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Delema disappeared from Pine Ridge, South Dakota on February 20, 1974. She and another twelve-year-old girl left Delema's home near Ogallala and were walking a back road from Oglala to Manderson, near the Red Cloud Indian School on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Temperatures were below zero at the time.
Delema's friend turned back after her hands and feet got frostbitten, but Delema continued towards Manderson. She never arrived at her destination and has never been heard from again ...Read More
Last Seen: Feb 20, 1975
Delema's friend turned back after her hands and feet got frostbitten, but Delema continued towards Manderson. She never arrived at her destination and has never been heard from again ...Read More
Last Seen: Feb 20, 1975
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Oct 12, 2023
Delma
Sits Poor
62
13
65 inches
135 lbs
American Indian / Alaska Native
Female
Feb 20, 1975
Pine Ridge
South Dakota
Oglala Lakota County
Yes
328
55839
Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety
Pine Ridge
South Dakota
Oglala Lakota County
57770
Mitch Pourier
Investigator
977 Horse Thief Road, South Dakota
6058675141
Tribal
Law Enforcement
P201883548
Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety
Black
Brown
Brown
11/26/2025
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Forum Posts (3)
Has anyone else noticed how critical the weather was on the day Delema vanished? It was absolutely b... ...Read More
12/11/2024
12/11/2024
I’ve been thinking a lot about the circumstances surrounding Delema’s disappearance, especially ... ...Read More
01/29/2024
01/29/2024
I was reading about Delema’s case, and something that really got to me was how harsh the weather c... ...Read More
01/23/2023
01/23/2023
