Her Family Knew Her as Lori Ruff. A Locked Box Revealed She Had Been Living Under Another Name.

**Unresolved discrepancies:**
– Multiple secondary sources describe Kimberly McLean as “17” when she left home in 1986; the Wikipedia article and Seattle Times timeline indicate she was 18, having been born October 16, 1968, and having left in the fall of 1986 after turning 18. The Marie Claire article and some other sources use “17.” The 18 figure is the one consistent with the documented birth date and departure time, and has been used throughout. The Marie Claire article’s “disappeared in 1986 at age 17” may reflect a slightly earlier date of departure than fall 1986, or may be an error.
– The number of siblings who died with Becky Sue Turner in the 1971 fire is described as “two” in some sources (Wikipedia: “died with two siblings”) and the fire killed “her and two sisters” per the Cipher Magazine article. The Seattle Times timeline says only that Becky Sue “dies in a house fire in Fife.” The exact number of Turner siblings who died is not settled across sources; the article has used the Wikipedia/Cipher description of two other siblings dying alongside Becky Sue.
– Joe Velling is described as working for the “Social Security Administration’s Investigative Division” in some sources and the “Social Security Administration’s Inspector General’s office” in others (Fox News). The specific office designation has not been definitively resolved across fetched sources; “Social Security Administration investigator specializing in identity theft” has been used as the description.
– The date of Becky Sue Turner’s birth is confirmed as July 18, 1969, and her death as December 30, 1971, across multiple sources including the Seattle Times timeline. The fire location as Fife, Pierce County, Washington is confirmed.
– The content of the two suicide notes is not public. The eleven-page letter to Blake is referenced; neither note revealed Lori’s real identity. The daughter’s letter was opened by the family per some accounts; its contents were described only as not pertaining to Lori’s real identity.
– “Lori Ruff’s daughter’s” current identity and circumstances are not described here beyond publicly reported facts (born September 15, 2008; participated in DNA investigation through her father’s cooperation). No private identifying information about her current situation has been included.