The Tiny Town In Arizona With A Terribly Creepy Past
Arizona has a few places that are notoriously haunted or just plain creepy, but the gruesome past of this little ghost town includes the largest manhunt in the history of the Southwest. Read on to learn about the terrible incidents that have forever darkened this tiny spot on the Arizona map.

At its peak, the mine was the leading zinc and lead producer in the state.

The above 1990 photo shows Ruby, Arizona. The town's only general store, where two of the gruesome attacks took place, is positioned at far right in this image.
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Bandits rode in from the South and robbed the town's only store, killing the couple who owned and ran the mercantile. But that wasn't the end of the issues Ruby and its residents would have with the bandits.
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They shot and killed the unsuspecting couple and then removed five gold teeth from the victims so they could sell them. After this second double homicide,a large posse of residents and lawmen would chase the bandits. They enlisted the help of an Army biplane, and offered a $5,000 reward. But the manhunt ended unsuccessfully.

He felt sure it was the same teeth stolen in the most recent Ruby homicides. The bartender gave up the name of the outlaw who sold him the teeth.

Martinez was found guilty and sentenced to be hanged; Silvas was sentenced to life in prison. However, while being transported in a police car, two managed to break free after a terrible car crash occurred. The two deputies driving the car were found dead. This time, the largest manhunt in the history of Arizona ensued. More than 700 volunteers searched the desert for Martinez and Silvas.

Part of the old general store where four of the Ruby murders took place is still standing in the ghost town of Ruby, Arizona. The town sits on private property, but is open for self-guided tours on certain days of the week.
See more photos of this tiny Arizona ghost town with an incredibly gruesome past, and learn more about when the property is open for exploration, in this previous article.
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