Elise R. Donohue Lecture Series | Murder on Montana’s Hi Line with Clem Pellett
September 11 @ 5:30pm
Elise R. Donohue Lecture Series | Murder on Montana’s Hi Line with Clem Pellett
Thursday, September 11
5:30 p.m. | Hager Auditorium
Included with membership, $5/non-member
Registration is required
In this captivating talk, Clem C. Pellett shares a deeply personal account of a cold case investigation that began with an accidental discovery. Acting as a citizen detective, he uncovered long-buried documents and a web of connections involving McCarthy-era communists, J. Edgar Hoover, and frontier justice in 1950s Montana.
His research brings to life vivid characters, both well-known and long overlooked, while offering new insights into Montana’s past. The story culminates in the dramatic capture of the state’s longest-running fugitive killer and the emotional reunion of a family torn apart for decades.
