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There's a town in South Dakota called Deadwood. It's a somewhat famous old Westtown.

You might recognize the name from its place and the legend of Wild Bill Hickok, or perhaps from the HBO show of the same name.

If you think about anything when you hear the name Deadwood, you probably think about saloons and gunfights and prospecting for gold. You probably don't think about

boulders. But in 1982, it wasn't a duel with pistols that caused the death of David Crockett Rhodes.

It was a boulder to the head.

Who wielded the rock, though?

That would remain a mystery for over 20 years, until a beer can, a tattoo, and a bus full of hippies led police to the killer.

From A&E, this is Cold Case Files, the podcast.

I'm Brooke, and this story, adapted from a classic episode of Cold Case Files, is told by the spectacular Bill Curtis.

We're on Main Street, Deadwood, South Dakota. A lot of history here. Deadwood has a number

of different characters that came along. Slew number 10 claims to be the sight that Wild Bill Hickok was shot during the card game,

holding the hand of Aces and Aids.

Aces and Ates, also known as a dead man's hand.

106 years to the day that Wild Bill Hickok was gunned down, Deadwood, South Dakota

has another murder to deal with.

We are walking up the main road from off the Highway 85 to the parking area and picnic area.

We got called up here that there was a dead body up at the picnic area.

In 1982, Dwayne Russell is a detective with the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies at the scene are Nils Juso arrived first.

The vehicle is a Chevy.

Looks like a Mazda.

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