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Joseph Riche Missing Person Case

Last seen in Neola, Iowa on Oct 12, 2012

Victim Details

Feb 26, 2021

Aug 03, 2023

Joseph

Riche

53

40

72 inches

74 inches

200 lbs

260 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Oct 12, 2012

Neola

Iowa

Pottawattamie County

Neola

No

101181

Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office

Council Bluffs

Iowa

Pottawattamie County

51501

Hadley Kava

Crime Scene Technican

1400 Big Lake Rd, Iowa

7128902224

County

Law Enforcement

https://sheriff.pottcounty-ia.gov/

S17-002561

2017-08-07

Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office

6547

Brown

Hazel

Hazel

07/06/2026


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Joseph Edward Riche, 40, was reported missing from Neola in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Accounts compiled from public case summaries state that he allegedly left his residence on the morning of October 12, 2012, and has not been seen or heard from since. Loved ones and close friends reported no further contact and noted no activity on his social media after that date, and there was no known history of him leaving without notice.

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