Key takeaways:
- Ruth Marie Terry was identified as the victim of the “Lady of the Dunes” murder case in October.
- The investigation determined that her husband, Guy Muldavin, was responsible for her death in 1974.
- Terry was identified through investigative genealogy, bringing closure to her family after nearly 50 years.
After nearly 50 years, investigators have closed the infamous “Lady of the Dunes” murder case, determining that the victim’s husband was her killer. The case marked the oldest unidentified homicide victim in Massachusetts’ history.
Ruth Marie Terry, 37, of Tennessee, was identified in October as the woman discovered nude on a beach in Provincetown on July 26, 1974. After her identification, Massachusetts State Police investigators learned that Terry married Guy Muldavin in 1973 or 1974.
On Monday, the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office announced in a news release that based on the investigation into Terry’s death, it has been determined that Muldavin was responsible for her death in 1974. Muldavin passed away in 2002.
Terry was identified through investigative genealogy, according to the FBI in Boston. The family who discovered her body in the dunes of Cape Cod in Provincetown, Massachusetts, reported the crime to the police.
The case of the “Lady of the Dunes” has been solved after nearly 50 years, bringing closure to the family of Ruth Marie Terry.
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