Ruth Harris was a 78-year-old Black woman from Detroit who vanished from her home in the 17300 block of Edinborough Street on the morning of June 27, 2012. She was last seen at about 9:30 a.m. wearing a red housecoat. Her son, Keith Harris, was the last person to see her; he described their daily interactions as central to both their lives and said her mental and physical condition was good before she disappeared.

A dedicated volunteer at the Detroit Institute of Arts and a family cook, Harris followed a strict routine, which made her sudden absence particularly alarming to relatives and neighbors. She was described as 5 feet 6 inches tall, about 200 pounds, with a medium brown complexion and salt-and-pepper hair. Police and local media circulated her description and by September 2012 she was included in a Missing in the Metro segment highlighting long-term missing persons cases.

Anyone with information about Ruth Harris or who saw her on June 27, 2012, is asked to contact the Criminal Investigations Bureau.