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title: The Rare Case of Ellen Friar
description: "The disturbing true crime case of 15-year-old Ellen Friar, who conspired with her older boyfriend and his friend to murder her father Aaron Friar in Medford, Oregon in 2017."
url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/the-rare-case-of-ellen-friar.md
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datePublished: 2026-06-26
dateModified: 2026-06-26
author:
  - name: Dana Ortiz
    url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/author/dana-ortiz
publisher: Casual Criminalist
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The disturbing true crime case of 15-year-old Ellen Friar, who conspired with her older boyfriend and his friend to murder her father Aaron Friar in Medford, Oregon in 2017.
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