Ruby Lane

**Ruby Lane** is one of the antagonists from Fear Street Trilogy series. She was portrayed Jordyn Dinatale.

## 1965-1994

As explained in 1978 in Camp Nightwing back in 1965, her mother; Nurse Lane revealed to Ziggy that Ruby was a talent singer and was in a choir, she was also sweet and kind, however when she went to a party, she was selected as a sacrifice by Joseph Goode to Devil as she was possessed and used an old shave razor to cut seven of her friends, including her boyfriend, She then cut her wrist and died, thus finishing the ritual for the Goode Family.

She is mentioned by Mary when Ziggy goes to her for the burn mark, Mary explains that she knows people talk about her daughter but she is also determined to know why Ruby snapped stating that people kill for a reason

Later after Cindy and Ziggy attempted to reunited Sarah Fier's hand with her corpse, Ruby was one of the killers to be brought back by The Heart of Darkness as she was sent to kill Cindy. However after Ziggy and Cindy were killed, Ruby (with the other killers) disappeared and was never seen again for almost 20 years.

In 1994, she was sat near the police station singing "You always hurt the ones you love" which attracted the attention of Simon who walked over to her where Ruby would then begin to attack him trying to slice her potential victim with her razor blade however she is shot in the head by Deena and forced to retreat before she could kill Simon.

When the plan to end the curse is finally in motion at the school, Ruby is once again summoned but is trapped by the group only to be blown up however this doesn't last long and she plus Ryan and Tommy reform to continue their massacre.

When Ziggy, Martin, Josh and Deena were close to finally ending the curse, she alongside Billy Barker were summoned to the mall in order to kill the survivors however once Deena kills Nick, Ruby and the killers vanish for good and is finally put to rest.

## Newspaper Excerpt #1(Ruby Lane: Teenage Killer)

Ruby Lane. You've heard the name over the past month. A teenage girl, good grades, active in her community - murderer. It is hard to understand why tragedies like this occur in our modern society. the lives of innocent young souls lost at the hands of a deranged killer. And yet Ruby Lane was not deranged. She was a normal 17 year old girl who planned attend a prestigious university in the fall. President of the debate team. Ruby took her teammates to a number of victories at state level championships. She was a member of her church’s choir attended every Sunday With her mother, Mary. By all accounts Ruby was a well adjusted, [cut off text]

she supposedly killed. She had, herself, cut her wrists and bled out before help could arrive. These details were released by the authorities to the public, but information was withheld. Deemed "unnecessary", the police kept the most interesting details to themselves.

In interviews with anonymous officials, certain facts have come to light. Ruby was painted with a symbol on her body. One witness said it was blood, another said it was carved on her skin, it was also reported that she was singing a song about her boyfriend, accusing him of being adulterous and for [cut off text]

## Newspaper Excerpt #2(Teenager Fillets Friends)ⓘ

A gruesome scene was discovered last night in a quiet Shadyside neighborhood. Alice Greene returned home from grocery shopping to find her daughter and [blurred text] murdered [blurred text] signs of a small struggle were immediately apparent in the upstairs living room, while the [blurred text] revealed a more sinister scene. In total, seven young girls and two boys fell victims to the straight razor, stabbed by Ruby Lane. Mrs. Greene, understandably shaken, stated, "I heard singing downstairs . . . [it was] Ruby standing over my Stacey." "This is not like my baby . . . she was a gentle, innocent girl." claims mother of killer Ruby. Mary Lane. Her [blurred text] come too late, as coroners [blurred text] this morning, that after she had slain her friends, Ruby turned the blade upon her self by slashing her wrists. Funeral arrangements are being made by friends of the victims while families mourn. A date for a public memorial but the students of Shadyside High School have announced a moment of silence will be observed at Friday's football game. The victims included upcoming graduates Trisha Carter, Leslie Fields, and Stacy Greene, head of the cheerleading squad, homecoming queen, and Ruby's best friend. Ruby's long-time boyfriend, Thomas Miller, was not supposed to be at the party but was found among those murdered. He was treasurer of the student body and son to William and Claire Miller. Ruby, herself, was destined for the state-wide debate championship in March and was in consideration for valedictorian. All ten futures were cut tragically short and will no doubt disrupt the lives of their families and their peers.

1. ↑ Majority of the information has been sourced from the newspaper clippings that pop up immediately after Heather's death. Ruby's last name is shown as Leviene in some parts but those have been changed to Lane.

## Trivia

* According to the newspaper excerpt, her surname was said to be Leviene. However, it was soon changed to Lane. Whether or not the same applies to Mary's last name is unknown
* Also according to the excerpt, the murders Ruby committed happened downstairs
* Despite all characters stating Ruby only killed 8 people (Including herself), the newspaper mentions she killed 10 people (Including herself). The reason for this is unknown, but it is possible that during production the crew was unsure how many victims a past killer would be reported to have killed