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Cold Cases by District
Date of Birth: 08/16/1956
Date of Death: 10/18/1973
Location: Dearborn, Michigan
On October 18, 1973, 17-year-old Ruth Postif disappeared after leaving her home to drive to a nearby shopping mall. Two days later, her vehicle was located in a wooded area between Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor.
Following an extensive search involving approximately 200 volunteers, Ruth's body was discovered by a hunter on November 9, 1973, in a muddy field approximately 20 miles west of her home. She had been fatally stabbed.
