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Remains of a young woman were found in a water-filled ditch
In the quiet town of Colonie, New York, a dark chapter in its history was written with the tragic death of a young woman named Ruth Ann Whitman. She was an 18-year-old White female whose life was brutally cut short on a cold December day in 1959. The details of her final moments paint a grim picture of violence and a mystery that would linger for decades.

On the 8th of December, Ruth Ann was found beaten and left to drown in a water-filled ditch on the west side of Sand Creek Road. The di ...Read More
Victim Details

Ruth Ann Whit

November 6, 2022

Female

White / Caucasian

Colonie

NY

1959-12-08

1941-10-19

18

Ruth

Ann Whitman

Blue

4'11

110 lbs

01/09/2026


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