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Richard Uden Missing Person Case

Last seen in Riverton, Wyoming on Sep 12, 1980

Victim Details

Dec 18, 2009

Oct 12, 2023

Richard

Uden

56

11

63 inches

90 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Sep 12, 1980

Riverton

Wyoming

Fremont County

No

26075

Fremont County Sheriff's Office

Riverton

Wyoming

Fremont County

82501

818 South Federal Boulevard Suite 500, Wyoming

3078567200

County

Law Enforcement

L80-1024

Fremont County Sheriff's Office

7063

Brown

Brown

Brown

06/28/2026


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Richard Uden, an 11-year-old boy, was last seen on September 12, 1980, in Riverton, Wyoming, along with his mother, Virginia Uden, and his younger brother, Reagan. The family left that day to meet Virginia’s ex-husband, Gerald Uden, for a hunting trip. They were reportedly traveling in a 1973 Ford station wagon, but none of them were ever seen alive again. The family’s abandoned vehicle was discovered on October 4, 1980, near the Wind River Canyon, covered with pine branches in an apparent a ...
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Last Seen: Sep 12, 1980

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    Hey everyone, I was reading through some old articles about the Uden family case, and something stru... ...Read More
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    Has anyone else been following the eerie details about the concealment of the Uden family’s statio... ...Read More
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    Has anyone else looked into the details around the Ford station wagon? I find it so perplexing that ... ...Read More
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