One candy heiress, two bullets, and three suspects. The small Southern California island of Coronado rarely makes news for violent crime. But in the spring of 1975, World War II widow and retired librarian Ruth Quinn was murdered, execution-style, in her cottage. Her death sent a shock wave through the community. The granddaughter of Jujubes and Jujyfruits creator Henry Heide, Ruth was found fully clothed with her shoes on, in her bed, dead from two gunshot wounds. To this day, her murder has never been solved, but whispers about her brother, her son, and even a local petty thief still swirl.
Join author Taylor Baldwin Kiland as she sifts through the dirt for the facts about Ruth’s life and introduces you to the three main suspects, in an online presentation about this 50-year-old cold case murder that took place on Pomona Avenue in 1975. Register below to join the discussion on Monday, May 19, 5:00 p.m. PT/8:00 p.m. ET. Hosted by the Coronado Historical Association, this event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
