LA LA - Ruth 'Ann' Manguno, 28, Folsom, May 1983

[Alchemist]

I believe this case needs to be investigated further. What happens to a case that is closed like this but still needs to be looked at? Would the detectives take another look at it?

 

[The_Dude]

I believe this case needs to be investigated further. What happens to a case that is closed like this but still needs to be looked at? Would the detectives take another look at it?

My best guess is that people should flood the New Orleans FBI office and the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's office with requests to re-open this cold case, especially since it could be a gender-motivated hate crime. That would involve Civil Rights. I wonder if there are any cold case organizations we could contact or if someone who still resides in Louisiana (unlike me) could get The Advocate or The Times Picayune to run a piece about the unsolved crime to drum up support for a (seemingly) forgotten woman. It's been over 30 years and nothing has been done by law enforcement or this woman's "family." I heard a rumor that her father, brother, or cousin was involved in the KKK. If that's true, then this could go deep and also get blown wide open.

 

[SwampMama]

This is one case that i would like to be re-opened and investigated. It just always struck me as weird how little coverage it got.

 

[Alchemist]

I would really like to see it reopened myself. No way Lucas did it.

 

[bwsmith144]

Every once in a while I think about this case and decided to search the Internet to see if the case had ever been solved. I was 16 years old the year Ann was found missing. I was babysitting for Ann's friend the day she came up missing. What has haunted me all these years was a strange phone call I got while babysitting. Someone (a woman) called and I kept trying to hear what she was saying but couldn't understand, and thinking it was a prank call, I hung up and I have wondered all these years if it was her.

 

[bessie]

Welcome, bwsmith. Did you report the call?

 

[jmanguno]

This thread is several years old and not sure if anyone is still paying attention but Ann was my aunt. My mother and I were the first on the scene and my mom reported her missing. My family actively tried to find my aunts killer including my mom appearing on an unsolved mysteries show and doing a re-enactment of the scene. We were devastated about our loss and none of us were ever the same. Just like in this thread, my family was met not with compassion and sympathy but with accusation and speculation. My cousin, the baby she left behind, has had to endure accusations like the one in this thread of her father killing her mother. There are real people with real grief behind these stories. No one would like my aunts killer to be brought to justice more than those of us who knew and loved her, including her husband, my uncle.

 

[Elle*Bee]

This thread is several years old and not sure if anyone is still paying attention but Ann was my aunt. My mother and I were the first on the scene and my mom reported her missing. My family actively tried to find my aunts killer including my mom appearing on an unsolved mysteries show and doing a re-enactment of the scene. We were devastated about our loss and none of us were ever the same. Just like in this thread, my family was met not with compassion and sympathy but with accusation and speculation. My cousin, the baby she left behind, has had to endure accusations like the one in this thread of her father killing her mother. There are real people with real grief behind these stories. No one would like my aunts killer to be brought to justice more than those of us who knew and loved her, including her husband, my uncle.

Thank you for your perspective. It certainly helps. I think you'll find plenty of caring, compassionate people on this website. Baseless rumors are not allowed and this is a victim-friendly forum. I hope you'll someday see justice for your aunt. Below is an article that was posted today. Although it mentions Nanette Krentel (a case I follow here), it does discuss other unsolved cases on the north shore (north of Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans, for those not familiar with the area).

Who killed Nanette Krentel? Unsolved death joins other mysterious north shore cases

 

[jmanguno]

Thank you for your perspective. It certainly helps. I think you'll find plenty of caring, compassionate people on this website. Baseless rumors are not allowed and this is a victim-friendly forum. I hope you'll someday see justice for your aunt. Below is an article that was posted today. Although it mentions Nanette Krentel (a case I follow here), it does discuss other unsolved cases on the north shore (north of Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans, for those not familiar with the area).

Who killed Nanette Krentel? Unsolved death joins other mysterious north shore cases

I saw this article, it was the first time my aunt’s murder was mentioned in the press in years. Hoping the renewed attention may make a difference.

 

[Elle*Bee]

I saw this article, it was the first time my aunt’s murder was mentioned in the press in years. Hoping the renewed attention may make a difference.

I hope so, too. My heart aches for the families of the missing and those awaiting answers.

 

[monti1492]

I practically grew up in Folsom. My grandparents had a farm, which the property and house are still there. Ann Manguno, to my knowledge had a mail route, and my grandparents home, was on her route. Her husband, Bart Manguno was questioned by the cops, and eventually was ruled out as a suspect. If I do recall, he did acquire life insurance money from her death. Lucas admitted to killing her, but I never believed his story, because he was a habitual liar.

 

[Browneyedgirll19]

I can see it has been years since anyone has posted on this, hope someone eventually revisits. I was 11 when this happened, and still remember it to this day. So much so, that I did a google search today on her name to see if the case was ever solved. Obviously, it never was. I remember being intrigued on how someone could just vanish.
The things I remember
*Baby was left alone in her crib or playpen
*Ann’s bible was left open to the page she was reading, turned down on the edge of her bed
*someone had either seen her that morning on her paper route, or had spoken with her, ruling out her being killed “overnight” by her hubby.
*Her purse, keys, credit cards, and checkbook were found in the home, ruling out the possible theory that she left her family.
*It was believed at the time that she must have known her abductor/attacker, because there were no signs of forced entry or a struggle.

I think this case is why I am fascinated with “missing person” cases to this day. It was such an awful thing to try to process...how someone could vanish without a trace. I still believe it has to be one of the worst things a family could possibly have to face. Your loved one missing, and not having a clue what happened to them. I vaguely remember now, after reading on here, that some time later her skull was found.
It would be great if this case was reopened and the evidence reviewed again with today’s technology.

 

[findemsoon]

My best guess is that people should flood the New Orleans FBI office and the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's office with requests to re-open this cold case, especially since it could be a gender-motivated hate crime. That would involve Civil Rights. I wonder if there are any cold case organizations we could contact or if someone who still resides in Louisiana (unlike me) could get The Advocate or The Times Picayune to run a piece about the unsolved crime to drum up support for a (seemingly) forgotten woman. It's been over 30 years and nothing has been done by law enforcement or this woman's "family." I heard a rumor that her father, brother, or cousin was involved in the KKK. If that's true, then this could go deep and also get blown wide open.

agree

 

[jyeager325]

Hello all,

I grew up on Wembley Road in Folsom, the same street this happened on. My father and Bart Manguno were friends. Both he and my mother had interesting things to say about this case. I don't believe it was Henry Lee Lucas, it is mysterious and there are some things in both Bart and Ann's past that should be considered. The case has always intrigued me, especially considering I passed their house everyday for 18 years or so and used to visit their house and have seen the knife collection first hand as a young boy.