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Ruth Sharon Hoffman
Missing since June 30, 1986 from River Rouge, Wayne County, Michigan
Classification: Endangered Missing

Vital Statistics

• Date Of Birth: October 5, 1941
• Age at Time of Disappearance: 44 years old
• Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'6"; 135 lbs.
• Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Blonde, medium length hair; blue eyes.
• Marks, Scars: Pierced ears, once in each ear. Dark, circular shaped birthmark below left knee; vertical hysterectomy scar, very deep dimples in cheeks. No tattoos.
• Clothing: Red, small sized half top, cropped with bare midriff, Gloria Vanderbilt blue jeans (size 9), White Nike tennis shoes, Brown leather coat; mid-length. She was also carrying a brown leather purse, with a saddle bag style flap over center zipper.
• Jewelry: Gold Diamond stud earrings, approximately 1/2 carat each.
• Dentals: Full dentures on top. Upper teeth are missing; she wore a full denture plate due to a previous car accident. All lower teeth were still in place.
• Medical: She has a chemical imbalance and suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. She was taking Lithium at the time of her disappearance. She would sometimes have problems with depression.
• AKA: Ruth Hall, Lyndon, Russie, Lindon, Vinton, Mohkloff
• Fingerprints: Available.
• Other: Ruth is a nonsmoker; she very rarely drank alcohol. No history of drug use.

Circumstances of Disappearance
Hoffman was last seen at approximately 14.00 leaving her residence on June 30, 1986, on foot, in the vicinity of the 50 block of Leroy Street in River Rouge, Michigan.
Earlier that morning, Hoffman returned in a taxicab to the home she shared with her daughter in River Rouge, Michigan. She had been out all night and came back wearing hospital scrubs instead of the clothes she had on the night before. She was covered with bruises. Ruth told her daughter she had been beaten and raped by two men known to her, after she went to a local bar for a job interview. Ruth said she had been to the hospital and had a rape kit taken, and that her clothes were at the hospital. She asked her daughter not to call the police. After bathing, changing her clothes and putting on makeup, Ruth went outside for a walk to clear her head.
Her family never saw her again. She was officially reported missing on July 7, 1986.
Records indicate Ruth visited a medical clinic on July 3, 1986, just days after she left home. She was seen as a new patient and was given a diphtheria / tetanus immunization.
Seven years after she disappeared, on October 8, 1993, a traffic ticket was issued to "Ruth Sharon Russie" in Pennsylvania. The ticket gives Ruth's birth date and an address in Belleville, Michigan. It said her license was expired.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Wayne County Sheriff's Department
Sergeant Larry Crider
313-213-5141

Agency Case Number: 5367-05

NCIC Number: M-174881881
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
Outpost for Hope
National Center for Missing Adults
Ruth Hoffman - Missing
Child Seek Network Newsletter