Vanished in Vermillion: The Real Story of South Dakota’s Most Infamous 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 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.

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This book is just plain amazing. I have known the Lykken family since I was a child and always wondered how what the media was saying in this case could be true. It is such a relief to FINALLY hear the true story. To see how the public was misled by the information the legal system provided to the media and how David was basically framed. I have always trusted law enforcement and our legal system but this changes my view. This should absolutely be the subject for the next Netflix expose of innocent people being railroaded by the system.
Dakota Girl
Couldn’t put this book down. I found the writing style easy to read and unbiased in its content. A really great story told very well.
SDF
Very thorough book. Hard to put down. Very interesting! Would recommend to anyone looking for a true crime novel to read and understand the process law enforcement goes through on a case.
Mickirl91
Great reporting from both sides of the fence. I'm hopeful Mr. Raguse will have more cold case books in the future. He's a damn good writer!
A. D. Wetrosky
Being an aficionado of true crime, I’ve read more than 1000 books in this genre. This one is THE most fascinating. I highly recommend it.
Elizabeth M. Ryan