Ellen Patricia Bresch, a 49-year-old widow from Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, was last seen on March 9, 1977. Her adult children reported her missing after several days without contact. On the day she disappeared she withdrew about $20,000—the proceeds from a recent home sale—and was carrying that cash when she vanished, leaving all her clothing and personal belongings in her apartment on Quincy Court.

Two days later, on March 11, 1977, Bresch’s 1972 Oldsmobile was found in the parking lot of a Holiday Inn in Fort Mitchell. Investigators reported bloodstains in the car that matched her blood type, yet the vehicle showed no signs of forced entry or damage. Hotel employees did not recall seeing her, and no one had checked in under her name.

Authorities treated the case as a suspected homicide. A man in Covington whom Bresch had visited regularly and who had reportedly bought jewelry from her was questioned and testified to a grand jury but was not charged. Very little else is known about her last movements; does anyone in the Fort Mitchell area remember seeing Ellen in March 1977 or have information about her acquaintances then?