Ruby Mayfield

**Ruby Mayfield** was a suspect in the murder investigation of her grandmother, Petunia Mayfield, in If You Go Into The Woods Today (Case #6 Of Zorro Island). She was later murdered in Little Dead Riding Hood (Case #7 Of Zorro Island).

## Ruby Mayfield

### Relatives

Maisie Mayfield  (Mother; Deceased)
 Petunia Mayfield  (Grandmother; Deceased)

## Info

Ruby is a 14-year-old girl from Zorro Island. She has brown eyes and black hair, and wears a red dress with a brown belt wrapped around it. She has a red detachable hood with a string around it that she wears around her neck, and her hair is tied up in pigtails.

## Events of Zorro Island

### If You Go Into The Woods Today

Ruby was flagged as a suspect after Bonita told the player that Ruby had visited her grandma before the murder. Upon hearing of her grandmother's death, Ruby broke down in tears, saying that she didn't want to believe it. She then said that she had walked through Bosque De Misterios all the way to the cabin to see her.

Ruby was spoken to again after Axelle and the player found a poisoned apple in the basket of fruit Ruby had given her grandmother. Ruby then said that her grandmother was a thorn in her side, always asking her to bring the nicest stuff for her when she could barely afford it, and scolding her when she failed to. When asked if she committed the murder, Ruby said no.

Ruby was found to be innocent after Marjorie Buckthorn was found guilty of the murder.

## Murder Details

Ruby was found strangled by her own hood on the woodland trail. Upon autopsy, Rosa confirmed that Ruby's cause of death had been strangulation by her own hood, and pointed out that the hood's string was re-knotted by the killer, pointing out that Ruby couldn't retie the string she was strangled with, leading for her to conclude that the killer had a knowledge of knots.

Later on, Javier and the player discovered Ruby's camera in the classroom, unlocking it and sending it to Bonita for analysis. Bonita would say that while Ruby hadn't taken many pictures, she had taken a picture of the woods before she was killed. In the picture, it showed the shadow of Ruby's killer in the distance, and with help from Alita, she was able to discern that the killer was male.

## Relationship with Suspects

Ruby had a crush on her classmate Max Mandelio, but Max did not reciprocate the feelings he had for her, going as far as to write a scathing blog post about her. Ellis Noivern, Cassandra Blackmoor and Alex Cuthbert were all members of the League Of Hunters as well as Ruby herself, with Ellis being against Ruby being so young and a member of the league, and Alex having mentored her. However, Ruby clashed with Cassandra when Cassandra made a callous remark about Ruby's deceased grandmother. Ella Ashcroft was Ruby's best friend, but Ella disliked Ruby due to her killing animals.

## Killer and Motives

The killer turned out to be the victim's teacher, Alex Cuthbert.

Alex confessed, stating that Ruby had been writing stories loosely based on the League Of Hunters, which Ruby seemed to be a member of, like Alex himself. Desperate not to reveal anything about the league, Alex then met up with Ruby at the path, and strangled her to stop her from speaking. Judge Delarosa then delayed the trial due to personal reasons.