Introduction

The disappearance of Barbara Bordeaux Randall on January 11, 1984, remains one of Rapid City, South Dakota's most perplexing cold cases. Despite the passage of over four decades, her case continues to haunt the community and exemplifies the challenges inherent in missing persons investigations.

Background

Barbara Randall was a 19-year-old Oglala Lakota woman residing in Rapid City at the time of her disappearance. Described as having brown hair and brown eyes, she stood between 5'4" and 5'7" tall and weighed between 150 and 165 pounds. Her Native American heritage and young age underscore the vulnerabilities faced by Indigenous women across the United States....Read More