1,000+ bone fragments found
Investigators collected over 1,000 pieces of bone fragments at an abandoned Montana ranch, which were later determined to belong to at least two victims.
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The Investigation Goes Cold — and Sandy Dykeman Goes Missing
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The FBI lab results come back a dead end: no fingerprints, blood samples unsuitable for further testing, and hair consistent only with Susie's own. The case limps through the winter holidays, and by early 1974, Susie's investigation has no active leads. Then in February, Sandy Dykeman — a 19-year-old waitress in Manhattan, Montana — disappears, her small white car missing too. When deputies fan out across the county, they stumble onto an abandoned ranch with a bloody whip, melted candle wax, a nailed-shut closet full of feces, and Sandy's car hidden under hay. And then, in a burn pile, they find over 1,000 bone fragments. Forensic experts determine the remains belong to at least two people — including a girl aged 5 to 8. Susie.
Bones in the Burn Pile
A search for missing 19-year-old Sandy Dykeman led deputies to an abandoned ranch where they found her car hidden under hay — and over 1,000 bone fragments in a burn pile. Forensic experts determined the remains belonged to at least two people, including a girl aged 5 to 8.
Bones from a girl aged 5–8 found with Sandy's
Forensic experts confirmed that bone fragments found at the abandoned ranch belonged to at least two people — Sandy Dykeman and a girl between 5 and 8 years old, consistent with Susie Jaeger.
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