Lost Memories Lead to a Missing Mother: The Ruth Jenkins Mystery

About this episode

The episode explores the mysterious disappearance of Ruth Jenkins, a retired teacher suffering from dementia.

Ruth Jenkins is a retired teacher, a woman of faith, and a mother who always put her family first. At 76, she was also experiencing the early stags of dementia. One day, she walked away from her home and never returned. When seniors go missing dementia is often a factor. Six in 10 people with dementia will wander from their caregivers at least once, putting their lives in danger. Dementia may have been a factor in Ruth Jenkins' disappearance, but unanswered questions also point to the involvement of another individual.

Topics covered

• missing persons
• dementia
• family
• mystery
• true crime

Keywords

• Ruth Jenkins
• missing mother
• dementia
• true crime
• mystery

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