Valarie Anne Ruark, 32, a Boonville, Indiana resident, was found dead in northeastern Warrick County on April 26, 2019. Her badly burned remains were recovered near the intersection of Seven Hills Road and Wasson Road; the condition of the body complicated immediate identification but tips about a distinctive orange and black frog tattoo on her foot helped confirm who she was. Authorities treated the discovery as a homicide.

Investigators focused on two men from Evansville: 24-year-old Anthony Clay Wolfe II and 43-year-old Brian Baumgartner, who were arrested and preliminarily charged in connection with her death. Investigators said Wolfe believed Ruark was a police informant and that she was fatally shot near a barn in Boonville. Court filings also connected Ruark to selling methamphetamine in April 2019 and named a third person, 36-year-old Ivory Baumgartner, in related charges.

Are there readers who knew Valarie or have information about her movements in Warrick and Warrick County that could help clarify what happened?