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Missing Roy George Vavra 
Vavra, approximately 2006; Truck similar to the one Vavra was seen in (Vavra's truck was white) Date reported missing : 01/24/2006 Missing location (approx) : Gillette, Wyoming Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Male Ethnicity : White DOB : 09/06/1967 (53) Age at the time of disappearance: 38 years old Height / Weight : 6'0, 190 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A light gray hooded sweatshirt with "Marsh Memorial" printed on the left side of the chest, Wrangler jeans, brown and tan cowboy boots, a black baseball cap with "Classic Ropes" printed on it, a brown leather western-style belt with rawhide accents, a silver western-style belt buckle with "Team Ropers" written on it and additional writing, a braided hemp necklace with a bear tooth pendant, and possibly a rawhide bEthnicity : let. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes. Vavra is balding and his teeth are yellow. He has a vasectomy scar on his genitals, a surgical scar on his knee and a scar from a childhood hernia operation. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Vavra was last seen by his roommate at 6:00 a.m. on January 24, 2006. He had agreed to go hunting with a friend that day, but when the friend arrived to pick him up, Vavra was not there. He left a note saying he would be back by 11:00 a.m., which was the time his friend was scheduled to arrive. On the day of his disappearance, Vavra was sighted leaving a convenience store at Highway 50 and Force Road, approximately two miles from his residence, with an unidentified Caucasian male in his mid-thirties with short blond hair. The individual was driving a small white pickup truck similar to an older model Ford Courier. A photograph of a blue 1979 Ford Courier is posted below this case summary. Vavra and the other man drove north on Skyline Drive. Vavra has never been heard from again and he left all his belongings behind. He often takes hunting and fishing trips. In December 2009, Jason Duane Larson went to the police and said Vavra had been murdered and his body buried on a ranch near Gillette, Wyoming. Larson said he and two other men had buried the body. He later admitted he had made up the entire story and pleaded guilty to false reporting. Vavra's case remains unsolved. Other information and links : ncy Campbell County Sheriff's Office 307-682-7271 September 2021 updates and sources A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are not known. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2�5% of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece. The Gillette News-Record Campbell County Sheriff's Office October 12, 2004. January 23, 2010; Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated. |