CARMEN CHARGER
Also known as: "Happy"
Current age (if alive)
46
Gender
female
Nationality
Rapid City, South Dakota
Date of case
4/17/2020
Country
United States
State / Province
South Dakota
City
Eagle Butte
Physical Description
Height
175 cm
Weight
95 kg
Eye color
Brown
Hair color
Brown
Distinguishing marks
Charger had 15 diamonds tattooed on the right side of her face.
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Circumstances
Charger was an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Indian Reservation. The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Minneapolis Field Office, Pierre, South Dakota, Resident Agency, along with the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services, is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the unknown individual(s) responsible for the murders of Carmen Charger and Delmas Traversie, Jr., in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, in March of 2019. From March 13, 2019, through March 15, 2019, a snow storm occurred in most of South Dakota. Charger, 39, and Traversie, Jr., 63, were killed at House 717, No Heart Housing, in Eagle Butte around that time. Anyone with information related to their deaths or related to the presence of individuals frequenting House 717 around the time of this snow storm is asked to contact the FBI.
Reward
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in this case.
Last updated: 5/27/2026