Five decades on, the Elmira Case still resonates

Russ Kelly was 18 when he took part in a rampage on May 21, 1974. The events that followed changed his life

By Julian Gavaghan

Last updated on Mar 07, 2024

Posted on Mar 07, 2024

5 min read

Russ Kelly, now 67, was forced to apologize and fix the damage caused in his youthful rampage instead of going to jail. [Julian Gavaghan]