The story of Lori Erica Ruff started in 2003 when she met and wedded Blake Ruff. He was the only heir of a well-established family in East Texas and the two first saw each other in a Bible study class. Even though she was reserved and evading questions about her past, Blake fell in love with her regardless and they got wedded in 2004. The only person in the audience was the preacher. Glancing back after all that has transpired, this goes to show how limited your knowledge of someone you ‘love’ can be.

Lori maintained that she was originally from Arizona and that both of her parents were no longer with her. She claimed that her father was an unsuccessful stockbroker, and declared that she had no other siblings. He didn’t realize at that point that Lori was being tight-lipped for a reason.

Changed Personality

After few days of marriage, Lori shifted into a completely different person. Her connection with Blake and his family became bitter as time went by since she was a bit too protective towards their daughter. For a family that had taken Lori in and accepted her as their own, there was clearly something off about her current behavior. She started exhibiting a couple of really weird tendencies that made everyone curious, such as leaving social gatherings to take naps and her fascination with the Ruff family history even though she had never disclosed her own history. She would continue being mum and give vague answers whenever the topic of her family popped up in any conversation.

Marriage Mess

The couple began seeking family therapy to help the matter, but that too bombed miserably. Sadly, She left the home and Blake ultimately shifted back in with his parents in 2010. If the family had believed that Lori’s behavior was already declining, they were in for a surprise. No one could possibly be ready to deal with such a person exhibiting such behavior, who had been a part of their family for so many years. Lori reportedly began behaving erratically once Blake was no longer interested in her. The Ruff family stated that she started sending emails and that she even created a scene during a custody exchange, even took a set of keys of their house from them without anyone’s permission. A neighbor remembered seeing Lori along with her daughter and stated that both of them looked very thin. When talking with Lori, she would apparently ramble on consistently about her problems. Soon the Ruff family decided to complaint against Lori.

Investigation Begins

Blake was tasked with the tedious job of going through all the belongings that Lori had left home. Finally, the time had arrived when he would be able to open the lockbox that she had left hidden in the closet and had expressly instructed everyone not to open. Inside the lockbox, Blake discovered a number of things, all of which shocked him to his core and left him questioning everything he thought he knew about Lori and the life they shared. One of the records he discovered was a birth certificate and driver’s license carrying the name Becky Sue Turner and with Lisa’s face on the ID. Blake had no clue that she had been through a change of name prior to their marriage, but that wasn’t even the most surprising part. Also present in the locked box were documents that proved Lori had changed her name from Becky Sue Turner to Lori Erica Kennedy, which was indeed her maiden name from the time before she was wedded to Blake. There were also countless notes that apparently had random scribbles on them, including “North Hollywood Police,” “402 months,” and “Ben Perkins.”

Misinformation

The Ruff family not only discovered her true identity, but they realized that they didn’t even know her actual place of origin. Even though Lori had told them that she belonged from Arizona, the Becky Sue Turner license was issued in Idaho, but the birth certificate stated that she was born in Washington state, and from what could be understood from her random notes it seemed she spent time in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. After some investigation, they were about to discover something even bizarre. Shocked by this astounding discovery a family friend decided to look up Becky Sue Turner to see if he could pull anything out from Lori’s shrouded past. He couldn’t have imagined just what would come up by an easy search about this everyday girl born in Washington…Becky Sue Turner was born on July 18, 1969. It was clear that Lori Erica Ruff was indeed not the real Becky Sue Turner. The question remained: who was Lori Erica Ruff and for what reason was she running and hiding her past?

Identity Details

He managed to find that Lori had worked during the early 199o’s. Going by the photos, it’s concluded that Lori also had a nose job. Not only did she change her name and identity but it seems she even modified her physical features. The story was now widely seen and grew very popular online since Lori was listed as a Jane Doe with the National Missing and Unidentified person List (NamUs), but still, no information could be obtained about Lori’s true identity from the people calling in. Not a single person knew anything about her, but they still continued coming up with endless theories.