Elizabeth Wells Andes
- Gender
- F
- Race
- White
- Height
- 5'03"
- Weight
- 115 lbs
- Eye color
- Brown
- Hair color
- Brown
- Date of birth
- 1955-12-16
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#3300-AndesTier-2 extracted
Elizabeth Wells Andes
● OpenHomicideGeocoded
Incident date
Jan 1, 1978
Recovery location
Oxford, OH
Coordinates
39.5049, -84.7514
Days open
17,689
Victim
Extracted
Case narrative
Source text · highlightedIn December 1978, Elizabeth Andes was a 23 year old, who had accepted a full time job with a company in Cincinnati, OH after graduating from college. Elizabeth spent the 24 hours leading up to her death preparing to move from her apartment in Oxford, OH to Cincinnati, OH. She had several acquaintances in Oxford, however, the majority of her friends had already graduated or were out of town for the holiday break.
While in college, Elizabeth worked part time at carryout store and was last seen at that store 2 hours before her murder was discovered. Elizabeth’s body was discovered in the bedroom of her apartment around 9:30 PM on December 28, 1978. She had been strangled with pieces of clothing and had multiple stab wounds to her chest. She also suffered multiple bruises to her neck, chest, stomach and legs during the attack.
Modus operandi
Tier-1 + Tier-2Weaponasphyxiation
Locationresidence
Dateuncertain
Addressuncertain
Age23
Genderuncertain
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Recovery location
Geocoded- Latitude
- 39.5049
- Longitude
- -84.7514
- Precision
- Street
- Address
- 517 Wells Mill Drive
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