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Dirk Bartling

Case from Rapid City, SD dated May 29, 1999

Victim Details

Dirk Bartling

Male

Native American / American Indian

Rapid City

SD

1999-05-29

44

Dirk

Bartling

06/25/2026

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In the spring of 1999, the community of Rapid City, South Dakota, was gripped by a series of unsettling deaths that raised fears of a potential serial killer. Among the victims was Dirk Bartling, a 44-year-old white male, whose body was discovered floating in Rapid Creek on May 29, 1999. Bartling's death was one of several that occurred in and around the creek between 1998 and 2000, with a significant number of the victims being Native American men.

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  • A Quiet Creek in S.D. Becomes River of Death - Los Angeles Times
  • Quiet Creek In South Dakota Becomes A River Of Death - yankton.net
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