The person at the center of this case
Reagan Cordell Uden (age 10), Richard Uden, and Virginia Uden
Missing Person · Unsolved - Bodies Never Found
46 years waiting · since 1980
Missing Person: Reagan Cordell Uden
Justice for Reagan Cordell Uden (age 10), Richard Uden, and Virginia Uden — the trail went cold in 1980, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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evidence
Lead #1Why has the station wagon's discovery location not led to the bodies? What forensic evidence was recovered from the vehicle?
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suspect
Lead #2What was Gerald Uden's motive and relationship to the victims? Why did he confess without revealing the burial locations?
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location
Lead #3Have systematic searches of the Wind River Canyon area and surrounding terrain been conducted to locate the remains?
On September 12, 1980, Virginia Uden and her two young sons, Reagan and Richard, vanished from Riverton, Wyoming after leaving a family residence. Their station wagon was discovered abandoned near Dickson Park Road in the Wind River Canyon area three weeks later. Gerald Uden was convicted of their murders, but the bodies of Virginia, Reagan, and Richard have never been recovered, leaving their final resting places unknown.
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clue
Lead #4Were there any witnesses to the family's movements between Riverton and the canyon on September 12, 1980?
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Source Narrative
NamUs case MP3970. Missing person: Reagan Cordell Uden.
Last known contact: 1980-09-12 in Riverton, Fremont, WY. Circumstances: On September 12, 1980, Virginia Uden (MP83) and her two sons, Reagan Uden (MP3970) and Richard Uden (MP3971), disappeared in the Riverton, Wyoming area.
Virginia was last seen in a station wagon with her sons when she left her mother's residence in Riverton, Wyoming at approximately 1:30 p.m. The station wagon was found on October 4, 1980 near Dickson Park Road and Trout Creek Canyon in the Wind River Canyon area in Fremont County, Wyoming.
Gerald Uden pleaded guilty to killing Virginia Uden and her sons, however, their bodies have never been found. Demographics: 10 years, Male, White / Caucasian.
Physical description: 5 ft 2 in, 100 lbs, hair: Brown, eyes: Brown. Investigating agency: Fremont County Sheriff's Office | L80-1024.
Timeline of Events
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1980-09-12
13:30Virginia and sons depart
Virginia Uden left her mother's residence in Riverton with Reagan and Richard in a station wagon at approximately 1:30 p.m.
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1980-10-04
Station wagon found
The abandoned station wagon was discovered near Dickson Park Road and Trout Creek Canyon in the Wind River Canyon area, Fremont County.
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Conviction
Gerald Uden pleaded guilty to killing Virginia Uden and her two sons, though their bodies were never located.
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Case Information
Incident:September 12, 1980 at 1:30 PM
Last Updated:September 27, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:September 12, 1980 at 1:30 PM
Last Updated:September 27, 2026
Have Information?
Any information, no matter how small, could be crucial to solving this case.
Phone: 3078567200
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