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Unlike today, during the ’70s in rustic South Dakota, disappearing teenagers was not out of the ordinary. The free-spirited vibes brought in from the 1960s led to most people assuming that their kids were headed off to California. In their minds, they were simply off to their next adventure in life.
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According to former Clay County deputy sheriff Jim Rowenhort, “Back then, if a kid turned up missing, it was far more likely that they were a runaway,” not to mention the fact that it was just not very darned often that you heard about kids being kidnapped. It just wasn’t something you were concerned about in rural South Dakota.”