The Murders
On December 4, 1995, Ellis went to an appointment with 27-year-old Robert Acremant to show him an apartment. Police believed the appointment was made earlier that day. Ellis allegedly called her daughter, Lorri at 4:00 p.m. to tell her she was going shopping.
Abdill left the office at 5:00 p.m. saying that she was leaving to help Ellis jump start her car after receiving a call that the car would not start. Later, Ellis' daughter drove over to the apartment complex where her mother was going to show the apartment and saw her mother's pickup. She said it pulled away from her when she tried to follow it.
Ellis and Abdill were not seen again until their bodies were discovered four days later in the back of Ellis' pickup truck by a cable TV worker who reported the vehicle to police. The women were bound and gagged. Both had been shot in the head. Their bodies were wrapped in drapes and covered by cardboard boxes.
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