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Wyoming missing persons & unsolved case statistics

Numbers behind 299 missing person, death by force, unidentified, unclaimed, serial killer and mass murder cases in Wyoming – by state, decade, age, sex, race and how many are solved. Free to read and link to; members get every breakdown, filters, sortable tables and CSV downloads.

Data as of October 29, 2026 · updated daily · How these numbers are counted

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Cases in Wyoming
299
171 open · 113 solved / resolved
Missing Persons
78
74 still missing · 5.1% located
Deaths by Force
181
65 unsolved · 61.5% solved
Unidentified Remains
9
7 unidentified · 22.2% identified
Unclaimed Persons
28
25 unclaimed · 10.7% claimed
Serial killer profiles
3
by the state where they killed
Added in the last 30 days
0
68 added or updated
Oldest open case
1886
Edward Lloyd, Buffalo, WY · unsolved

“Solved / resolved” means a missing person located, a death by force marked solved or charged, unidentified remains identified, or an unclaimed person claimed. Our homicide records focus on unsolved cases, so these shares are not police clearance rates – see the methodology.

Cases by type

Missing Persons 78 74 still missing
Deaths by Force 181 65 unsolved
Unidentified Remains 9 7 unidentified
Unclaimed Persons 28 25 unclaimed
Serial Killer Profiles 3

By state & province

Cases per state and per 100,000 residents, a shaded state-by-state list, top cities, and Indigenous missing and murdered (MMIP) by state.

Cases by state and province

Click a state or province to see its statistics. All case types.

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Top cities by open cases

Missing, deaths by force, unidentified and unclaimed cases, by the city recorded on the case.

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CityStateCasesOpenSolved / resolvedSolved / resolved %
CheyenneWY55282749.1%
RivertonWY2620623.1%
CasperWY37191645.7%
GilletteWY137646.2%
LanderWY97112.5%
Rock SpringsWY126650%
LaramieWY106333.3%
RawlinsWY106333.3%
SheridanWY125758.3%
Yellowstone National ParkWY6500%
CodyWY5400%
ByronWY4400%
WorlandWY53240%
DuboisWY3300%
WheatlandWY62466.7%
Green RiverWY52360%
PinedaleWY3200%
Weld CountyWY2200%
BuffaloWY2200%
BaggsWY2200%
Laramie CountyWY2200%
TorringtonWY31266.7%
DouglasWY31266.7%
EvanstonWY31266.7%
Fort BridgerWY21150%
Wind River Indian ReservationWY21150%
MillsWY2100%
Carbon CountyWY21150%
AlcovaWY1100%
Lightning CreekWY1100%
SweetwaterWY1100%
Freemont CountyWY1100%
BondurantWY1100%
Flaming Gorge ReservoirWY1100%
MoranWY1100%
McKinnonWY1100%
MooseWY1100%
Wind RiverWY1100%
Fort Bridger / Mountain ViewWY1100%
LabargeWY1100%

Indigenous missing and murdered (MMIP), by state / province

Cases where the person is recorded as American Indian, Alaska Native, Indigenous or First Nations. 3 missing persons were reported missing from tribal land (3 still missing).

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State / provinceMissingStill missingDeaths by forceUnsolvedUnidentified / unclaimedTotal
Wyoming22124014

By decade & year

Cases by decade and year, the solved share by decade (the “cold case curve”), and seasonality by month and day of the week.

Cases by decade

Stacked by case type.

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Solved / resolved share by decade

The “cold case curve”: the share of each decade’s cases now marked solved, located, identified or claimed (decades with fewer than 10 cases are left out).

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Cases by year (last 50 years)

Recent years include many newly added cases; older years are more likely to be resolved and removed from public databases.

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Cases by month

Seasonality: month of the case date (only cases with a full date).

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Cases by day of the week

Day of the week of the case date (only cases with a full date).

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By age

Age groups for each case type, solved share by age, average ages and an age / sex pyramid.

Cases by age group

Average age: 37.9 missing · 36.9 deaths by force · 42.2 unidentified.

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Solved / resolved share by age group

Share of each age group’s cases marked solved, located, identified or claimed.

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Age and sex

Male (left) and female (right) by age group – missing, deaths by force, unidentified and unclaimed together.

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By sex

Male / female split for each case type and solved share by sex.

Cases by sex

Share of each case type that is male, female or not recorded.

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Solved / resolved share by sex

Share of male and female cases marked solved, located, identified or claimed.

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By race & ethnicity

Race and ethnicity compared with the U.S. population, and the solved share for each group.

Cases by race / ethnicity

Share of each case type, compared with the U.S. population in the table.

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Solved / resolved share by race / ethnicity

Share of each group’s cases marked solved, located, identified or claimed (groups with fewer than 10 cases are left out).

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Solve rates & how long cases stay open

Case status for deaths by force, how many years open cases have been open, and a state-by-decade solved-share heatmap.

Deaths by force: case status

How each case is recorded. “Charged / in court” counts as solved in the solved share; accidental and self-inflicted deaths are left out of it.

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How long open cases have been open

Years since the case date, for cases still unsolved, missing, unidentified or unclaimed.

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Solved / resolved share by state and decade

Percent of missing, deaths by force, unidentified and unclaimed cases now solved, located, identified or claimed. Hover a cell for the count.

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State1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
WY1411675839
<2%2–55–1010–2020–3535–5050%+fewer than 10 cases

Possible matches

Possible missing person / unidentified remains matches by score.

Possible missing person / unidentified matches

102,241 possible matches scoring 75% or higher, involving 13,698 missing persons and 7,876 unidentified remains. Browse the matches.

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Serial killers & mass murders

Serial killers by victims and decade; mass murders by year, place, firearms, attacker and victims.

Serial killers by number of victims

Confirmed victims listed on each profile (3 profiles).

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Serial killers by decade they started

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Serial killers by sex and race

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GroupProfilesShare
Sex: Male133.3%
Sex: Female133.3%
Sex: Unknown133.3%
Race: White266.7%
Race: Unknown / not recorded133.3%

Longest-open cases

The oldest unsolved, missing, unidentified and unclaimed cases, linked to each case file.

Longest-open missing persons

The 25 oldest still missing cases in Wyoming.

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NamePlaceDateYearsAgeSex
Olga MaugerDubois, WYSep 19349221Female
Dennis JohnsonYellowstone Natio…, WYJul 1966608Male
Larry MorrisRiverton, WYApr 19745224Male
Carlene BrownRawlins, WYJul 19745219Female
Deborah MeyerRawlins, WYAug 19745215Female
Paul HibbardGillette, WYMay 19765025Male
Celeste HensleyKaycee, WYAug 19765020Female
Celeste Wyma Hensley GreubJohnson County, WYAug 19765020Female
Patricia PhillipsBuffalo, WYFeb 19794729Female
Hilda Claudette FrazierRiverton, WYJun 19794745Female
Richard UdenRiverton, WYSep 19804611Male
Reagan UdenRiverton, WYSep 19804610Male
Virginia UdenRiverton, WYSep 19804632Female
David WilliamsCreston Junction, WYNov 19804633Male
Nancy SellersGreen River, WYMay 19814524Female
Amber ScholzRock Springs, WYNov 19814521Female
John BoutinRawlins, WYJan 19834324Male
Karen ValdezCheyenne, WYNov 19834326Female
Karen Lee Valdez-blackburnCheyenne, WYNov 19834326Female
David LovelyFort Bridger, WYAug 19854120Male
Rocky Najera BrizarCarbon County, WYDec 19854120Male
Frank FarnsworthMcKinnon, WYMay 19864048Male
Kathleen PehringerRiverton, WYApr 19893741Female
Lynn BushCasper, WYDec 19903626Female
Kimberly Kay AllenBig Piney, WYJun 19913533Female

Longest-open deaths by force

The 25 oldest unsolved cases in Wyoming.

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NamePlaceDateYearsAgeSex
Edward LloydBuffalo, WYJun 1886140–Male
Josiah Joe HazenDouglas, WYJun 189912745Male
William Billy Henry MillerLightning Creek, WYOct 190312339Male
Alfred Henry BathLaramie, WYMay 190811842Male
Hugh C PetrieCheyenne, WYJun 191910732Male
Thomas R. MajorsCasper, WYNov 191910748Male
Charles Mortimer Cosby JrLaramie, WYApr 19279943Male
D.M. BakerCody, WYMar 19398770Male
William (Bill) LakanenRawlins, WYOct 19458144Male
Donald Stanley SimpsonRawlins, WYOct 19458139Male
Riogley Rick Stewert McKenzieBaggs, WY19705622Male
George Walter Henderson IICheyenne, WYMay 19735328Male
Myrlene HamerCasper, WYAug 19755143Female
Gerald (Jerry) P SalzmanWorland, WYMar 19824431Male
Richard Edward NikelsWorland, WYMar 19824439Male
Janelle Lee JohnsonFreemont County, WYFeb 19834323Female
Elizabeth Miles Curtis EhlersBondurant, WYJun 19844225Female
Irene VasquezRock Springs, WYMar 199234–Female
Cindy Arleen EstradaSheridan, WYApr 19923421Female
Camilo MorenoWheatland, WYFeb 20002635Male
Camilo MorenoWheatland, WYFeb 20002635Male
Shawny Lee Hatch SmithWeld County, WYFeb 20032332Female
Shawny Lee Hitch SmithWeld County, WYFeb 20032332Female
Shawny SmithLaramie County, WYFeb 20032332Female
Jamye Don SorelleWorland, WYApr 20151158Male

Longest-open unclaimed persons

The 25 oldest unclaimed cases in Wyoming.

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NamePlaceDateYearsAgeSex
Jess AnayaRiverton, WYDec 201115–Male
Timothy WattsRiverton, WYNov 201214–Male
Sebastian LegarretaechevarRiverton, WYDec 201214–Male
Phyllis HomanRiverton, WYJan 201610–Female
Richard RobinsonRiverton, WYJan 20197–Male
Deborah PodgorskiRiverton, WYDec 20197–Female
Louis ZarateCheyenne, WYFeb 20242–Male
Louis ZarateCheyenne, WYFeb 20242–Male
Gerald MuharCheyenne, WYApr 20242–Male
Gerald MuharCheyenne, WYApr 20242–Male
Richard MerlakCheyenne, WYMay 20242–Male
Richard MerlakCheyenne, WYMay 20242–Male
Otis HenleyCheyenne, WYSep 20242–Male
Otis HenleyCheyenne, WYSep 20242–Male
John MitsoyianisDubois, WYOct 20242–Male
Karl FischerCheyenne, WYOct 20242–Male
Karl FischerCheyenne, WYOct 20242–Male
Peggy HershleyCheyenne, WYNov 20242–Female
Tommy RogersCheyenne, WYNov 20242–Male
Peggy HershleyCheyenne, WYNov 20242–Female
Tommy RogersCheyenne, WYNov 20242–Male
Alford LopezCheyenne, WYSep 20251–Male
Larry ParkerCheyenne, WYOct 20251–Male
Gail FiedlerCheyenne, WYNov 20251–Female
John WaynerCheyenne, WYMar 20260–Male

Community activity

Forum discussion, memorials, evidence boards and the most viewed cases.

Community activity

Real member activity on case pages (all cases, not affected by the filters).

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MeasureCount
Cases with member forum discussion: Mass murders19
Cases with member forum discussion: Missing persons379
Cases with member forum discussion: Deaths by force717
Cases with member forum discussion: Serial killers59
Cases with member forum discussion: Unclaimed3
Cases with member forum discussion: Unidentified4
Cases with a MyMemorium memorial5,007
Evidence boards created by members256

Most viewed deaths by force cases

All-time page views.

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CasePlaceViews
Joachim SummerfordAberdeen, NC12,682
Zion TerryRichmond, VA11,602
Travis A. HobbsNew-orleans, LA6,120
Shannon WatkinsJonesboro, GA5,496
Jameal GaudetHarvey, LA4,977
Melanie Lynn BerryWichita-falls, TX4,891
Kiarra Jazzmyn GeorgeSacramento, CA4,732
Romeca MeeksChicago, IL4,147
Shuaib Naz “Shuaiby” AslamStockton, CA3,767
Javon M. BaileyLouisville, KY3,737
Felicito CanalesBaton-rouge, LA3,591
Shawn HudsonThrockmorton County, TX3,563
Eric Tyrone Smith, Sr.Jackson, MS3,334
Benjamin Joseph DeenHattiesburg, MS3,296
David WashingtonPensacola, FL3,279

Methodology & how to cite

These statistics count the cases in the Crime Solvers Central database as of October 29, 2026. They are rebuilt every night.

What is counted

  • Missing persons – NamUs, NCMEC and Canadian police cases. “Located” means the case is marked resolved (found alive or deceased). Age is the age when last seen.
  • Deaths by force – homicides and other violent deaths from police, news, court and public records. “Solved” includes cases marked solved, charged / in court, primary suspect deceased or substantiated. Deaths ruled accidental or self-inflicted are counted but left out of solved shares.
  • Unidentified remains and unclaimed persons – NamUs cases. Unidentified ages use the middle of the medical examiner’s estimated range.
  • Serial killer profiles are placed in the state where they killed and the first year they were active; victims are the confirmed victims listed on the profile. Mass murders are incidents, dated by the attack; attacker and firearm details come from The Violence Project coding where available.
  • Race and ethnicity are as recorded by the source and grouped into broad categories; “Multiracial” is used when more than one is listed.
  • Per-100,000 rates use 2020 U.S. Census and 2021 Canadian Census populations.

Limits

  • This is not a complete count of all crime. Our homicide records lean heavily toward unsolved cases, so the solved share is much lower than official police clearance rates and should not be reported as one.
  • Coverage differs by state and by year: some cities and states have been imported in full, others only partly, and recent years include many newly added cases.
  • Cases without a date, age, state or race are left out of that breakdown only (they still count in the totals).

How to cite

Crime Solvers Central. “Wyoming Missing Persons & Unsolved Case Statistics.” Data as of October 29, 2026. https://crimesolverscentral.com/statistics/wyoming

You’re welcome to link to this page or to any state’s page (for example /statistics/texas). Each chart’s Cite button copies a citation that links straight to that chart.