Thompson also said that police communicate with Ellis' family weekly, sometimes daily. Ellis left behind his wife Amy and two young sons.



"We know that there is a widow and two children out there that we have an obligation to solve this case for," said Thompson. "Please come forward with the information that will help us solve this murder investigation. It's the right thing. We need your help. Without your help, this investigation will continue to do what it has done for the last 19 months: we'll take a lead, we'll work it 'til it ends. If that's not the right one, then we'll move on to the next one. That's the only thing we can do at this point. But our resolve will not end. We will continue to work this until someone is arrested, and ultimately charged, and hopefully convicted of the murder of Jason Ellis."



The FBI is also assisting with the investigation.