Image Description: Front cover of Vanished in Vermillion shows two portrait images of Sherri Miller and Pam Jackson above a glowing car‑headlight. 

About Vanished in Vermillion: 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. 

Praise for Vanished in Vermillion: 

"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 

About the Author: Lou Raguse is an experienced, award-winning reporter for KARE 11 News in Minneapolis and a true crime author. He grew up in Wheaton, Minnesota, a small town that offered opportunities in sports, academics, and the arts — including speech, one-act plays, and writing the school newspaper. He studied journalism at the University of Minnesota, winning the prestigious William Randolph Hearst championship in San Francisco as a senior.