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Richard Willis Bendele, 29, was last seen on November 17, 1996, while hunting pheasants in the remote Laidlaw Park area of Blaine County, Idaho. That evening, he called his mother from his blue pickup truck, stating that the vehicle had stalled despite having gas, and he believed someone had tampered with it. He sounded nervous but assured his mother he would mark a nearby turnoff and call her back. Unfortunately, that call never came, and after a failed attempt by his mother and girlfriend to r ...Read More
Last Seen: Nov 17, 1996
Last Seen: Nov 17, 1996
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May 27, 2009
Sep 01, 2023
Richard
Bendele
56
29
71 inches
170 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
Nov 17, 1996
Hailey
Idaho
Blaine County
No
122
20328
Blaine County Sheriff's Office
Hailey
Idaho
Blaine County
83333
Mark Dalton
Det.
1650 Aviation Drive, Idaho
2087885555
County
Law Enforcement
96-1100033
1996-11-21
Blaine County Sheriff's Office
8169
Brown
Green
Green
11/22/2025
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