Episode 94: Ruth Loader

She Goes by Jane: A True Crime Podcast · Jun 24, 2025 · 1h 3m

In August 1994, 79-year-old Ruth Loader was recovering from her cancer treatments at her rural Ohio farmhouse, ready for a quiet evening with her book. She never made it to the breakfast she had planned with her sister the next morning. When her daughter arrived at Ruth’s home, the back door was splintered, her glasses were left on the pillow, and Ruth was gone.

In this episode, we trace the disturbing series of events that followed: a red Buick seen across state lines, a pair of fugitives on a multi-state killing spree, and a confession that came too late.

Ruth’s body has never been found…