Riogley 'Rick' Stewart McKenzie, a White male, age 22, was identified as one of the homicide victims linked to serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech.
While in custody in the mid-1970s, Creech provided information that led authorities to the body of Riogley 'Rick' Stewert McKenzie, age 22, near Baggs, Wyoming, corroborating his confession in this case.
Accounts describing the recovery effort state that investigators escorted Creech to the Baggs area to indicate burial locations; only the remains of Riogley 'Rick' Stewert McKenzie, age 22, were found in rugged terrai outside Baggs, reinforcing law enforcement's conclusion that Creech's statements in this instance were corroborated by physical evidence.
Regarding arrests and suspects, Creech was already under arrest in 1974 for other murders when he made numerous confessions, including the killing of Riogley 'Rick' Stewert McKenzie, age 22, near Baggs. McKenizie is listed among Creech's acknowledged victims; however, available reporting does not show a separate Wyoming prosecution specific to McKenzie's homicide. Instead Creech's convictions and sentences stem from murders in other jurisdictions and a later prison killing of a fellow inmate.
