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On a cold January evening in 1957, the life of 45-year-old Ruth Speyer, a White female, was tragically cut short in an act of brutal violence that sent shockwaves through the community. On January 5th, Ruth and her husband, Bernard, were simply customers in a shoe store in North Haven, Connecticut, when they became entangled in a robbery that would ultimately claim their lives. The couple from Meriden found themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time, encountering two men who were in the mid ...Read More
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Ruth Speyer
Female
White / Caucasian
Hartford
CT
1957-01-05
45
Ruth
Speyer
11/06/2025





