Name: Ruth Sharon Hoffman
aka Ruth Hall, Ruth Lyndon
Place:River Rouge, Michigan
Date of Birth: October 5, 1941, 44 years old at time of disappearance
Description: White Female
5' 6" Tall
135 lbs.
Medium length blonde hair
Blue eyes
Last seen wearingRed, small sized half top w/ bare mid-drift, Gloria Vanderbilt jeans, white Nike tennis shoes, brown leather coat (mid length), carrying a brown leather purse w/ saddle bag flap. She was wearing diamond stud earrings.
Distinguishing marksHysterectomy scar, vertical from navel to pubic line. Her ears are pierced; once in each ear. She has a dark silver dollar sized, brown circular shaped birthmark below in the left kneecap on shin. She also has very deep dimples in both cheeks. Ruth also has a upper denture.
Medical historyRuth has a chemical imbalance and suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. She was taking prescription medication (Lithium) at the time of her disappearance. She would sometimes have problems with depression.

On June 29, 1986, Ruth Hoffman went to a bar called the Poorhouse Salon to apply for a job. Ruth returned to her home in the early morning of June 30th, by cab and in hospital scrubs, not in her regular street clothes. Ruth had told her daughter that she had been sexually assaulted at an unknown motel by two men. Ruth then took a bath and left her apartment to confront the two men she said committed the crime. Ruth has not been seen or heard from since.

If you have any information about this case, please contact:

Wayne County Sheriff's Office, Sergeant Larry Crider (313)213-5141, case #5367-05.

Reward

There is a $10,000 reward being offered. The Sund/Carrington Memorial Reward Fund is offering $5,000. $5,000 will be administered by the family of Ruth Hoffman. $2,000 of the reward is for information that leads to the physical location of Ruth Hoffman. There is a $3,000 reward leading to the arrest and conviction of a suspect, if this case becomes a homicide.

Related Web Site:

The Hoffman family is accepting donations for additions to the reward fund and also for a search fund for those who incur expenses searching for Ruth. Please contact the family at Ruth's website for further criteria and information. Family website: http://www.geocities.com/ruthhoffmanmissing/