{"id":2674238,"date":"2026-10-01T22:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T02:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rerun-of-americas-most-wanted-leads-to-arrest-in-decades-old-cold-case\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T22:08:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T02:08:31","slug":"rerun-of-americas-most-wanted-leads-to-arrest-in-decades-old-cold-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rerun-of-americas-most-wanted-leads-to-arrest-in-decades-old-cold-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Rerun of &#8216;America&#8217;s Most Wanted&#8217; Leads to Arrest in Decades-Old Cold Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frerun-of-americas-most-wanted-leads-to-arrest-in-decades-old-cold-case%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2674238&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>authorities have successfully arrested a suspect nearly 30 years after a tragic hit-and-run incident that resulted in the death of Leslie ruby, a 64-year-old man.Ruby was struck and killed while crossing the street on his lawnmower outside his home in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1997. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-resistance-john-roberts-and-company-immunize-trump-from-the-lefts-lawfare-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Supreme resistance: John Roberts and company immunize Trump from the Left\u2019s lawfare - Washington Examiner\">case remained unresolved<\/a> for years, with efforts including a feature on \u201cAmerica\u2019s Most Wanted\u201d in 1998, which generated hope but no immediate results.<\/p>\n<p>A breakthrough occurred when a viewer recognized the suspect, Geraldo Garcia-Michel, from a rerun of the show and reported this to police in New Jersey. After collaboration with authorities, Garcia-Michel was arrested in August 2023, having changed some personal details over the years to evade detection. The arrest brought relief to Ruby&#8217;s family, who expressed that justice had finally been served and that their loved ones could now find peace.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Authorities have finally made an arrest in a tragic and fatal crime from nearly three decades ago.<\/p>\n<p>The arrest occurred thanks to a chance viewing of a 1998 episode of the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >long-running crime-fighting television series<\/a>, \u201cAmerica\u2019s Most Wanted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday on Facebook, the Des Moines Police Department in Des Moines, Iowa, posted a video announcing a major breakthrough in the hit-and-run death of 64-year-old Leslie Ruby, who was killed on Sept. 29, 1997, while riding his lawnmower outside his Des Moines home.<\/p>\n<p>Sgt. Paul Parizek of the Des Moines Police appeared in the video, along with Ruby\u2019s granddaughter, Shonna.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t have my dad in my life, so he was my dad,\u201d Shonna said of her late grandfather.<\/p>\n<p>Parizek then explained that on that day in 1997, Ruby had just finished cutting the grass at his daughter\u2019s house. The Korean War veteran was driving the lawnmower back to his own house when he was struck and killed by a car while crossing the street. The vehicle\u2019s driver never stopped.<\/p>\n<p>The subsequent investigation led police to a suspect named Geraldo Garcia-Michel, then 28. Unfortunately, police learned that the suspect had likely fled to southern California.<\/p>\n<p>Then, in 1998, \u201cAmerica\u2019s Most Wanted\u201d profiled the case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody watched that TV show,\u201d Parizek said, recalling the hopefulness that accompanied that episode\u2019s original airing.<\/p>\n<p>Alas, nothing came of it.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, Ruby\u2019s widow, Patricia, passed away several years after the accident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always think it was from a broken heart,\u201d Shonna said.<\/p>\n<p>Then, in 2013, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hamiltonsfuneralhome.com\/obituaries\/14939#obituary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shirley L. Brown<\/a>, Shonna\u2019s mother and the only child of Leslie and Patricia Ruby, died at the age of 51.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey both would have wanted to find some kind of justice in this,\u201d Shonna said of her mother and grandmother. An old photograph of Patricia and Shirley holding a \u201cWanted\u201d poster that featured the suspect\u2019s face appeared in the video as Shonna spoke those words.<\/p>\n<p>Incredibly, on Aug. 4, police received a \u201cCrime Stoppers\u201d tip from a New Jersey resident who, while watching a rerun of the 1998 \u201cAmerica\u2019s Most Wanted\u201d episode on Ruby\u2019s case, recognized Garcia-Michel as his neighbor.<\/p>\n<p>After a weeks-long collaboration with New Jersey authorities, U.S. Marshals then arrested the suspect on Aug. 26.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe had made some minor adjustments to his name and date of birth, and probably some other things, over the years,\u201d Parizek said, explaining how Garcia-Michel had evaded capture for so long.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a tearful Shonna reflected on her late mother and grandmother.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think they would have been happy now,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd they would \u2014 they can finally rest in peace, knowing that, you know, almost 30 years later that, you know, people don\u2019t give up on you, and things like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; 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