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Richard Cleaves Missing Person Case

Last seen in Amargosa Valley, Nevada on Jul 15, 2025

Victim Details

Sep 09, 2025

Sep 16, 2025

Richard

Cleaves

63

62

69 inches

150 lbs

160 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jul 15, 2025

Amargosa Valley

Nevada

Nye County

Amargosa Valley

No

177570

Nye County Sheriff's Ofice

Pahrump

Nevada

Nye County

89060

Brooke Gentry

Detective

1520 East Basin Avenue, Nevada

7757517000

County

Law Enforcement

25NY-1881

2025-07-16

Nye County Sheriff's Ofice

Brown

Hazel

Hazel

Yes

08/19/2026


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In the quiet expanse of Amargosa Valley, Nevada, a story of concern and profound loss unfolded for 62-year-old Richard Cleaves. On July 15, 2025, he was last seen, reportedly heading out to help some friends whose vehicle was stuck at a location known as "Big Dunes," a stretch of sandy terrain off Highway 95 in Nye County. Richard, a man described as being 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing between 150 and 160 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes, never returned home from this act of ...
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Last Seen: Jul 15, 2025

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