Name: Virginia Lynne Uden
Case Classification: Non-Family Abduction
Missing Since: September 12, 1980
Location Last Seen: Lander, Fremont County, Wyoming
Date of Birth: October 6, 1947
Age: 32 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 170 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: She has a medium complexion. She has a birthmark on her left lower eyelid.
Dentals: Not available. Upper and lower dentures.
Fingerprints: Not available
DNA: Available
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Virginia Lynne Uden was last seen with her sons, Reagan , and Richard . The Udens were last seen leaving Virginia's mother's home in the vicinity of the 700 block of N. Federal Court in Riverton at approximately 1:30 p.m. on September 12, 1980. They were en route to meet the boys' adoptive father in their station wagon. They never arrived.
Their car was found abandoned and vandalized on October 4, 1980 near Dickson Park Road and Trout Creek Canyon in the Wind River Canyon area of Fremont County, Wyoming. Traces of Virginia's blood were discovered inside the vehicle.
In 2013, Gerald Uden pleaded guilty to the deaths of his ex-wife and the sons he adopted. He testified that he shot them and hid their bodies in the Lewiston gold mine in the South Pass area. On November 5, 1980, he removed the bodies and put them in 55- and 35-gallon drums before depositing the drums in Fremont Lake.
In 2014, Fremont County Sheriff's Office, in conjunction with the Wyoming Attorney General's Office and the Sublette County Sheriff's Office, began the search and possible recovery for the bodies. As of April 2015, the search is ongoing.
Agency Name: Fremont County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 307-332-5611
Agency E-Mail: dgood@wyoming.com
Agency Case Number: 80-R-1980
NamUs Case Number: 83
NCIC Case Number: M060992546
NamUs
Wyoming Attorney General's Office
County 10 News - Uden's Testimony
County 10 News - Search Efforts Underway
KDLY/KOVE News - Search Continues into 3rd Year
Fremont County Sheriff's Office
Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 05-18-2022 - By: Htmlcnvtr
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** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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