REOPENED: Man in the Shadows

Cold Case Files

A&E / PodcastOne

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Talk Radio

3.8 • 8.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Police in Columbus, Ohio spend more than a decade hunting a man who terrorized a neighborhood known as Linden. In the process, he became one of the most prolific rapists in U.S. history. Sponsors: Fab Fit Fun: Sign up at FabFitFun.comCOLDCASE, customize your box, and get access to discounts up to 70% off on brands like Fenty, Free People, and Our Place - to name a few. Not in-love this season’s options? Take the credit to shop their exclusive flash sales of up to 70% and save on the biggest name brands out there. If you join FabFitFun as a NEW seasonal member right now you’ll also get 20% off your membership so your 1st box is only $47.99 - for up to a $300 value box each season. But only while supplies last - FabFitFun boxes sell out! Join FabFitFun today and save at FabFitFun.com/COLDCASE. Rocket Money: Stop throwing your money away. Cancel unwanted subscriptions – and manage your expenses theeasy way – by going to RocketMoney.com/coldcase Angi: Download the free Angi mobile app today or visit Angi.com Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 29 million drivers who trust Progressive.

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0:00.0	Hey cold case fans, we have something special for you.
0:03.3	We're bringing you double the episodes every week.
0:06.0	We know you dedicated fans need your fix in between new episodes.
0:09.9	So every Thursday, we are back bringing some of our best episodes from previous seasons.
0:15.2	Let us know which classic episodes you'd like to hear again in the comments.
0:18.8	And don't worry, we'll see you back here every Tuesday for all new episodes of Cold Case Files too.
0:23.8	Now onto the episode.
0:25.8	In February of 1991, Christina Ruth was warmly settled in for the night at her home in Columbus, Ohio.
0:35.6	It was winter and the cold suffocating winds were knocking at her windows and doors.
0:40.2	She also heard another knock. She thought it was the neighbor's dog trapped out in the cold.
0:45.3	It wasn't.
0:47.9	I went ahead and opened the door and suddenly this person came into my doorway and I went to shut the
0:54.4	door and he reached out and slammed the door open.
1:02.7	One third of all murder cases in America remain open.
1:06.4	Each one is called a cold case and only 1% are ever solved.
1:11.9	This is one of those rare cases. From A&E, this is Cold Case Files, the podcast.
1:18.8	The man entered Christina's home and quickly turned off the lights.
1:27.2	She couldn't even see how he looked. He started to attack her.
1:35.2	We made it to the living room. He had his hands around my neck and he was choking me and was
1:44.7	beating my head into the floor.
1:46.4	And he kept saying he was going to kill me.
1:49.5	Her attacker rips at her clothes and Christina's defense mechanisms start to work.
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