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From Autopsy 7: Dead Men Talking |
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The Donald Ruby Case
In 1984, a mutilated female torso was found in a cardboard box along a Pennsylvania riverbank. The torso was eventually identified as that of Edna Marie Posey, a troubled woman whose 12-year-old son was living with his Boy Scout leader, Donald Ruby (right), and his wife, who were childless.
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Police built a murder case against Ruby on the unsupported theory he was a pedophile; he was convicted and served six years before being granted a new trial in 1992.
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At trial, an entomologist (insect specialist) testified that because maggot eggs on the torso (seen above) had not hatched at the time the body was discovered, the time of death was much later than originally estimated -- a time when Ruby was at home many miles away. In addition, DNA testing of sperm found on the body proved that it was not Ruby's.
Donald Ruby was subsequently found not guilty and released from prison.
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