Crime isn't all big cities and bustling streets. In the wide-open spaces of South Dakota, from the Black Hills to the Badlands, some of the most chilling cases are hidden in plain sight. This week, Vicky and Rachel are exploring the dark side of the Mount Rushmore State, where secrets are buried as deep as the prairie soil.

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Research links below!


Daily Capital Journal - "The human monster: How a suspected serial killer was arrested in Stanley County"
The Billings Gazette - "Suspected Murderer Kunnecke Once Lived In Idaho"
Deseret Evening News - "Career of a Criminal - William Kunnecke Under Arrest for Murder of His Sheepherder"
Omaha Daily Bee - "Kunnecke's Trail of Blood"
Omaha Daily Bee - "Kunnecke Held for Murder"
The Salt Lake Herald - "Dakota Murder Mystery"
The Citizen-Republican - "Life Term Convict Makes His Escape"
Philip Weekly Review - "German 'Lifer' Now in Mexico?"

South Dakota News Watch - "'Kids look to adults:' Responding to child trauma 50 years after Gitchie Manitou murders"
Argus Leader - "Survivor speaks 40 years after Gitchie Manitou murders"
Dakota News Now - "Throwback Thursday: History of the 1973 murders at Gitchie Manitou"
Argus Leader - "What we know about the 1973 Gitchie Manitou mass murder where 4 teenagers were killed"
Ottumwa Radio Group - "Tune into the Past with Ottumwa Radio: Gitchie Manitou Murders"