Episode
MURDERED: Candace Rough Surface
39:18
Published: Mon Dec 06 2021
Description
When young mother goes missing from the reservation border town of Mobridge, South Dakota, investigators struggle to find any leads in the case. A chance discovery along the muddy banks of the Missouri River answers one question. But it’ll take 15 years and a whole lot of chance to finally unravel the mystery of what happened – and why – on one fateful night in 1980. For current Fan Club membership options and policies, please visit https://crimejunkieapp.com/library/. Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-candace-rough-surface/
Chapters
In 1980, Candace Rough Surface, an 18-year-old mother living in South Dakota, was brutally murdered.
00:00 - 01:34 (01:34)
Summary
In 1980, Candace Rough Surface, an 18-year-old mother living in South Dakota, was brutally murdered. The case remained unsolved until a tip in a bitter divorce investigation led to the discovery of new evidence and the arrest of the killer.
EpisodeMURDERED: Candace Rough Surface
PodcastCrime Junkie
A Native American woman, named Candy Bell Garza, goes missing and the police suggest that she probably just ran off, as that is the typical reason for missing people reports they receive.
01:34 - 07:29 (05:54)
Summary
A Native American woman, named Candy Bell Garza, goes missing and the police suggest that she probably just ran off, as that is the typical reason for missing people reports they receive.
EpisodeMURDERED: Candace Rough Surface
PodcastCrime Junkie
Police investigate the murder of Candace Rough Surface after a young ranch hand discovers her partially decomposed body by the Missouri river, but potential suspects seem to be many.
07:29 - 12:56 (05:26)
Summary
Police investigate the murder of Candace Rough Surface after a young ranch hand discovers her partially decomposed body by the Missouri river, but potential suspects seem to be many.
EpisodeMURDERED: Candace Rough Surface
PodcastCrime Junkie
A man confesses to the murder of Candace Rough Surface 15 years after the crime after a local attorney receives a tip from someone he had worked with.
12:56 - 19:37 (06:40)
Summary
A man confesses to the murder of Candace Rough Surface 15 years after the crime after a local attorney receives a tip from someone he had worked with.
EpisodeMURDERED: Candace Rough Surface
PodcastCrime Junkie
The murder of Candy meant that in December 1995, more than 300 people marched for justice in a town where her body was found near the Missouri River.
19:37 - 28:25 (08:47)
Summary
The murder of Candy meant that in December 1995, more than 300 people marched for justice in a town where her body was found near the Missouri River. Despite 15 people knowing the story, it took 15 years before someone reported it to the police.
EpisodeMURDERED: Candace Rough Surface
PodcastCrime Junkie
The murderer pleads guilty to first degree manslaughter instead of opening arguments in the first degree murder trial.
28:25 - 35:18 (06:52)
Summary
The murderer pleads guilty to first degree manslaughter instead of opening arguments in the first degree murder trial. It carries a maximum sentence of life in prison and a $25,000 fine. Prosecution believes he will serve between 15-20 years in prison.
EpisodeMURDERED: Candace Rough Surface
PodcastCrime Junkie
Nick Sandmann is appealing the judge's sentence asking for a reduction from the hundred years he received to match the sentence given his cousin for the same crime.
35:18 - 39:13 (03:55)
Summary
Nick Sandmann is appealing the judge's sentence asking for a reduction from the hundred years he received to match the sentence given his cousin for the same crime. Meanwhile, Homer's daughter revealed a framed picture of her grandmother Candy, the only one she has ever seen, was among her baby things.