The person at the center of this case
Reagan Cordell Uden (age 10) and family members Virginia Uden and Richard Uden
Missing Person · Unsolved
45 years waiting · since 1980
Missing Person: Reagan Cordell Uden
Justice for Reagan Cordell Uden (age 10) and family members Virginia Uden and Richard 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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suspect
Lead #1Gerald Uden pleaded guilty to killing all three family members—what evidence led to his confession, and why were bodies never located?
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evidence
Lead #2The abandoned station wagon was found weeks later in Wind River Canyon—what forensic evidence, if any, was recovered from the vehicle?
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location
Lead #3Why was the vehicle abandoned in the remote Dickson Park Road and Trout Creek Canyon area, and what does the location suggest about the perpetrator's knowledge of the region?
On September 12, 1980, Virginia Uden and her two young sons, Reagan and Richard, vanished from Riverton, Wyoming after leaving their grandmother's home. Their station wagon was discovered abandoned near Dickson Park Road in the Wind River Canyon area weeks later, but the bodies have never been recovered. Gerald Uden confessed to the killings, yet the case remains unsolved due to the absence of physical remains and unanswered questions about the final disposition of the victims.
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Lead #4With no bodies recovered despite a guilty plea, are there any credible leads or witness accounts regarding the disposal site or final location of the victims?
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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 Uden 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 family's station wagon was discovered near Dickson Park Road and Trout Creek Canyon in the Wind River Canyon area, Fremont County.
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1980-09-12
Three family members missing
Virginia Uden (mother) and her two sons Reagan Cordell Uden (10 years old) and Richard Uden disappeared from the Riverton area.
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Case Information
Incident:September 12, 1980 at 1:30 PM
Last Updated:September 4, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:September 12, 1980 at 1:30 PM
Last Updated:September 4, 2026
Have Information?
Any information, no matter how small, could be crucial to solving this case.
Phone: 3078567200
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