Her Ex-Boyfriend Was Charged With Her Murder Almost 30 Years Later.

Peggy Sue Case

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She was born in Payson, Utah on July 28, 1960 to Richard and JoAnn Hales Ellsworth.

Peggy was a gentle, loving, and whimsical soul who was much more likely to love people than judge them.

She was a talented graphic arts designer pursuing a degree.

She was last seen at a hot-tub party she attended with her then boyfriend, Michael Ignatius Kufrin on July 9, 1988 in Spanish Fork, Utah.

At the time, police said they suspected foul play, but had no evidence of a crime.

Witnesses reported hostility between the two when Kufrin accused Peggy of flirting with some men at the party. 

The two left together, and Peggy was never seen again. 

Kufrin reportedly called Peggy's workplace to report her sick after the party, and the next day told Peggy's employers she had gone out of town to buy a car.

Co-workers, suspicious because the behavior was unlike her, reported Peggy missing July 15, 1988.
Kufrin initially claimed Peggy was staying in contact with him, but later stopped cooperating with police.
He reportedly served time in an unrelated attempted theft case before moving back to his home state of Illinois.

On May 22, 2017, the tenant living her her old home she shared with Kufrin, noticed sagging in the cellar's dirt floor and decided to dig with a friend, curious because he heard from a neighbor about Peggy's disappearance.

They uncovered human skull wrapped in a blanket and plastic mesh, buried about 18 inches deep, and called police.

A warrant was issued for Kufrin in July, according to court documents, and he was arrested July 17 by the Forest Park Police Department in Illinois.

Kufrin was extradited from Illinois to Utah on October 30, 2017 and charged with Peggy's murder.