Did the police ever check Ruth's library history? Whether she used her own card or someone else's? I don't know if any of this is in the public domain. I've often wondered what compelled her to use the library on the day she disappeared, and whether this could provide an insight into what was preoccupying her.
UK UK - Ruth Wilson, 16, Dorking, 27 Nov 1995
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Maybe it was just a convenient, warm, and free place to spend the day where she would not be hassled by anyone and wouldn't have to be in her home. It does look like she planned to disappear and she did buy the flowers to send to her stepmother on that day from a florist that I think was not too far from the library. It is very possible she had it all planned out. Her actions made logical sense to her.
ruths stay with her friend Ben roughly coincides with when she split up with her boyfriend im wondering the 2 things are connected im not suggesting ben and Ruth were anything other than friends but i could certainly understand her boyfriend thinking otherwise
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It was her ex-boyfriend Will who offered her a lift. Neil was the other friend who went for a meal with them a few days before Ruth's disappearance.
Jmo but I've always felt Ruth left of her own accord. Clearly things weren't great for her at home, she had hidden a recent school report and she left notes at Box Hill for her family plus the 2 male friends she was close to. Why didn't she leave a note for her close friend Catherine?
I wonder if the taxi dropped her off and someone else picked her up for an onward journey. The notes, empty paracetamol packets and alcohol bottle were a ruse. The flowers sent to her step mum for a future delivery suggest a plan of some kind. Considering what Ruth had recently discovered about her Mum's passing and the fact she had previously ran away, I think that's the most likely outcome. The question is for me is what happened to Ruth next?
I wonder if the taxi dropped her off and someone else picked her up for an onward journey. The notes, empty paracetamol packets and alcohol bottle were a ruse. The flowers sent to her step mum for a future delivery suggest a plan of some kind. Considering what Ruth had recently discovered about her Mum's passing and the fact she had previously ran away, I think that's the most likely outcome. The question is for me is what happened to Ruth next?
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Yes, this is my take too.
Teenage friendships evolve pretty fast. Perhaps after Catherine had left, Ruth was not that close to her any more. Or she was in touch with Catherine or wanted to be and didn't want to reveal that by leaving her a note. The notes were intended to give the impression (to her parents) she had taken her life IMO. She would have been incredibly vulnerable after she left though, so yes, I have the same question about what happened to her next.
we dont know when she left the notes they could of been left there a fair while before she went missing and they might not of been put there by her the fact they were found under a bush sugests she might not of intended anyone to read them
I'm not sure why you'd write notes like that but not intend for anyone to read them, but also leave empty paracetamol packets and alcohol. Ruth's handwriting must have been assessed by the police for them to have taken The notes into consideration. The fact they were under a bush might indicate they'd been left there at the time she disappeared, they'd be protected from the worst of the weather until discovered after the disappearance.
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Do we know what type of flowers? For instance some people associate white flowers with death. Could they have been a flower that her stepmother disliked because they symbolised death? JMO
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Hi everybody, I've been lurking for a long time, and I registered today.
I read all the posts about Ruth's case, and I have a couple of questions.
1- Is there anything, in the newsagent episode, that can connect unequivocally the person with Ruth's case? I mean, I know that a girl/woman asked for local newspapers and got upset because one was sold out. Did this person mention why she wanted the newspapers? like, did she say something that could be linked to Ruth's case (es. "I want the newspapers to check about a girl who disappeared?)?
Because otherwise I can't understand how the episode can be connected to Ruth. I am aware that the family "recognized" the woman as Ruth, but if I remember well, this only happened after some time, and they first denied any resemblance. There is no more way to see the CCTV video, so I can't judge, but becoming very upset because one of the newspapers wasn't available makes me think more to a reaction of a person with a condition (es. on the autism spectrum) rather than the way Ruth would have reacted: if you successfully manage to run away, you definitely don't want to attract attention on yourself, especially in a location so close to your home.
2- This is not important, just something that I find very curious. According to Ruth's father, as reported in an old post, the day that she disappeared the family didn't contact the police until "very late". I'm not sure what does it mean, but I would say it was late evening/early night when they finally made the phone call. So, the police came, interviewed friends... and then, magically, found the taxi driver, got his deposition and organized the search on Box Hill... all the same night? how did they do? in the '90s there were no social media, no Facebook group for the local police. How did they get to the taxi driver so quickly? I mean, unless it was normal for her to go around by taxi, or it was a normal occurrence for the locals at the time, I find it odd that they immediately went to the taxi service to ask information.
I read all the posts about Ruth's case, and I have a couple of questions.
1- Is there anything, in the newsagent episode, that can connect unequivocally the person with Ruth's case? I mean, I know that a girl/woman asked for local newspapers and got upset because one was sold out. Did this person mention why she wanted the newspapers? like, did she say something that could be linked to Ruth's case (es. "I want the newspapers to check about a girl who disappeared?)?
Because otherwise I can't understand how the episode can be connected to Ruth. I am aware that the family "recognized" the woman as Ruth, but if I remember well, this only happened after some time, and they first denied any resemblance. There is no more way to see the CCTV video, so I can't judge, but becoming very upset because one of the newspapers wasn't available makes me think more to a reaction of a person with a condition (es. on the autism spectrum) rather than the way Ruth would have reacted: if you successfully manage to run away, you definitely don't want to attract attention on yourself, especially in a location so close to your home.
2- This is not important, just something that I find very curious. According to Ruth's father, as reported in an old post, the day that she disappeared the family didn't contact the police until "very late". I'm not sure what does it mean, but I would say it was late evening/early night when they finally made the phone call. So, the police came, interviewed friends... and then, magically, found the taxi driver, got his deposition and organized the search on Box Hill... all the same night? how did they do? in the '90s there were no social media, no Facebook group for the local police. How did they get to the taxi driver so quickly? I mean, unless it was normal for her to go around by taxi, or it was a normal occurrence for the locals at the time, I find it odd that they immediately went to the taxi service to ask information.
Maybe you're right, Ruth's friend described the sending of the flowers as sticking two fingers up to her step mum. I can't find any info other than that it was an expensive bouquet.
if your writting a farewell letter the normal thing would generally be to post to whoever you are writing it to not leave it under a bush on hill where it might never be found
thats why im thinking it wasn't ruth who put those letters there i believe it was somebody trying to give the impression that that was where Ruth had been
ruth did write the letters and they had them on her person when whatever happened happened but i don't believe she put the letters where they were found i believe she was probably going to post them but never got the chance
thats why im thinking it wasn't ruth who put those letters there i believe it was somebody trying to give the impression that that was where Ruth had been
ruth did write the letters and they had them on her person when whatever happened happened but i don't believe she put the letters where they were found i believe she was probably going to post them but never got the chance
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As relationships seemed fractured, I also thought there was an underhand message to sending those flowers.
Did the police or family ask to see Ruth's borrowing history? Or the whole family's? Its not inconceivable that the library was a private place for Ruth -she could also have accessed books using someone else's ticket, I remember doing the same thing.
Also, were phone calls investigated? From payphones, places where Ruth worked as well as home?
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