Vanished in Vermillion
The Real Story of South Dakota’s Most Infamous Cold Case
by Lou Raguse
Published by: Post Hill Press, February 27, 2023
Genre: Nonfiction | True Crime
Page Count: 384 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 9781637587256
Publisher’s Description
The result of hundreds of interviews, Vanished in Vermillion is a cold case story that flips the script on a typical investigation narrative, revealing the biggest law enforcement embarrassment in South Dakota history.
In May 1971, Pam Jackson and Sherri Miller were two seventeen-year-olds driving to an end-of-the-school-year party in a rundown Studebaker Lark when they seemingly disappeared off the face of the earth. Police back then didn’t do enough to try and find them. Investigators thirty years later did too much. Two families endure decades of pain as they await answers to what happened to their girls. When a third family is pulled into the mystery, they quickly learn their nightmare is just beginning.
About the Author
is a seasoned journalist with a focus on crime and courts, having reported for various local affiliates in Minnesota, New York, Arizona, and South Dakota since 2005. His coverage includes high-profile cases such as the murder of George Floyd, the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, and the Jayme Closs kidnapping. Raguse has received numerous regional Emmys and other broadcast news awards, and he produced an award-winning podcast, “88 Days: The Jayme Closs Story.”
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