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Herbert Elisha Ellis

Case from Belfast, ME dated Sep 08, 1933

Victim Details

Herbert Ellis

Male

White / Caucasian

Belfast

ME

1933-09-08

65

Herbert

Elisha Ellis

Primary Suspect Deceased

07/08/2026

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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.

The tragic events of that day did not conclude with the ...
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  • 1933 Belfast, Maine shooting - Wikipedia
  • 1933 Belfast, Maine shooting - Wikiwand
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