The Girl Police Missed Beneath Their Feet | Ruth Cruger & “Mrs. Sherlock Holmes”

Police searched the building where 18-year-old Ruth Cruger had last been seen. They found nothing—yet Ruth was hidden beneath the cellar floor.In 1917, Ruth left her New York City home to have her ice skates sharpened and never returned. As the investigation stalled, attorney and investigator Grace Humiston—later nicknamed “Mrs. Sherlock Holmes”—refused to let Ruth’s disappearance be forgotten.This episode of Her Strange Hour examines the disappearance of Ruth Cruger, the mistakes that hindered the search, and how Grace uncovered what police had missed.Content note: This episode discusses the murder of a teenager but contains no graphic details.