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Ruby Elaine Dardeen, a 30-year-old white woman, was brutally murdered in mid-November 1987 in Ina, Illinois, alongside her family. At the time of her death, she was seven to eight months pregnant with a daughter the couple planned to name Casey. Elaine lived in a mobile home with her husband, 29-year-old Russell Keith Dardeen, and their 3-year-old son, Peter. The family was known for their quiet, religious lifestyle—Elaine played piano at their local Baptist church while Keith sang lead vocals ...Read More
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Elaine Dardeen
Female
Ina
IL
1987-11
30
Elaine
Dardeen
11/20/2025
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I’ve been following the Dardeen case for a while now, and one aspect that really gets to me is the... ...Read More
11/09/2024
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