Post by LadyBlue on May 2, 2017 12:18:09 GMT -5
Authorities in South Dakota revealed this afternoon that human remains discovered in a partially submerged car last year were two young women who disappeared in 1971.
During a news conference today, Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley stated that the evidence gathered from the site where a 1960 Studebaker Lark was found in a creek was consistent with a car accident.
Record flooding followed by a drought brought the corroded 1960 Studebaker Lark into view.
Cheryl Miller and Pamella Jackson, of Vermillion, were last seen in the car on their way to a party in May 1971.
Nearly 43 years later, the missing persons case has been officially closed and foul play has been ruled out.
According to officials, the victims' vehicle was stuck in a third gear, the lights were on, and their skeletal remains were in the cabin and not in the trunk. One of the tires on the car was damaged.
The car keys were found in the ignition. Investigators also recovered Miller's purse, which contained her driver's license, photos and notes from her classmates.
The remains were discovered September 24, 2013, when crews lifted the mangled hulk from an embankment in Brule Creek near Elk Point.
Jackley said Tuesday that the bridge under which the Studebaker was spotted was new at the time of the accident, and there was still construction going on at the site. It does not appear that alcohol played a role in the wreckage.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2605271/Have-Pam-Cheryl-Test-results-shed-light-skeletons-recovered-Studebaker-creek-two-teens-went-missing-1971.html
During a news conference today, Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley stated that the evidence gathered from the site where a 1960 Studebaker Lark was found in a creek was consistent with a car accident.
Record flooding followed by a drought brought the corroded 1960 Studebaker Lark into view.
Cheryl Miller and Pamella Jackson, of Vermillion, were last seen in the car on their way to a party in May 1971.
Nearly 43 years later, the missing persons case has been officially closed and foul play has been ruled out.
According to officials, the victims' vehicle was stuck in a third gear, the lights were on, and their skeletal remains were in the cabin and not in the trunk. One of the tires on the car was damaged.
The car keys were found in the ignition. Investigators also recovered Miller's purse, which contained her driver's license, photos and notes from her classmates.
The remains were discovered September 24, 2013, when crews lifted the mangled hulk from an embankment in Brule Creek near Elk Point.
Jackley said Tuesday that the bridge under which the Studebaker was spotted was new at the time of the accident, and there was still construction going on at the site. It does not appear that alcohol played a role in the wreckage.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2605271/Have-Pam-Cheryl-Test-results-shed-light-skeletons-recovered-Studebaker-creek-two-teens-went-missing-1971.html