Our card this week is Dorothy Kapust, the four of diamonds from Idaho.

In August 2004, 54-year-old Dorothy was crashing at a friend's house in eastern Idaho when

suddenly, in the middle of the night, someone entered the house and brutally beat her, leaving

her for dead.

Dorothy's case is still just as puzzling for detectives today as it was 18 years ago.

What could have possibly been the motive behind one of the most brutal beatings police

have ever seen?

And what kind of monster could have done it?

I'm Ashley Flowers and this is The Deck.

It was nearly 5 a.m. on Saturday, August 21, 2004 in Rye Reida, Idaho.

And Ruby Dugan was just getting home from celebrating her 33rd birthday with some friends.

She'd been out all night getting coffee with them at a 24 hour truck stop and was finally

returning home with her young daughter after a long night of celebrating.

Now Ruby and occasionally her daughter had been staying at this home for the past month

or so, but it wasn't actually Ruby's house.

It was her sister's boyfriend's mobile home that he let others use from time to time.

And two days before her birthday, Ruby had welcomed a temporary roommate whose name was

Dorothy.

Dorothy had been in a fight and needed someplace safe to stay for a while.

So when Ruby got home that Saturday morning around 5, she was probably prepared to stumble

inside in the dark trailer without turning on any lights because Dorothy was likely asleep.

And as Ruby pulled up to the mobile home, she noticed something peculiar.

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