Ruth Eisemann-Schier

)] Schier's case was one of many covered in the 2002 book "Mistresses of Mayhem: the Book of Women Criminals". [ [http://lccn.loc.gov/%20%202002101639 Catalog record for "Mistresses of Mayhem"] from the Library of Congress (ISBN 0028642600, )]

Personal life

Schier was born in Honduras, the daughter of Austrian-Jewish refugees living there after escaping Nazi persecution. She was a graduate of National University of Mexico [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,900442-2,00.html The Girl in the Box] , a December 27, 1968 article from "Time" magazine] and was a graduate student at the University of Miami's Institute of Marine Science when she met Krist. [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,900496,00.html Making an Impact] , a January 3, 1969 article from "Time" magazine]

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