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The Last Ride: The Unsolved Murder of Monica Bercier-Wickre

More than 30 years ago, a night out in Aberdeen, South Dakota ended in silence.

On April 7, 1993, 42-year-old mother of three Monica Bercier-Wickre went out to a local bar called The Body Shop. It was a normal night—one she had no reason to believe would be her last. At some point that evening, Monica left with a couple she knew and a man she didn’t.

She never made it home.

Two months later, her body was discovered in the James River. But instead of answers, her recovery only deepened the mystery. The condition of her remains made it impossible to determine exactly what happened to her—and…

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