ColdPriorityCriminal · Unsolved homicide· Alameda County, CA

The Murder of Ruth Duvall (2012)

Ruth Duvall was killed near the boat launch in Alameda County, CA in 2012. The death was ruled a homicide caused by gunshot wounds, no one has been charged, and the file is still open.

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Rows of old filing cabinets in a dim municipal archive room
Source: Vermilion ledger illustration
Timeline
  1. 2012

    Deputies responded to a call at the boat launch and found the victim already dead.

  2. 2014

    Detectives cleared the primary suspect after an alibi was confirmed.

  3. 2025

    The family filed a public records suit and obtained the case binder.

  4. Recently

    Ledger contributors indexed the public record and opened the case for review.

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paper_trail_pat3 days ago

The evidence log shows an item checked out in 1994 and never checked back in.

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