According to police, Wood was the last person seen leaving the 33-year-old’s residence in 1984. On June 9, 1984, police discovered Ruth’s corpse.
“The suspect has not been seen since this incident and may be in the state of Texas using an unknown identity,” the sheriff’s office notes in an “Unsolved Homicides” page, noting that Santini was a suspect in the 39-year-old cold case.According to police, Cynthia Ruth Wood was the last person seen leaving the 33-year-old’s residence in 1984. On June 9, 1984, police discovered her corpse.
According to the warrant obtained by Tampa-based WFTS, Santini’s fingerprints were found on Wood’s body. In a statement, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said that the “technology of today,” helped detectives open the cold case back up. “This arrest allows us to reexamine evidence collected in 1984 using the technology of today, as the case is now considered open once again.”Share this article: