Daniel Pinna
Vanished woman likely met foul play, investigator believes
A 49-year-old Cave Creek woman who vanished nearly a month ago is believed to be the victim of foul play, according to a Maricopa Countty Sheriff's Office investigator.
Ruby Morris has been missing since June 4, and the disappearance is "definitely being looked at as more than a missing person," said Sgt. Darrell Smith, a homicide detective.
The woman failed to keep a June 4 shopping date with a daughter who came to pick her up at the Morris residence in the 7000 block of east Sierra Vista.
Smith said a search that included a helicopter using an electronic heat-sensing device failed to turn up any trace of the woman in the desert area around her isolated home.
Smith said the woman's "pride and joy," a 1984 Cadillac, was found parked and unlocked along a driveway at the home. She normally kept the vehicle in the garage.
Her husband of 30 years, Gaylord Morris, who operates a tax-accounting service in Phoenix, was visiting a daughter in North Hollywood, Calif., on June 4 and June 5, Smith said.
Morris told The Arizona Republic on Thursday he has been advised not to discuss the matter and refused to answer any questions.
The couple also have a son and daughter living in the Valley. The investigator said there was nothing at the home to indicate what happened, and that nothing was missing other than the woman's purse.
- Written by John Schroeder appearing in the Monday July 3rd 1989 edition of The Arizona Republic.
Ruby Morris has been missing since June 4, and the disappearance is "definitely being looked at as more than a missing person," said Sgt. Darrell Smith, a homicide detective.
The woman failed to keep a June 4 shopping date with a daughter who came to pick her up at the Morris residence in the 7000 block of east Sierra Vista.
Smith said a search that included a helicopter using an electronic heat-sensing device failed to turn up any trace of the woman in the desert area around her isolated home.
Smith said the woman's "pride and joy," a 1984 Cadillac, was found parked and unlocked along a driveway at the home. She normally kept the vehicle in the garage.
Her husband of 30 years, Gaylord Morris, who operates a tax-accounting service in Phoenix, was visiting a daughter in North Hollywood, Calif., on June 4 and June 5, Smith said.
Morris told The Arizona Republic on Thursday he has been advised not to discuss the matter and refused to answer any questions.
The couple also have a son and daughter living in the Valley. The investigator said there was nothing at the home to indicate what happened, and that nothing was missing other than the woman's purse.
- Written by John Schroeder appearing in the Monday July 3rd 1989 edition of The Arizona Republic.
Date & Place:
in Cave Creek, Maricopa County, Arizona 85331, United States
