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Ruby Mays:1982, Dayton, Ohio

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       Ruby Mays was born on August 5th, 1962 to Jean F. Mays and James Mays.    She grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana on the Northside. She attended Westlane Middle School and went on to high school at North Central High School. She had a younger sister named Marjean.   (My youngest child graduated from North Central there in 2020.) (Herb Baumeister, serial killer, went to high school there. So did Jared Fogel who became famous for eating Subway sandwiches and went to jail for possessing and trading child sexual abuse materials.) It is not a bad school. It’s just very big and has been operating for many decades. It’s also smack in the middle of the Midwest.    Her parents divorced at some point and her father remarried. Ruby’s Dad, James, and her stepmother, Jo Ellen, lived in Logansport, Indiana.    Ruby and her mother moved to Dayton before her high school graduation and Ruby graduated from Meadowdale H...
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Michele Frank:1984, East St. Louis, Illinois

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     Michele D. Frank was born on March 6th, 1965 to Sharon and Stephen Frank. She had two sisters and one brother. (Angela, Deborah, and Timothy.)   In 1984, Michele was 19. Her parents had divorced awhile back. Michele now had a stepmother named Mary E. Frank.    Michele’s Mom had remarried as well and her name was now Sharon Alexander. Michele’s stepfather was Danny Alexander.    She had a stepsister named Stephanie A. Atkins. They were a big, busy family. Her family and friends lovingly called her “Micki”.   Michele D. Frank graduated from Bayless High School in 1982.    Michele was working at a Jack in the Box restaurant at 4292 Bayless Avenue in Lemay in 1984. I was surprised to see that  that location is still a Jack in the Box. At least it was the last time that the Google Earth car drove by to take pictures. Lemay is a neighborhood south of downtown St. Louis.    Michele was closing u...
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Sharon Marie Hurley: 1981, East St. Louis, Illinois

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       Sharon Marie Hurley was born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts on March 21st,1956.   I wasn’t able to find out much about her family or her childhood. I couldn’t find anything about her birth in any newspapers. I didn’t find any yearbook photos. I don’t know if the last name of Hurley is her maiden name or a married name.    Sharon Hurley was living on the 4100 block of Russell Boulevard in 1981. Today it’s a very nice looking street of brick buildings built around 1900-1930. Some might be older. Many look like apartment buildings.    Sharon had moved to St. Louis sometime in the late 70’s. Her neighbors said they did not know her very well. She had only lived on Russell for a couple of years. It is not too far from the downtown St. Louis area with the Arch and the baseball park.  St. Louis is the home of the Cardinals. It is a busy town these days with a bustling economy but in 1981; every state was still comi...
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