‘Someone must know’: family’s plea for answers 40 years after Melbourne woman was murdered in her home

Victoria police launch fresh appeal for information on anniversary of death of Boronia woman Nanette Ellis

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The family of a single mother murdered in her own home say their pain has been made worse by not knowing who killed her, as they launched a fresh plea for answers on the 40th anniversary of her death.

Melbourne woman Nanette Ellis was stabbed in her Boronia home by an unknown offender or group of offenders on the evening of 10 February 1984.

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