Ruthann Aron, now known as Ruth Ann Green, is an American felon, former politician, and former real estate developer who ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination in the 1994 United States Senate election in Maryland.
15 Facts About Ruthann Aron
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Ruthann Aron was arrested in 1997 for hiring a hitman to murder her ex-husband, Barry Aron.
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Ruthann Aron was born Ruthann Greenzweig in Brooklyn, New York.
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At the slander trial, Ruthann Aron cited Brock's use of the term "convicted" for verdicts that had come in civil court.
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Ruthann Aron was arrested in June 1997 for trying to hire a hitman.
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Ruthann Aron had approached William "Billy" Mossberg, a local landfill owner, who immediately went to the police.
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Secretly working with investigators, Mossberg met with Ruthann Aron and agreed to murder her husband and Kahn.
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At the time of her arrest, Ruthann Aron was planning to run as a Democrat for an at-large seat on the Montgomery County Council.
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Ruthann Aron was removed from the Planning Board two months after her arrest.
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Ruthann Aron was diagnosed as having borderline personality disorder by multiple psychiatrists.
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In July 1998, Ruthann Aron pleaded no contest, and in November 1998, she was sentenced to two consecutive 18-month prison sentences.
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Ruthann Aron's daughter, Dana Aron Weiner, is a psychologist who works at Northwestern University in Chicago.
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Ruthann Aron was still living in New York City as of September 2011.
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In 2004, Ruthann Aron's case was profiled on the Oxygen Network series Snapped, which profiles female criminals, and on the truTV series Dominick Dunne's Power, Privilege, and Justice.
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Ruthann Aron has self-published an autobiography claiming her innocence on the charges on which she was convicted.