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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 ...Read More
Victim Details

Ruth Ellen Shelton

Female

White / Caucasian

Speedway

IN

1978-11-17

18

Ruth

Ellen Shelton

01/10/2026