Elise R. Donohue Lecture Series | Murder on Montana's Hi Line with Clem Pellett

Name: Elise R. Donohue Lecture Series | Murder on Montana's Hi Line with Clem Pellett
Start: 2025-09-11T17:30:00-06:00
Location: 600 W. Kagy Blvd., Bozeman, MT, United States, Montana 59717

Schedule

Thu, 11 Sep, 2025 at 05:30 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

600 W. Kagy Blvd., Bozeman, MT, United States, Montana 59717 | Bozeman, MT

Part of the Elise R. Donohue Lectures on the American West in Memory of Walter S. Rosenberry Lecture Series
Murder on Montana’s Hi Line from Surgeon to Sleuth: A Family’s Fight for Justice
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.
Hager Auditorium
Included with membership, $5/non-member