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Grieving Husband Cleans Out Wife’s Closet, Finds Box That Changes Everything

Lori and Blake Ruff were married in 2004. They were living the dream, happily married and even had a daughter in 2008.

Lori Ruff had a secret and never really told anyone about her past. She told her in-laws that both of her parents had died and she had no living relatives.

Eventually, Lori didn’t allow her in-laws to see their grandchild.

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Her marriage to Blake became strained, and they went to see a marriage counselor.

In 2010, the couple divorced and soon after Lori became increasingly unstable.

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She sent threatening messages to both Blake and his family and wouldn’t allow them to see her daughter.

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Lori Ruff was found dead in her home on Christmas Eve 2010, she had committed suicide.

As Blake was going through her things, he found a lunch box that had ID cards with different names on them.

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