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Ruby Bota
Location: Gibsonton, Florida |
Ruby Bota Murder Case ClosedAs reported in the Tampa Tribune, the Hillsborough County Sherrif’s Department has closed the case on Ruby Bota, a transwoman killed in 1988. Ruby’s body was discovered in May of this year in Gibsonton, Florida. The case was closed because officials claim to not be able to prove that Bob Bota, Ruby’s husband who has all-but-admitted to the killing, actually killed her. The statute of limitations for other felonies and misdemeanors involved in this case has run out. Although Bob Bota admitted that he had struck Ruby with his elbow, he claims that he later found her dead, and then buried her body. He contends that a “mysterious black limo” spotted at a local convenience store prior to her death had some involvement. Bota had at first denied hitting Ms. Bota. After her passing he not only buried Ruby, but also had many of her belongings and her Airstream Travel trailer buried on the same plot. No missing persons report had ever been filed on Ruby, and Bob Bota had initially told Ruby’s friends that she had “left with some socialites in a limo and was planning to live in Italy.” Bota’s Body was discovered wrapped in plastic bags and tied with electrical cords. No murder weapon was found, though there were small pieces of glass found in the front part of Ruby’s brain. The medical examiner ruled Ruby’s death “homicidal violence of an undetermined type.” |
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