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On the night of September 1, 1993, the life of 34-year-old Ruby Lois Gosha was tragically cut short in her home in Troy, Alabama. A Black woman, she was shot in the head with a 12-gauge shotgun as she slept. The perpetrator was her former boyfriend and the father of her child, 33-year-old Holly Wood. Their relationship had soured, and just weeks before the murder, Wood had assaulted Gosha, injuring her hand so severely that she lost the use of two fingers. On the evening of the murder, Gosha's m ...Read More

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Victim Details

Ruby Lois Gosha

Female

Pike

AL

1993-09-01

34

Ruby

Lois Gosha

Yes

04/28/2026