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In the late spring of 1980, a young man named Jerri Dale Lesser vanished while on a rafting excursion in Colorado. On May 31, 1980, the 24-year-old was enjoying a day on the Colorado River near Glenwood Springs with a friend when their raft is believed to have overturned. The turbulent waters of the river that day proved to be treacherous. In the immediate aftermath of the incident, a search was launched in the hopes of finding both individuals. The search yielded a tragic discovery; the body of ...Read More
Last Seen: May 31, 1980

Victim Details

Jul 29, 2013

Jan 12, 2024

Jerri

Lesser

67

23

67 inches

142 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

May 31, 1980

Glenwood Springs

Colorado

Garfield County

22697

Garfield County Sheriff's Office

Glenwood Springs

Colorado

Garfield County

81601

Matthew Jenness

Investigator

107 8th Street, Colorado

9709450453

County

Law Enforcement

80-0245 & 93-2655

Garfield County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Brown

Brown

06/03/2026


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