Gwen Vivian Miller | Ten Years Too Late

Gwen Vivian Miller didn’t show up for work on Leap Day, February 29th, 1968. Gwen was 60 years old, had no children, and ran the pharmacy at Bennett–Clarkson Memorial hospital, now known as Regional West in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Despite her independence, though, Gwen was in declining health and had a history of medical complications due to her diabetes. So, when she didn’t show up for work, two co-workers, thinking she may have gone into insulin shock, went to her house at 3901 Hall Street.

Inside, they found Gwen dead in her bed and it appeared to them that she had died in her sleep.

Sources:

Bush, Kent. “DNA, genealogy identify 1968 Rapid City rapist, murderer | Crime & Courts | rapidcityjournal.com.” Rapid City Journal, 17 June 2019, https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/dna-genealogy-identify-1968-rapid-city-rapist-murderer/article_9f0e53af-4efd-5a54-8494-f17f84a5b3b8.html. Accessed 18 April 2022.

“Find A Grave.” Eugene Caroll Field, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47208255/eugene-carroll-field.

“Investigators crack cold case murder of South Dakota woman.” KRQE, 18 June 2019, https://www.krqe.com/news/national/investigators-crack-cold-case-murder-of-south-dakota-woman/. Accessed 19 April 2022.

“Rapid City police solve 51-year-old cold case with help of genealogy.” Argus Leader, 17 June 2019, https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2019/06/17/rapid-city-police-solve-51-year-old-cold-case-help-genealogy-gwen-miller/1481518001/. Accessed 18 April 2022.

“RCPD Cold Case Unit solves 1968 Gwen Miller homicide | Rapid City South Dakota.” City of Rapid City, 17 June 2019, https://www.rcgov.org/news/rcpd-cold-case-unit-solves-1968-gwen-miller-homicide-6661.html?fbclid=IwAR24ofpkwho0GtcD7eaRo73kLfuiP2VNSFLP96wAnRoOKcdHqnvuswjoPhI. Accessed 18 April 2022.

“RCPD Press Conference.” FB Watch, 17 06 2019, https://fb.watch/cuzs3TE_0o/.

“Sheriff’s Officers Continue Investigation of Gwen Miller Slaying 11 Months Ago.” Rapid City Journal, 23 01 1969, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100046590/sheriffs-officers-continue-investigatio/.

“Technology helps solve cold cases.” Rapid City Journal, 02 08 2008, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100042476/technology-helps-solve-cold-cases/.

“Unsolved Strangulation Murder Happened Two Years Ago.” Rapid City Journal, 28 02 1970, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100039947/unsolved-strangulation-murder-happened-t/.

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