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Killer Instinct

9-Year-Old Serenity Dennard Disappeared Leaving Only Footprints in the Snow

Killer Instinct

Savannah Brymer & Studio71

True Crime, Society & Culture, News

4.2 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Serenity Dennard had a troubled life, and that's what ultimately lead her to be placed in Black Hills Children's Home in South Dakota. After various escape attempts, Serenity was able to successfully run away from the home into the rugged terrain surrounding the facility, and hasn't been seen since. Savannah explores Serenity's early life, the exhaustive search for Serenity that still continues today, and how the Children's Home's incompetence has potentially hindered the ability to find her safely. As a listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting Betterhelp.com/instinct! If you have any thoughts on this case or any other case, or just want to get in touch with Savannah about the show, email her at [email protected]. Follow Savannah on IG: @savannahbrymer Follow Savannah on Twitter: @savannahbrymer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey guys, happy Wednesday. Welcome back to another episode of Killer Instinct. If you are

0:09.9

new here, hi, my name is Savannah. Thank you so much for tuning in to our podcast. Make sure

0:15.0

you go ahead and hit that subscribe button if you haven't already and if you have the time,

0:19.9

I would really appreciate if you could go ahead and review the podcast as well. I love hearing

0:26.0

your guys' thoughts and suggestions as to how I can make this podcast more enjoyable for you.

0:31.4

So if you have a moment to do that, I would really appreciate that too. Today we are talking about

0:36.4

the unsolved disappearance of Serenity Dennerd. Serenity was nine years old when she went missing on

0:43.6

February 3rd, 2019 in Rockerville, South Dakota. This case was actually suggested by a killer

0:51.6

instinct listener. So if you want to send in your case recommendations as well as any comments,

0:57.5

thoughts, theories, anything along those lines, you can do that at Killer Instinct Podcast at gmail.com.

1:04.6

Again, that is just Killer Instinct Podcast at gmail.com. Serenity was last seen wearing jeans,

1:11.8

a long sleeve shirt and snow boots. This case is really unlike any missing children's case we've

1:17.5

covered before and you will understand why as we continue into the details. It's one of those

1:23.0

cases where once Serenity went missing, it really felt like she just vanished out of the blue and

1:29.5

was never seen again. This is a relatively smaller case and there are a lot more questions and answers

1:36.0

and a lot of theories as to what could have possibly happened to Serenity the day that she went

1:40.8

missing. So with that all being said, let's just jump right on and do it. So let's talk about

1:46.4

Serenity's upbringing because for only being nine years old, Serenity had been through a lot in her

1:52.6

life. When Serenity was born, she was immediately placed into the foster care system. She bounced

1:59.5

around from home to home and because of this, she never really felt a sense of security in her

2:06.2

family life and this in turn cost her to have a tendency to act out. Circumstances changed for

2:13.4

Serenity in 2014 when she was adopted by a couple named Chad and Darcy Dennerd. Chad and Darcy

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