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Some crimes are so heartbreaking or shocking that they earn the label crime of the century.

But the stories that made headlines in decades past aren't necessarily remembered today.

I'm Amber Hunt, a journalist and author. And in each episode of this show, I'll examine

a case that's maybe lesser known today, but was huge when it happened. This is crimes of the

centuries.

Edward Ruloff had a problem. He needed to get rid of the wooden chest he had just

filled, but it was so heavy that he could barely lift it much less carried anywhere. He turned

to a neighbor hoping for a little help. The neighbor agreed, and loaned Ruloff a horse

and carriage and even helped him load that hundred plus pound chest. To satisfy the neighbor's

curiosity, Ruloff explained that a relative had come and picked up his wife and infant daughter

to take them on a trip, but the trunk had been in that guy's carriage, and it had to be left

behind to make room for passengers. Ruloff wanted to tail the others to reunite the chest

with its owner, but he didn't have his own horse and carriage. Hence, the hit-up. The neighbor

was happy to help. The two waived goodbye, and after a bit, Ruloff returned the carriage

with a thanks. It would be six full weeks before people started to realize that ever since

that day, no one had seen Ruloff's wife and infant daughter. The relative he had mentioned

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