Gina_M
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From post 29:LisainWV said:Feeling lazy this evening and don't want to go back and research.... Did Ruth have any siblings?
The Baumgardners had a married daughter named Ora Hardwick. No other siblings.
From post 29:LisainWV said:Feeling lazy this evening and don't want to go back and research.... Did Ruth have any siblings?
How did the truck-driver in Zanesville, Ohio describe the young man who was hitchhiking with "Bumbie"? Is that mentioned anywhere?LisainWV said:I think this man was someone her parents would not have approved of:
not wealthy and/or educated
much older (most cases this didn't seem to be a problem with most families)
wrong skin color perhaps
wrong ethnicity??
who knows..... the possibities seem to be endless
maybe her parents were just domineering and she decided to have the final say in her life...
I've just re-read my previous postings and can't find his description mentioned. I recall that he appeared to be about Ruth's age. I'll go through my newspaper clippings and see what I can find.Mischa said:How did the truck-driver in Zanesville, Ohio describe the young man who was hitchhiking with "Bumbie"? Is that mentioned anywhere?
Given the age of this case, I haven't really considered posting anything about it on MySpace or similar sites. I have posted a great deal about this on websites such as Websleuth.Gina_M said:Has anyone thought of creating a MySpace page for Ruth? There are tons of "Missing Persons" related profiles on MySpace. I happen to run a couple of them and am "friends" with many others. This could generate more interest in Ruth's case.
LisainWV said:Thanks Gina. I find it surprising that Ruth was willing to leave behind a family, her sorority sisters, a new car (which would have been a very valuable asset in those days) and never returned. she had to have done it for true love.
I think this man was someone her parents would not have approved of:
not wealthy and/or educated
much older (most cases this didn't seem to be a problem with most families)
wrong skin color perhaps
wrong ethnicity??
who knows..... the possibities seem to be endless
maybe her parents were just domineering and she decided to have the final say in her life...
BTW, nice car!!! I enjoyed the link Gina. Thanks again.
Trino said:I've been following comments on Ruth, and the one thing that strikes me is no mention of high school and hometown friends, although she probably returned home over summers. Although people change, would it have been like Ruth, an otherwise studious and an engaged girl, to have left everything behind? Did any hometown friend have anything to say about her relationship with her parents and sister?
Then, too, what about her parents and sister all these years? Would she, especially knowing they had money, never have contacted them? If she was declared dead, was there a memorial service for her?
Re: the car
Why not take the car for a distance, then abandon it, especially if she disappeared at night?
I agree about the car standing out...as it says in post #1: "She received a red convertible for her graduation gift, and had once remarked that if she ever wanted to disappear, she'd leave her car behind because the fiery red vehicle would be easy to spot."reportertype said:I had the same question as Trino regarding the car. The only reasoning I can think of is that the car was pretty fancy and would have stood out. Perhaps she was afraid if she was seen motoring along, it would have left clues to where she was going. Whoever she left with, assuming she didn't leave alone, may have decided not to take her car because it might have been noticeable.
I am toying with the idea that Ruth left willingly, but then something went wrong later on. Such as: She left with a man who later killed her after a fight or for some other reason. Or she died after an abortion went wrong. This scenario seems to fit what we know also.
Glad you enjoyed the linkLisainWV said:Thanks Gina. I find it surprising that Ruth was willing to leave behind a family, her sorority sisters, a new car (which would have been a very valuable asset in those days) and never returned. she had to have done it for true love.
I think this man was someone her parents would not have approved of:
not wealthy and/or educated
much older (most cases this didn't seem to be a problem with most families)
wrong skin color perhaps
wrong ethnicity??
who knows..... the possibities seem to be endless
maybe her parents were just domineering and she decided to have the final say in her life...
BTW, nice car!!! I enjoyed the link Gina. Thanks again.
Nice first post. I found the info quite interesting.Shane's Sister said:. . .Well guys, I hope I haven't bored you to death.This case surely is an interesting one.