Ruth May Foster, 45, was last seen in Canton, Ohio, on the evening of October 20, 1996. She worked for the Hoover Co. and was reported missing after she failed to show up for her shift. Her vehicle was later found abandoned in the parking lot of a Holiday Inn in Jackson Township, Ohio, which is away from her home and usual surroundings.

Investigators briefly pursued a lead when human remains were found in a cornfield, but forensic testing identified the remains as those of an unidentified male, not Ruth. The case remains classified as an endangered missing person matter. She is described as a Black female, black hair, brown eyes, 5 feet 5 inches, about 130 pounds at the time of her disappearance.

There are few details about Ruth’s last known movements or contacts the night she vanished. Does anyone have information about her activities in Canton or Jackson Township in October 1996 that could help fill those gaps?