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Audrey Marie Matson Kellie

Death by Force
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In the quiet town of Sutherland, Nebraska, the autumn of 1975 was shattered by an act of unimaginable violence that claimed the life of 56-year-old Audrey Marie Matson Kellie and five members of her family. On the evening of October 18, a neighbor, 33-year-old Erwin Charles Simants, embarked on a horrific rampage that would leave an indelible scar on the small community.

The tragedy began to unfold after Simants had been drinking at local bars. He returned to the home he shared with his s ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Audrey Marie Matson Kellie

    Female

    White / Caucasian

    Sutherland

    NE

    1975-10-18

    57

    Audrey

    Marie Matson Kellie

    11/04/2025

    Forum Posts (3)
    I've been thinking about the heartbreaking night of October 18, 1975, and something that really weig... ...Read More
    01/23/2024
    I've been thinking a lot about the role that mental health issues might have played in this case. It... ...Read More
    12/27/2023
    Has anyone else been following the eerie case of the Kellie family murders in Sutherland, Nebraska f... ...Read More
    05/16/2023
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