12/04/2024
Case 27: RUBY BRUGUIER AND ARNOLD ARCHAMBEAU
On the morning of March 10th 1993, a motorist passed through the eastern side of Lake Andes, a town situated in South Dakota, near the Missouri River and close to the Nebraska border, when they witnessed a chilling sight; a woman’s body, floating in meltwater between Route 281 and a railroad. The motorist called the police, who diverged on the area and carried out their investigation. The following morning, beneath 4 feet of water and 15 feet away from where the female’s body was found, authorities discovered another body, which belonged to a male. Identifying the female was difficult as the body was badly decomposed, however a tattoo aided in their quest to name her. The man’s body was in better condition and authorities had no trouble in identifying him.
The pair were Ruby Bruguier and Arnold Archambeau, a couple from Lake Andes, who had been reported missing three months earlier.
