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Ruth Harris was a 78-year-old Black woman from Detroit, Michigan, known to her family and community as a dedicated volunteer and a woman of strict routine. A cook for her family and an active volunteer at the Detroit Institute of Arts, she maintained a consistent schedule that made her sudden disappearance all the more alarming to her loved ones. She was described as standing 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing approximately 200 pounds, with a medium brown complexion and salt-and-pepper hair.

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Victim Details

Ruth Harris

March 28, 2022

Female

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2012-07-26

2012-07-26

78

Ruth

Harris

12/27/2025


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