Ambush On Exit 34: The Murder of Officer Jason Ellis

By Joe Clark

Ambush on Exit 34: The Murder of Officer Jason Ellis

On a quiet Kentucky night in May 2013, Bardstown Police Officer Jason Ellis stopped to clear debris from Exit 34 of the Bluegrass Parkway. Within moments, he was ambushed and fatally shot - the first in a series of tragedies that would give Bardstown a new reputation as "the most mysterious town in America."

This book tells Jason's story in full: his early years on the baseball diamond, his devotion as a husband and father, his work as a K-9 officer with his partner Figo, and the shocking crime that ended his life. Drawing from news reports, law enforcement briefings, community accounts, and years of public memory, author Joe Clark reconstructs the ambush, the investigation, and the haunting theories that remain.

More than twelve years later, Jason's case is still unsolved. Ambush on Exit 34 is not about speculation - it is about remembrance. It is about a man who lived with courage, served with honor, and whose story must not fade.

✔ True crime narrative rooted in Kentucky history
✔ Includes a chronology of Bardstown's unsolved cases
✔ Features original tributes, including poems honoring both Officer Ellis and his K-9 partner, Figo

For those who want to understand Bardstown's tragedies, and for those who refuse to let Jason Ellis be forgotten, this book is both a memorial and a call to justice.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FR33MRQV
• ISBN13: 9798265194701
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 82 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"