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Ruth Ellen Shelton

Case from Speedway, IN dated Nov 17, 1978

Victim Details

Name

Ruth Ellen Shelton

Gender

Female

Race

White / Caucasian

City

Speedway

State

IN

Date Of Death

1978-11-17

Age At Death

18

First Name

Ruth

Last Name

Ellen Shelton

Last Updated

07/07/2026

Case Description

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On a crisp autumn evening in 1978, seventeen-year-old Ruth Ellen Shelton was working a shift at the Burger Chef in Speedway, Indiana, a night that would tragically be her last. An honor roll student with dreams of becoming a computer scientist, she was diligently working alongside her three co-workers, Jayne Friedt, 20, Daniel Davis, 16, and Mark Flemmonds, 16. Sometime between 11:00 PM and midnight on November 17th, after the restaurant had closed to the public, all four employees vanished. A f ...

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Burger Chef murders - Wikipedia

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Forum Posts (3)

Has anyone else been digging into the details around how the restaurant was handled after the disapp... ...Read More
12/23/2024

I've been thinking a lot about the role of initial investigation errors in cold cases, and the Burge... ...Read More
11/02/2023

I was reading about the Burger Chef murders again, and something that keeps bothering me is the time... ...Read More
08/01/2023

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