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Dec 20, 2005: Sad news; Memphis police are investigating the suspicious death of a famous Mid-South musicians Mother.
 
Memphis Police C-S-I teams spent hours processing the grizzly scene inside Ruth Maxine Musselwhite's home on Manhattan Avenue Tuesday morning trying to figure out how and how long ago she died.
 
Officers found Musselwhite's front door unlocked, her home burglarized and ransacked, and her body lying on the floor.
 
Police say it's possible she'd been there for weeks.
 
Ruth Musslewhite is the mother of Grammy Award-winning Memphis Bluesman Charlie Musselwhite, who issued a statement saying:
 
"Obviously this is a sad time for myself and my family. I have the utmost confidence in the Memphis Police department and am waiting to find out through their investigation the details of my mother's death."
 
Ruth Maxine Musselwhite's body was laid to rest Tuesday, Dec 27th. A very simple service was held for family and friends. Maxine was loved by her family and close friends and will surely be missed.