Real Name: Eleanor Fay Taylor
Case: Lost Sister
Location: Norfolk, Virginia
Date: June 27, 1941
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Details: Ellie Taylor is the twin sister of Nellie Sample McCutcheon. The twins also have four other sisters: Elvia, Diane, Marjorie, and Nancy. When their mother, Elizabeth, died in 1924, the six sisters were sent to an orphanage in Berea, Kentucky. They all grew up in Berea and attended school there. Nellie later married and moved to Pennsylvania.
Ellie and her four other sisters moved into an apartment in Norfolk, Virginia. On June 27, 1941, when she was twenty-four, she married a traveling salesman named Alan Davis Richland of New York City. Her sisters did not approve of the marriage, so she and Alan left Norfolk. The last communication from the couple was a postcard sent from Maryland in 1942. They were last known to be living in Atlanta, Georgia.
Now, fifty years later, Nellie wants to be reunited with Ellie. Nellie’s daughter, Patricia, is helping her with the search. They have placed advertisements in various newspapers, made numerous telephone calls, and attempted to trace Ellie through her social security number. However, they have been unable to find her. She was born on May 7, 1917.
Extra Notes:
- This case first aired on the November 20, 1991 episode as part of a “Lost Loves” roll call, along with Patrick Ackles and Fred Gardner. The roll call was featured after an update on The Mother of Carla Downing.
- It was excluded from the FilmRise release of the Robert Stack episodes.
Results: Unsolved - Sadly, on March 2, 2008, Nellie passed away at the age of ninety. Elvia, Diane, Marjorie, and Nancy have also since passed away. It is not known if Ellie was ever found. Due to the passage of time, it is believed that she is also deceased.
Links:
- Family Seeking Information - January 29, 1980
- Missing Twin Sister May Be On Delmarva - February 24, 1980
- Nellie and Ellie on Find a Grave