Ruth Ann Hallman was 76 when she was found badly beaten in her West Lapeer Street home in Lansing on the morning of July 26, 2007. Rushed to Sparrow Hospital and placed on life support, she died there on July 28, 2007 after her family decided to remove life-sustaining treatment. She was a well-known neighborhood activist, active against drug-related crime in the Genesee Neighborhood, and widely respected in her community.

Investigators later linked Hallman’s killing to a series of violent attacks on women that summer. Matthew Macon, who was on parole at the time, later admitted to beating Hallman with a small hammer he said he found in her house. Authorities say he gained entry by asking for a drink of water or to borrow a lawnmower. Macon was arrested after an attempted murder was interrupted, and he confessed to multiple murders before being charged and convicted.

Does anyone who knew Ruth Hallman or lived in the Genesee Neighborhood in 2007 have memories or details about her community work or the events that summer to share?