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Theodore Ruiz was a caporegime in the Granados crime family.

Biography[]

A veteran of the Second World War and Ruiz was part of Stanley Jimenez's regime, Ruiz had to take barbiturates to cope with his depression following the war's end, and became hooked on them. Luckily, his position in the family gave him a ready supply. Despite the negative effects of this, Ruiz's aim was vastly improved following his fix.

He was capo in charge of the Ruiz Crew, which included Paul Morales and Thomas Ramos.

Death[]

He was killed in the Walker Mobile Home Park in Miami in 1959 by Dominic, who beat him to death with a melee weapon during the war between Dominic and Rico Granados.

Behind the scenes[]

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