315. Horror in St. Louis Hills: Ellen Dooling and Gary Consolino

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🗓️ 25 June 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

The neighborhood of St. Louis Hills was quiet that evening in November 1980. The leaves were turning as winter was making its way in. John Dooling was suddenly jolted awake by a loud sound. Was it A scream? Or had he imagined it? He immediately thought of his 18-year-old daughter, Ellen. Ellen had gone on a date that night. She should have been home by now. John threw off the covers and moved to the window, peeling back the curtain. That’s when he saw a blue Oldsmobile Cutlass idling in front of the house. The car wasn’t moving. He grabbed his robe and stepped outside. Something was wrong. It was Ellen; she was slumped over in the car.John yanked the door open when he saw her face. He screamed so loudly that it would surely wake the neighbors in the 6200 block of Walsh Street. Ellen Dooling and her date, 20-year-old Gary Consolino, never left the car alive. They had been shot—executed—right there in front of her parents' home. There were no signs of a struggle. No shattered glass. There are no desperate claw marks on the door handles. The car hadn’t been ransacked. Their wallets and jewelry remained untouched.

This crime should have been solved so easily, but it was not.

Justice should have brought at least some comfort to both of their families, but it did not.

Join Jen and Cam on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled ‘Horror in St. Louis Hills: Ellen Dooling and Gary Consolino.’

Listener discretion by our bestie @octoberpodVHS

Music is by our other bestie who is also our editor @theinkypawprint

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https://www.firstalert4.com/video/2022/01/21/someone-knows-something-gary-consolino-ellen-dooling-cold-case-that-haunts-st-louis/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/31437268/the-murders-of-ellen-jean-dooling-and/

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https://twitter.com/kmov/status/1432374841693425667

https://www.firstalert4.com/2022/01/21/horror-st-louis-hills-gary-consolino-ellen-dooling-murders-that-shook-city/

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https://www.newspapers.com/article/30024498/ellen_dooling_and_gary_consolino/

Transcript

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0:00.0	The weather. Tomorrow, expect a biting cold front. Hmm, how naughty. I wonder what I'll be
0:06.8	wearing or taking off. The night will be wild and untamed. Expect heavy, lashing rain
0:13.0	that'll soak you to the skin. By Monday, temperatures will rise slowly but surely reaching
0:18.7	their peak in the afternoon.
0:23.0	Not in the mood for miserable weather?
0:25.8	Fly cheaply to Turkey with Sun Express.
0:28.7	Sun Express, non-stop sunshine.
0:32.1	Hello, I'm Edward October.
0:34.8	Over the years, I've narrated more ghost stories,
0:39.6	horror shows, and creepypastas than I can count. And yet, the crimes discussed on our true crime podcast managed to scare the shit out of me. This program is not
0:45.9	suitable for children or the faint of heart. If you are such a person, go ahead and switch off
0:50.4	this podcast. Listen to something else.
1:18.1	Are you still with us? Well, we've warned you. Hey, Jen.
1:19.4	Cam, how are you?
1:20.1	I'm good.
1:20.9	How are you?
1:22.2	I'm fine.
1:23.7	Long time.
1:24.5	No C.
1:26.2	I know.
1:28.4	It's almost like it's not even 12 hours.
1:37.2	We just got home from our big dark history tour in the UK, so we both feel like we've been hit by some eyes.
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