Who Killed Ruthie Mae McCoy? [Unresolved Murder] On the night of April 22, 1987, Ruthie Mae McCoy called 911 to report that someone was breaking into her apartment in the Chicago projects through her bathroom mirror — but no one came to her aid. Even after she called the police two more times, her cries for help went ignored. Two days later, she was found dead in her apartment, lying in a pool of her own blood with one shoe on and one shoe off. Her story helped to inspire the 1992 horror classic "Candyman," in which a supernatural killer with a hook for a hand travels through mirrors in the Chicago projects. See the photos and discover the full true story that inspired "Candyman," and more horrifying urban legends with roots in reality by clicking the link in our bio. RUTHIE MAE MCCOY, 52. Also known as “Miss Mae.” MCCOY lived in Chicago’s ABLA housing projects in a section called the Grace Abbott Homes. She had lived in 11th floor unit #1109 since 1983. INCIDENT...
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