For over three decades, the family of a missing senior has been left to wonder what happened to the elderly woman who is presumed to have been murdered.

Now, the Edmonton Police Service is asking for farmers and acreage owners north of the city in their help to find the remains of Ruth Clarke.

Family and friends last heard from Ruth Clarke , 83, on Nov. 1, 1990.

On Nov. 12, 1990, police were called to conduct a welfare check at the widow’s home in west Edmonton, which she shared with her 42-year-old son, Ronald Clarke.

Back then, police were tight-lipped about whether any family members were suspects and 35 years later, that remains the case.

“There was a suspect in the original investigation, and we do believe we know who killed Ruth. Unfortunately, because criminal charges have

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