Cold Cases

Richard D. Leetham

Case#94-137546 Case Status:Open

Date Body was Found: October 11, 1994


About this case:
Richard, age 35, was enrolled as a student at Salt Lake Community College at the time of his disappearance. He was last seen by his girlfriend leaving his apartment to type a paper on the afternoon of August 17, 1994. On the afternoon of October 11, 1994 Richard’s badly decomposed body was found near an old rock crushing plant by a hiker at approximately 4700 E. in Little Cottonwood Canyon. It was later determined he died from a gunshot wound. Richard’s truck, a white 1989 Ford F-150, was missing since the time of his disappearance. It was located in Tijuana, Mexico on November 11, 1999.

The trail in Little Cottonwood Canyon where Richard's body was found

Richard's truck was located in Tijuana, Mexico

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