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[bessie]

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[bessie]

Three years after Texas woman’s suicide, a question lingers: Who was she?

By Cristina Corbin
Published June 26, 2013FoxNews.com
To her husband, she was Lori Kennedy. But to a dogged federal investigator, she is "Jane Doe," a Texas mother who killed herself three years ago in her family's driveway after spending decades using stolen identities to erase a past that remains mired in mystery.

 

[ClaireNC]

Lori Erica Kennedy/Lori Ruff/Becky Sue Turner Timeline
Main sources: Seattle Times http://seattletimes.com/html/localpages/2021235163_timelinejanedoe.html and http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2021243552_janedoexml.html, Fox News article http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/06/2...tery-three-years-after-suicide/#ixzz2XO3tUz2T

• July 18, 1969 - Becky Sue Turner born in Bakersfield, Calif. (Becky Turner birth certificate)
• December 30, 1971 – Becky Sue dies in Fife, Washington house fire at age 2 (Becky Sue Turner death certificate, Becky's first name was misspelled )
• Late 1980’s – Had a PO Box in Boulder City, Nevada
• May 20, 1988 - Jane Doe gets a copy of Becky Sue’s birth certificate from Kern County, Calif.
• June 16, 1988 - Jane Doe obtains an Idaho ID card with her picture and Becky Sue’s name. She now has government ID “proving” she’s Becky Sue. (Idaho ID using Becky Sue Turner's name)
• July 5, 1988 - She gets her name legally changed in a Dallas court from Becky Sue to Lori Erica Kennedy. (Document showing name legally changed to Lori Erica Kennedy) Clerk's certificate: http://oi39.tinypic.com/2wg94z9.jpg
• July 12, 1988 - Applies for and receives a Social Security number as Lori Kennedy (Lori Kennedy's Soc. Sec. number application)
• July 13, 1988 - Obtains a Texas ID card
• April 18, 1989 - Obtains Texas driver’s license, stating she is 19 years old
• March 19, 1990 - Applies for a U.S. passport (Lori Kennedy's passport and passport application)
• April 1990 – Took GED tests in Dallas, Texas
• Fall 1990 - Enrolls at Dallas County Community College after obtaining GED (GED test results)
• 1990 - Claimed to have suffered from bulimia (per Fox News)
• 1991 - Received breast implants in 1991. Per Fox News: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/06/2...tery-three-years-after-suicide/#ixzz2XRBrpq2t
• 199? through 1997 Took out student loans to finance education – Free application for Federal Student Aid 1996/1997: http://oi42.tinypic.com/2mi2902.jpg
• February 21, 1997 - Files for Chapter 13 bankruptcy
• December 13, 1997 - Graduates from the University of Texas at Arlington with a degree in business administration
• January 5, 2004 - Marries Jon Blakely “Blake” Ruff in Denton County, Texas. Her name is now Lori Ruff.
• 2004? - Obtains Texas driver’s license using married name Lori Erica Ruff. (Texas drivers license)
• 2005 – “Told doctors in 2005 that she was 35 – a claim Velling doubts.” Fox News http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/06/2...tery-three-years-after-suicide/#ixzz2XRBSHfZm
• September 15, 2008 - Blake and Lori have a daughter
• May 2010 – Attended Texas Business Women Region 7 Conference Spring Awards banquet. http://www.ntxe-news.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=39&num=62028&printer=1
• May 2010 – Attended meeting of Texas Business Woman of Bonham and Fannin Counties http://www.ntxe-news.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=38&num=62394
• June 2010 – Attended meeting of Texas Business Woman of Bonham and Fannin Counties http://www.ntxe-news.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=39&num=62769
• August 2010 – Attended meeting of Texas Business Woman of Bonham and Fannin Counties http://www.ntxe-news.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=40&num=63743&printer=1
• December 24, 2010 - Lori commits suicide in Longview, Texas
• January 2011 - Ruff family finds strongbox showing Lori was not who she claimed (Notes found in lockbox)
• September 2011 - Social Security Administration opens investigation to identify Jane Doe (Identity-theft suspect flyer)
• February 09, 2012 - Information entered into NamUS https://identifyus.org/en/cases/9863
• March 11, 2012 – Websleuths thread started.
• June 22, 2013 – Seattle Times article http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2021243552_janedoexml.html
• June 26, 2013 – Fox News article http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/06/2...tery-three-years-after-suicide/#ixzz2XO3tUz2T
• June 27, 2013 – Daily Mail (UK) article http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...an-stole-someones-identity-years-suicide.html
• June 27, 2013 – NY Daily News article http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...man-article-1.1383957?localLinksEnabled=false
• June 30, 2013 – Idaho Statesman article http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/06/30/2637321/she-stole-an-identity-and-took.html
• June 30, 2013 – NPR On the Media report http://www.onthemedia.org/2013/jun/28/help-solve-mystery/
• July 4, 2013 – The Bakersfield Californian article http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.c...ies-to-Bakersfield-girl-who-died-in-1971-fire
• July 8, 2013 – Brief mention on KERA North Texas NPR station: http://keranews.org/post/texas-school-districts-arming-employees-doesn-t-cost-much

 

[mandiedq]

http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/...le-times-asks-readers-to-help-with-a-mystery/

 

[ClaireNC]

October 2010 – Attended Forum held by the Texas Business Woman (Lori pictured in next to last picture.) http://www.ntxe-news.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=41&num=65181

 

[ClaireNC]

July 13, 2013 – Follow-up article in the Seattle Times http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2021389291_janedoefoloxml.html

The Seattle Times posted the story ..., tweeted it and put it up on Facebook. More than 4,200 of you recommended the story on Facebook. Someone even created a “Who is Lori Ruff?” Facebook page. There were hundreds of tweets and retweets.

(The) case was picked up by other publications and translated into (various) languages. There’s no question it has reached hundreds of thousands of eyeballs.

The bottom line is, the mystery remains. But the farther the story spreads, the more likely it is that someone from her past will step forward.

 

[mfgufi]

Earliest confirmed physical location for Jane Doe:

Unspecified date between June 16 1988 and July 5 1988.
Courthouse in Dallas, TX, for the purpose of initiating name change
[actual residence at previous address cannot be established beyond reasonable doubt]


Earliest confirmed date for life as "Lori Erica Kennedy":

Fall 1990
Enrollment in college, which would require regular attendance
[only sporadic prior uses of the new identity, such as in her GED test, can be proven]


--- Thanks to the mods for moving this to the correct thread ---

 

[ClaireNC]

After no media for the last two years, FLEK got a mention in the Edmonton Journal recently.

Investigator “99 per cent sure” missing Lori Kasprick isn’t mystery woman Lori Kennedy
A woman lost, a woman found
By Jana G. Pruden, Edmonton Journal June 25, 2015

EDMONTON - It seems like an almost perfect fit: There is a woman lost, a woman found.

Both are named Lori, tall with dark hair, and slight gaps between their top front teeth. Lori Kasprick was last seen in Alberta and Manitoba in the mid-1970s. Lori Kennedy appeared in Texas in 1988.

But it appears the mysteries of the two women are not so tidily solved.

“This can’t be ruled out, but early indications are they’re probably not the same,” said Social Security Administration special agent Joseph Velling, who has been working on the Lori Kennedy case in the United States for several years. “That won’t be able to be confirmed until the law enforcement agencies compare their data and it is ruled out officially.”

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Inve...ystery+woman+Lori+Kennedy/11165659/story.html

 

[ClaireNC]

This update on some of the old articles was posted by Roselvr in the main thread.
Want to link the articles. Anyone new to her case may want to back them up because the Seattle Times updated their web site, some links like the timeline are not working anymore. Gallery: Evidence Jane Doe left behind isn't working for me on the new link but works on the old

New York Daily News -
Texas woman’s true identity baffles ex-husband, authorities years after her suicide
‘Lori Erica Ruff’ managed to fool everyone about who she was, living under various names before taking her secrets to the grave. BY Nina Golgowski - Thursday, June 27, 2013, 11:32 AM

Fox News -
Three years after Texas woman’s suicide, a question lingers: Who was she? By Cristina Corbin - Published June 26, 2013

The Seattle Times -
She stole another’s identity, and took her secret to the grave. Who was she? Originally published June 22, 2013 at 10:00 pm Updated June 25, 2013 at 3:24 pm

Gallery: Evidence Jane Doe left behind - Originally published June 22, 2013 at 9:45 pm Updated January 2, 2014 at 9:52 am

Who is Jane Doe? We still don’t know By Maureen O'Hagan Originally published July 13, 2013 at 8:03 PM | Page modified July 13, 2013 at 8:56 PM

 

[ClaireNC]

SSA responded to last year's FOIA request for their investigation file.

Lori Ruff Social Security Investigation File: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/united...uff-social-security-investigation-file-17574/

 

[Roselvr]

This update on some of the old articles was posted by Roselvr in the main thread.
Want to link the articles. Anyone new to her case may want to back them up because the Seattle Times updated their web site, some links like the timeline are not working anymore. Gallery: Evidence Jane Doe left behind isn't working for me on the new link but works on the old

New York Daily News -
Texas woman’s true identity baffles ex-husband, authorities years after her suicide
‘Lori Erica Ruff’ managed to fool everyone about who she was, living under various names before taking her secrets to the grave. BY Nina Golgowski - Thursday, June 27, 2013, 11:32 AM

Fox News -
Three years after Texas woman’s suicide, a question lingers: Who was she? By Cristina Corbin - Published June 26, 2013

The Seattle Times -
She stole another’s identity, and took her secret to the grave. Who was she? Originally published June 22, 2013 at 10:00 pm Updated June 25, 2013 at 3:24 pm

Gallery: Evidence Jane Doe left behind - Originally published June 22, 2013 at 9:45 pm Updated January 2, 2014 at 9:52 am

Who is Jane Doe? We still don’t know By Maureen O'Hagan Originally published July 13, 2013 at 8:03 PM | Page modified July 13, 2013 at 8:56 PM

Thanks for bringing my post over. Direct link in case anyone needs it. 08-15-2015, 02:10 PM #40

SSA responded to last year's FOIA request for their investigation file.

Lori Ruff Social Security Investigation File: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/united...uff-social-security-investigation-file-17574/

Thanks; I missed this. Scroll to Responsive Documents. I scanned thru it, doesn't look like they sent much

 

[Katinka]

Lori Erica Kennedy/Lori Ruff/Becky Sue Turner Timeline
Main sources: Seattle Times http://seattletimes.com/html/localpages/2021235163_timelinejanedoe.html and http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2021243552_janedoexml.html, Fox News article http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/06/2...tery-three-years-after-suicide/#ixzz2XO3tUz2T

• July 18, 1969 - Becky Sue Turner born in Bakersfield, Calif. (Becky Turner birth certificate)
• December 30, 1971 – Becky Sue dies in Fife, Washington house fire at age 2 (Becky Sue Turner death certificate, Becky's first name was misspelled )
• Late 1980’s – Had a PO Box in Boulder City, Nevada
• May 20, 1988 - Jane Doe gets a copy of Becky Sue’s birth certificate from Kern County, Calif.
• June 16, 1988 - Jane Doe obtains an Idaho ID card with her picture and Becky Sue’s name. She now has government ID “proving” she’s Becky Sue. (Idaho ID using Becky Sue Turner's name)
• July 5, 1988 - She gets her name legally changed in a Dallas court from Becky Sue to Lori Erica Kennedy. (Document showing name legally changed to Lori Erica Kennedy) Clerk's certificate: http://oi39.tinypic.com/2wg94z9.jpg
• July 12, 1988 - Applies for and receives a Social Security number as Lori Kennedy (Lori Kennedy's Soc. Sec. number application)
• July 13, 1988 - Obtains a Texas ID card
• April 18, 1989 - Obtains Texas driver’s license, stating she is 19 years old
• March 19, 1990 - Applies for a U.S. passport (Lori Kennedy's passport and passport application)
• April 1990 – Took GED tests in Dallas, Texas
• Fall 1990 - Enrolls at Dallas County Community College after obtaining GED (GED test results)
• 1990 - Claimed to have suffered from bulimia (per Fox News)
• 1991 - Received breast implants in 1991. Per Fox News: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/06/2...tery-three-years-after-suicide/#ixzz2XRBrpq2t
• 199? through 1997 Took out student loans to finance education – Free application for Federal Student Aid 1996/1997: http://oi42.tinypic.com/2mi2902.jpg
• February 21, 1997 - Files for Chapter 13 bankruptcy
• December 13, 1997 - Graduates from the University of Texas at Arlington with a degree in business administration
• January 5, 2004 - Marries Jon Blakely “Blake” Ruff in Denton County, Texas. Her name is now Lori Ruff.
• 2004? - Obtains Texas driver’s license using married name Lori Erica Ruff. (Texas drivers license)
• 2005 – “Told doctors in 2005 that she was 35 – a claim Velling doubts.” Fox News http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/06/2...tery-three-years-after-suicide/#ixzz2XRBSHfZm
• September 15, 2008 - Blake and Lori have a daughter
• May 2010 – Attended Texas Business Women Region 7 Conference Spring Awards banquet. http://www.ntxe-news.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=39&num=62028&printer=1
• May 2010 – Attended meeting of Texas Business Woman of Bonham and Fannin Counties http://www.ntxe-news.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=38&num=62394
• June 2010 – Attended meeting of Texas Business Woman of Bonham and Fannin Counties http://www.ntxe-news.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=39&num=62769
• August 2010 – Attended meeting of Texas Business Woman of Bonham and Fannin Counties http://www.ntxe-news.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=40&num=63743&printer=1
• December 24, 2010 - Lori commits suicide in Longview, Texas
• January 2011 - Ruff family finds strongbox showing Lori was not who she claimed (Notes found in lockbox)
• September 2011 - Social Security Administration opens investigation to identify Jane Doe (Identity-theft suspect flyer)
• February 09, 2012 - Information entered into NamUS https://identifyus.org/en/cases/9863
• March 11, 2012 – Websleuths thread started.
• June 22, 2013 – Seattle Times article http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2021243552_janedoexml.html
• June 26, 2013 – Fox News article http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/06/2...tery-three-years-after-suicide/#ixzz2XO3tUz2T
• June 27, 2013 – Daily Mail (UK) article http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...an-stole-someones-identity-years-suicide.html
• June 27, 2013 – NY Daily News article http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...man-article-1.1383957?localLinksEnabled=false
• June 30, 2013 – Idaho Statesman article http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/06/30/2637321/she-stole-an-identity-and-took.html
• June 30, 2013 – NPR On the Media report http://www.onthemedia.org/2013/jun/28/help-solve-mystery/
• July 4, 2013 – The Bakersfield Californian article http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.c...ies-to-Bakersfield-girl-who-died-in-1971-fire
• July 8, 2013 – Brief mention on KERA North Texas NPR station: http://keranews.org/post/texas-school-districts-arming-employees-doesn-t-cost-much

Thanks for all of the detailed information. I've never seen the either of these documents. Do we have images or addresses listed on these ID's?
July 13, 1988 - Obtains a Texas ID card
April 18, 1989 - Obtains Texas driver’s license, stating she is 19 years old

 

[llywrch]

Lori Erica Ruff née Kennedy identified as Kimberly McLean -- http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle...rplexing-mystery-of-identity-thief-lori-ruff/ (Originally published 21 September 2016)

 

[aimster216]

Interesting.

 

[BetsyB]

I don’t know why this popped into my mind today—but wow, solved! With good sleuthing, she was identified.

Such an anticlimactic solution; an unhappy teen—perhaps showing the earliest signs of mental illness— ran away and started a new life.

I was really happy to read that her daughter now has extended family on her mother’s side. The Ruffs were kind to promote that.

 

[AshieCoco]

Sleuthing for the win.