OH OH - Ruth May Foster, 45, Canton, 20 Oct 1996

[Moonwalker9]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

No photo

Demographics
Missing Age45 Years
Current Age68 Years
First NameRuth
Middle NameMay
Last NameFoster
Nickname/Alias--

SexFemale
Height5' 5" (65 Inches)
Weight130 lbs
Race / EthnicityBlack / African American

Circumstances
Date of Last ContactOctober 20, 1996
NamUs Case CreatedJune 8, 2014
Last Known Location Map
LocationCanton, Ohio
CountyStark County

Circumstances of Disappearance--
Physical Description
Hair ColorBlack
Head Hair Description--
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye ColorBrown
Right Eye ColorBrown
Eye Description--

 

[SisterGrimm]

Could Ruth be Samuel Little's "Ruth" in Little Rock, Arkansas?
He described the time around 1992-1994 and he thought the Ruth he met was a heavy set woman who looked 24 years old.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Samuel Little: Confessions of a Killer | Federal Bureau of Investigation

 

[SisterGrimm]

Ruth M. Foster also remains missing. Foster was almost 46 years old when she was last seen at 10:15 p.m. Oct. 20, 1996. The Hoover Co. employee didn't show up for work, and her car was found later at a Holiday Inn parking lot in Jackson Township, Capt. James Myers said in 2002. Investigators initially believed bones found in a hand-harvested cornfield off Trump Avenue SE could have been hers, but later discovered the bones to be those of a man who hasn't been identified.

Described as a black woman who was 5 feet, 5 inches tall and 129 pounds with a medium build when she was last seen, Foster has never been found.

Prince said the circumstances surrounding her disappearance were suspicious.

But police have no evidence that she's dead — or alive. So, she stays on the "missing" list.
- From this article:
Not every 'missing person' in police database is missing

 

[Savvybell]

Could Ruth be Samuel Little's "Ruth" in Little Rock, Arkansas?
He described the time around 1992-1994 and he thought the Ruth he met was a heavy set woman who looked 24 years old.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Samuel Little: Confessions of a Killer | Federal Bureau of Investigation

No it's not her.... I knew her personally and she was a small petite woman

 

[SisterGrimm]

No it's not her.... I knew her personally and she was a small petite woman

Welcome to Websleuths!
Thank you for your input because it's very appreciated. Can you tell us more about Ruth? Do you perhaps have any photos of her at all?

 

[Murkywaters]

A photo of Ruth has been added to her NamUs profile.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

 

[victoriarobinson642]

A photo of Ruth has been added to her NamUs profile.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Enhanced.

 

[Pennysmom2]

Missing Persons Poster - Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost

www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov

 

[Murkywaters]

Ruth has been added to The Charley Project with some additional details regarding her disappearance.

Ruth May Foster – The Charley Project

Missing Since
10/20/1996
Missing From
Canton, Ohio
Classification: Missing
Sex: Female
Race: Black
Age: 45 years old
Height and Weight: 5'5, 130 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: African-American female. Black hair, brown eyes.

Details of Disappearance
Foster was last seen in Canton, Ohio at 10:15 p.m. on October 20, 1996. She has never been heard from again. After her disappearance, her car was found in the parking lot of a Holiday Inn in Jackson Township, Ohio. Foster worked at Hoover Co. at the time of her disapearance. Few details are available in her case. She is considered missing under suspicious circumstances.