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The Deck

Manuel Mozqueda Ruiz (5 of Clubs, Florida)

The Deck

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True Crime

4.69.6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

What began as a pursuit of the American dream ended in tragedy on August 16th, 2004. Manuel was working construction jobs in Atlanta, GA, and Freeport, FL – until he was murdered and dumped along a dirt road in Freeport. After 20 years of only questions and no answers… detectives finally got the tip they’d been waiting on. Add that to the latest advancements in DNA technology, and detectives feel confident they’re close to finally solving this case and giving Manuel’s wife and children the justice they’ve been seeking.

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0:00.0

Our card this week is Manuel Mosquetta Ruiz, the five of clubs from Florida.

0:10.0

In 2003, Manuel had come to the United States determined to provide a better life for his family and his expecting wife back home.

0:18.0

But in August 2004, his shot at the American Dream was ripped away from him and he was ripped away from

0:25.4

his family in the most brutal of ways.

0:29.1

It's been almost 20 years since Manuel was murdered, but detectives feel closer than ever to giving his family

0:35.1

the justice they deserve.

0:37.3

And we want to help them get there.

0:39.4

So as you may have noticed, today we've released two versions of this episode, one in English and one in Spanish.

0:46.8

You'll soon learn a language barrier may be what's holding back law enforcement from receiving

0:51.4

the information they need to crack this case.

0:54.0

And we want to make sure that Manuel's story gets shared and heard with English and Spanish-speaking

0:58.8

communities all over in hopes that someone will be able to help shed light on what happened to him all those years ago.

1:06.1

So please share this version or the Spanish-speaking version with people you know to help us gain justice for Manuel in his family.

1:15.2

I'm Ashley Flowers and this is the deck. And then. So, The morning of August 16, 2004 started as a typical one for Billy Evans.

1:56.9

The 59-year-old man was braving the heat and humidity of the Florida Panhandle to go about

2:01.6

his normal routine, which included driving his golf cart around his property to check things out before making his way to his usual fishing spot on a river that cut through his land.

2:11.0

But he would never make it to the river because as he was

2:14.0

driving around something caught his eye. Here's retired detective Steve

2:18.3

Sunday. Mr Evans has about probably three or four trailers that he rents and his son stays in one.

2:27.2

He also goes down and he just check on the property and that's how he came about seeing

2:32.0

the buzzards.

2:33.2

So he goes and takes a little golf cart up there

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