Friday, August 16, 2019

Murder of Maurice and Ellen Wilkinson

On the morning of August 16, 1974 around 7:30 a.m. one of Maurice and Ellen Wilkinson's young children discovered their bodies in their home on Route 16 in Center Ossipee, New Hampshire. 48-year-old Maurice was found sitting in a chair in the living room and 39-year-old Ellen was laying in bed. They had been shot to death by a 9mm weapon. Maurice was shot once while Ellen was shot multiple times.

None of the four children were harmed and there was no evidence of a break-in.

SOURCES:
New Hampshire Department of Justice (Maurice)
New Hampshire Department of Justice (Ellen)

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