SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- She was kind, bright and had just started her career as a social worker in 1974. However, Ellabeth Lodermeier was also getting out of an abusive marriage. This edition of KELOLAND Investigates: Cold Cases, is looking into Ellabeth's disappearance and the effort to bring her home.
What's most troubling about this 50-year-old case is that investigators and Ellabeth's family all believe that her estranged husband, Gene Lodermeier, was responsible for her mysterious disappearance. However, there was never enough evidence to charge him for a crime and Gene died in 2013.