but intriguing detail in the trag... ...Read More
12/29/2023
Hey everyone,
I’ve been digging into this Belfast tragedy from 1933, and one aspect that really... ...Read More
04/07/2023
I’ve been digging into this Belfast tragedy from 1933, and one aspect that really... ...Read More
04/07/2023
