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Did the Missing Rucki Sisters Want To Be Found? by Max Kutner
"When Minnesota police and federal marshals executed a warrant at the
remote White Horse Ranch this week, they found Samantha and Gianna
Rucki, teenage sisters who had been missing since 2013. An ongoing
investigation led police to the ranch, where the sisters were safe and
in good health. But given that the Rucki girls, now 17 and 16, once gave
a television interview while they were missing, it seems possible they
were being hidden, and didn’t want to be found..."
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(Nov 2015) Social Worker Recommended – Protective Care for Rucki Girls, Supervised Visits With Father Due to Safety Concerns
Court records reveal that a
Dakota County social worker, believed abuse allegations raised by S.R.
and G.R. and fought to keep them in foster care in order to protect
them from their father, David Rucki...
EPC Hearing Transcript Nov 30, 2015 (See page 23 for social worker’s recommendations)
Family Crisis Main Reason Children Run Away – Studies Validate Arguments Raised in Grazzini-Rucki Defense
Family crisis is the main reason kids runaway- escaping to the streets to avoid chaos, abuse in their homes… (2015 report, National Runaway Safeline)
Studies reveal that family crisis is the main reason why many kids run away from home. 47% of runaway / homeless youth indicated that conflict between them and their parent or guardian was a major problem. (Westat, Inc. 1997: National Runaway Safeline: Statistics )
Further, a majority of runaways are victims of child abuse. According to another study, “80% of runaway and homeless girls reported having been sexually or physically abused.” (Molnar, et al, 1998: National Runaway Safeline: Statistics)
Findings validate claims raised by the 4 defendants in the
Grazzini-Rucki criminal trial, who raised the affirmative defense
stating their actions to help two troubled teen sisters was not
criminal, but rather an effort to keep them safe. The Rucki
sisters, S.R. and G.R., ran away after learning of a court order that
they felt would endanger their lives, on two separate occasions in
September 2012 and again in April 2013.
Both sisters have asserted, on numerous occasions, that they feared their father and ran away to escape his violence.Rucki social service records
The author of this diary is the grandmother of children who were placed into the full custody and control of their identified and confirmed rapist. Helen and her husband spent one and a half million dollars fighting for their grandchildren’s safety in a corrupt family court system. The mother was unable to write her story because she is still suffering from PTSD from being imprisoned for having challenged the authority of the wealthy father. She was tormented in prison for an entire year before she was released, thanks to a 20/20 investigation. Warning: graphic content.My story is part of an attempt by Safe Kids International to raise awareness regarding divorce court judges covering up abuse and awarding custody to abusive fathers.