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Leah Rice Missing Person Case

Last seen in Peculiar, Missouri on Mar 21, 2013

Victim Details

Apr 03, 2014

May 23, 2024

Leah

Rice

42

29

72 inches

140 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Mar 21, 2013

Peculiar

Missouri

Cass County

15097

Kansas City Police Department

Kansas City

Missouri

Jackson County

64106

Naomi Vaughans

Detective

1125 Locust Street, Missouri

8162345136

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.kcpd.org/

13-018903

2013-03-21

Kansas City Police Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/09/2026


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In the quiet community of Peculiar, Missouri, 29-year-old Leah Rice was a resident whose life would become the subject of a somber and enduring mystery. On March 21, 2013, a devastating event unfolded that would leave a family shattered and a community searching for answers. That day, Leah and her father, Donald Rice, were seen on the Bond Bridge in Kansas City, which spans the Missouri River. In a turn of events that continues to be examined, both Leah and her father went into the river below. ...
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    I've been following the Leah Rice case for a while and something that keeps comin... ...Read More
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    Leah Rice's case has always intrigued me because of the dog being with her during such a devastating... ...Read More
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    Does anyone else find it strange that Donald Rice's body was found so quickly, but Leah is still mis... ...Read More
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