Twenty years after she was found severely beaten and murdered in an empty lot off Highway 40 in Independence, Lakota Renville is never forgotten.
Every year, the KC Indian Center holds a ceremony in Lakota’s honor. The 20th anniversary was no different, with people gathering in the lot for prayer and sharing in the grief that Lakota’s family is feeling from more than 500 miles away.
Family marks 20th anniversary of unsolved Lakota Renville murder in Independence
“It’s still really hard after 20 years,” Waynette Renville, Lakota’s sister, said. “It still seems like it happened yesterday.”
Renville did an interview with KSHB 41 News from her home in Sisseton, South Dakota…