Ruth Elizabeth Brenneman:1973, York, Pennsylvania
Ruth Elizabeth Brenneman was born on November 26th 1958 to Phyllis Yvonne Dern Brenneman and Richard William “Whitey” Brenneman. The family made their home in York, Pennsylvania. By 1973 Ruth’s parents had separated. Ruth stayed with either parent some but mostly lived with her 20 year old brother and his wife. In September of 1973, at the start of the school year, Ruthie disappeared after being dropped off at school one morning by her older brother, Michael. The family assumed that she had run away. But, there were things that made them doubt that idea as well. Ruth also relied on a daily medication for seizures. She did not have this with her. She hadn’t taken anything really. In the early 1970’s a missing 14 year old might have been considered just a runaway. Her parents may have been too embarrassed to report her missing. They also might have been wishing that this simply wasn’t happening. Humans under stress and w...