Cold Cases in Grand Rapids, Michigan
ColdCaseIndex documents 2 cases in Grand Rapids, Michigan, dated 1981 to 2024. 1 is recorded as unsolved. The earliest is Deanie Peters (1981) and the most recent is Ruby Garcia (2024).
Status of the 2 cases
- Unsolved 1 (50%)
- Solved or convicted 1 (50%)
By type
All 2 cases
Conviction
2024
Ruby Garcia
Ruby Garcia, 25, was shot and left beside southbound US-131 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on March 22, 2024. Her boyfriend, Brandon Ortiz-Vite, pleaded guilty in September 2024 to second-degree murder and other charges.
Unsolved
1981
Deanie Peters
Deanie Peters, 14, disappeared from a wrestling meet at Forest Hills Central Middle School near Grand Rapids, Michigan in February 1981 after telling her mother she was going to the restroom.