Creep admits to poisoning wife’s coke in twisted plot to kill her and marry her daughter
An Indiana man has confessed to laced his wife’s Coca-Cola cans with drugs including cocaine and MDMA in order to kill her and marry her daughter.
On Monday, Alfred Ruf, 71, was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated assault endangering life.
The charges against the 71-year-old man stem from a series of incidents in 2021 in which he allegedly spiked his wife’s soda a dozen times.
In January 2022, Ruf came under investigation after his wife, Liza Bishop, 51, reported to authorities that she believed her husband was trying to poison her.
Alfred Ruf, 71, confessed to laced his wife’s cans of Coca-Cola with drugs including cocaine and MDMA as part of a plan to kill her and marry her daughter
Before calling police, Bishop was hospitalized six times over the course of several weeks.
She suffered from unexplained headaches, drowsiness, diarrhea and other strange symptoms.
During each hospital stay she tested positive for drugs such as cocaine, MDMA and benzodiazepines, but she did not use any of these substances.
At some point, Bishop also discovered a powdery residue in her cans of Coca-Cola.
Ruf later admitted to his wife that he had indeed tried to poison her because he felt “bad” about it, after which she contacted the police.
When authorities arrived at the couple’s home, they reportedly heard Ruf say he had “laced” his wife’s drink with an “unknown substance” he had gotten from her 31-year-old daughter.
The 71-year-old was taken to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department, where he allegedly confessed to the poisonings during an interview. He also reportedly admitted to having a sexual relationship with Bishop’s daughter from a previous marriage.
At some point, Bishop also discovered a powdery residue in her cans of Coca-Cola
Ruf allegedly explained to authorities how the 31-year-old woman had given him the drugs and instructed him to put them in her mother’s drinks.
According to court documents, Ruf stated that the substance was then [his wife] ‘Get about 13 hours of sleep.’
During this time, Bishop’s daughter and her friend arrived at the house and put on a “show” for him, Ruf said.
According to an affidavit obtained by Today in the USThe “show” consisted of the two women putting on Bishop’s clothes and performing “sexual acts on each other.”
Ruff reportedly claimed that the daughter masterminded the plot and that they should “get mom out of the picture” and take advantage of her life insurance.
The 71-year-old also reportedly told police that his daughter wanted to marry him after they had “dealt with” Bishop.
The 71-year-old was taken to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, where he apparently confessed to the poisonings during an interrogation
According to sources, Ruff allegedly told authorities that he poisoned his wife’s drink 12 times between September 2021 and December 2021.
“Ruf stated he knew the substance would ultimately kill his wife,” police wrote. “It was their ultimate goal.”
When police arrested the husband in January 2022, they said they were investigating two other suspects in connection with the case. No other arrests have been made at this time.
Ruf will serve four years behind bars, followed by five years of probation.