Ruth was last seen leaving a friend's Paddock Lake, Wisconsin residence during the morning of March 25, 1997. She has never been heard from again. She last reported for work in Kenosha County, Wisconsin on March 24, the day prior to her disappearance and left two unclaimed paychecks. She was not reported missing until months later. She has a tattoo of a rosebud on her left shoulder blade and her ears are pierced.