RAPID CITY, S.D. (KELO.com) — The most extensive investigation in Pennington County and one of the most exhaustive searches in state history have failed to discover what happened to Serenity Dennard.
She was 9 when she ran away from the Black Hills Children’s Home treatment facility in western South Dakota on Feb. 3, 2019.
Now, almost a year later, authorities are unsure about where Serenity ended up; her family members remain tortured by the uncertainty; and the facility’s leadership is still seeking to prevent a similar tragedy.
In a two-story, multimedia package–available here–South Dakota News Watch reporter Bart Pfankuch provides new insight into the mystery, gives a dramatic retelling of the girl’s final known moments, updates the search and investigation, and reveals the heartbreak, anguish, and anger felt by Serenity’s family and the key players in the case.
(Story from South Dakota News Watch.)
