Vanished in Vermillion: The Real Story of South Dakota's Most Infamous Cold Case


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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 of what happened to their girls. When a third family is pulled into the mystery, they quickly learn their nightmare is just beginning.

"Lou'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."
--Caroline Lowe, veteran crime journalist and member of the FindJodi team

Author: Lou Raguse
Publisher: Post Hill Press
Published: 02/21/2023
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9781637587256
ISBN10: 1637587252
BISAC Categories:
- True Crime | Abductions, Kidnappings & Missing Persons
- Law | Ethics & Professional Responsibility
- True Crime | Murder | General

About the Author
Lou Raguse is a journalist specializing in crime and courts. Since 2005, he has reported for NBC, CBS, and FOX affiliates in Minnesota, New York, Arizona, and South Dakota.

His first book, Vanished in Vermillion, uncovered new information in a fifty-year-old cold case and was selected as the 2025 One Book Siouxland honor.

He has received numerous regional Emmy Awards for his reporting and an Edward R. Murrow Award for his podcast, 88 Days: The Jayme Closs Story, which reached the top ten on iTunes.

Raguse lives in Minnesota with his wife and two children and spends much of his free time coaching their youth sports teams.

You can follow Raguse's latest by subscribing to his free newsletter here: https: //thenewsman.substack.com/

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