MINNEAPOLIS (KELO.com) — The FBI wants your help in solving a South Dakota cold case homicide.
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible
for the murder of Jessie Wallace Cook.
The bureau says that on October 29, 2016, Cook, then 32 years old, was found on the ground, unresponsive, near the water tower on the corner of Willow Street
and Highway 212 in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. He was pronounced deceased at approximately 9:00 a.m. the same day. Cook had severe
facial damage, and the autopsy determined blunt force injury to be the cause of death.
Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call the FBI’s Minneapolis Field Office at (763) 569-8000. You may also contact your local FBI office, or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate.
(The FBI contributed to this report.)
