Mom Turned Getaway Driver Raeanna Ruiz’s Deadly Family Ambush
She said he was a stalker. The court said she was a murderer. In this true crime episode, we explore the disturbing case of Raeanna Ruiz—a 35-year-old Albuquerque mother who helped her kids track down and kill a man they believed was watching them. The plan? Confront him. The result? Cold-blooded murder.
On October 18, 2023, Ruiz drove her 16-year-old daughter and 15-year-old son to an apartment complex where 19-year-old Santiago Roybal had taken refuge. Surveillance footage showed him sprinting away from a white SUV—Ruiz behind the wheel—while her daughter chased him with a gun and her son followed with a baseball bat. Moments later, Ruiz allegedly yelled, “Shoot through the door.” Roybal was killed. Another innocent bystander was injured.
The motive? Ruiz’s daughter claimed Roybal had been “watching her through windows.” But there was no official report. Just paranoia, rage, and a mother who encouraged her children to take matters into their own hands.
Police tied Ruiz to the crime using vehicle footage, social media messages, and her own confession. She’s now serving 20 years under New Mexico's truth-in-sentencing law, meaning she’ll do at least 17. Meanwhile, her kids—both underage—are facing open murder charges.
This is more than a family tragedy. It’s a terrifying example of how one parent’s actions can unleash generational consequences. Watch the full story now.
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