139. The Lady of the Dunes: Ruth Marie Terry

Ruth Marie Terry was famously known as “The Lady of the Dunes.” She was found deceased by a dog and a little girl, Laurie Metcalfe, at Race Point Dunes in the summer of 1974 in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Ruth was brutally murdered. The investigation to give her back her identity, and to find her family, went on for decades. On October 31st, 2022, it was announced that “The Lady of the Dunes” had been identified as 37-year-old, Ruth Marie Terry of Tennessee. However, there’s way more to this story and the investigation isn’t over. We’ll start from the beginning…

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