Stories from the Mortuary

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"Life was hard for Ruthie Mae," said the bulletin handed out at Ruthie Mae McCoy’s burial service. Ruthie lived in a Chicago housing project, so when she called the police on April 22nd, 1987 there was no rush to arrive at the scene. What could she have possibly meant when she said "they threw the cabinet down"?

Sources:

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/cold-case-hope-persists-that-woman-will-be-found/

https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/1249

https://charleyproject.org/case/sharon-christine-anderson

Primary Source: https://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/they-came-in-through-the-bathroom-mirror/

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Stories from the MortuaryBy Aolani Santiago

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