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VANISHED IN VERMILLION. The Real Story of South Dakota's Most Infamous

Lou Raguse

Cold Case

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 to find them. Investigators 30 years later did too much. Two families endure decades of pain as they await answers of what happened to their girls. When a third family is pulled into the mystery, they quickly learn their nightmare is just beginning.

LOU RAGUSE is a journalist based in Minnesota specializing in crime and courts. Since 2005, he's reported for local NBC, CBS, and FOX affiliates in Minnesota, New York, Arizona, and South Dakota. Besides countless regional Emmys and other he
broadcast news awards, Raguse produced an eight-part podcast on the Closs case, 88 Days: The Jayme Closs Story, which won an Edward R. Murrow Award and was a top-ten performer on the iTunes podcast charts.
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Published 2023-02-01 by Tantor Media

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“A wonderfully written, compassionate, and shocking true crime story. Lou Raguse mastered the technical retelling of courtrooms long adjourned, bringing an emotional edge to this heart-wrenching tale.”

“[Raguse's] terrific storytelling and investigative skills give the reader a front-row seat as he unravels this bizarre case, chock-full of twists and turns.”