ColdPriorityCriminal · Unsolved homicide· Shelby County, TN
Unsolved: Ruth Ackley (1985)
Ruth Ackley was killed near the rail yard in Shelby County, TN in 1985. The death was ruled a homicide caused by asphyxiation, no one has been charged, and the file is still open.
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Source: Vermilion ledger illustration
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- 1985
Passers-by discovered the victim near the rail yard shortly after dawn.
- 1986
Evidence was re-submitted to the state lab; results were inconclusive.
- 1991
The file was reopened after a records request made the reports public.
- Recently
Ledger contributors indexed the public record and opened the case for review.
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