S2 | Ep. 6: The Barber

Have You Seen This Man?

ABC News

True Crime

4.2 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

A scrap of paper that Linda found in Ruffo’s coat pocket reveals an early clue pointing investigators to Italy. Does Ruffo’s Italian barber know more? U.S. Marshals head to Rome for answers in the midst of a global pandemic. They try and rekindle the search for the fugitive on the Adriatic coast. Back home, Ruffo's former wife contemplates a reunion she both dreads and desperately wants. To see photos of John Ruffo, including an age progression image provided by the U.S. Marshals, visit https://abcn.ws/37tRIK2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.4	Last time, on Have You Seen This Man?
0:41.4	John Rufo had made some bizarre claims, but some of those boasts about secret cold war
0:47.1	intelligence missions appear to be checking out.
0:51.3	The group where Squad I worked with was responsible for catching spies.
0:56.7	He even seemed to know the kind of operatives who were trained to slip across a border, unnoticed.
1:03.2	I would certainly consider the contacts that he made with Soviets.
1:09.5	But if he did leave the country, where did he go?
1:17.4	I'm Sunny Hauston from ABC News.
1:20.2	This is Have You Seen This Man?
1:25.4	My name is Linda.
1:26.5	I was married to John Rufo.
1:29.2	I went with him for 26 years until he left.
1:35.2	All these years later, the one person who thought she knew Rufo the best now isn't sure
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