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Charley Project
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: February 9, 1964 from Nampa, Idaho
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date of Birth: March 30, 1912
Age: 51 years old
Height and Weight: 5'2, 118 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Blonde hair, blue eyes. Richey has a scar on her abdomen and a scar on her neck. Her ears are pierced. She may use the last name Wohlander.
Clothing/Jewelry Description: Possibly a black evening dress.
Details of Disappearance
Richey was last seen at her home in the 300 block of Sherman Avenue in Nampa, Idaho on February 9, 1964. The night before, she had visited a nightclub in Garden City, Idaho with a man who was visiting Boise, Idaho from California. They took Richey's car home and he dropped her off sometime between 1:30 and 2:00 a.m. on February 9, then drove away in her vehicle back to where he was staying in Boise. A neighbor saw lights on in Richey's kitchen; she was a widow and lived alone. At 11:00 a.m., Richey's friend from the previous night arrived at her home to return her car. He had brought another man with him; they had been invited to have breakfast with her. When they knocked on the door, no one answered. The door was open and the two men went inside, verified there was no one in the house, and left a note before leaving.
Richey has never been heard from again. She was reported missing at 4:00 p.m. the next day, after she failed to show up for her shift at Bullock's Jewelry at noon. An extensive search of the area turned up no indication of her whereabouts. When the checked the house, police found the evening wrap she had worn to the nightclub hanging in her closet, but the black evening dress she'd worn was missing. Nothing else had been taken and nothing was out of place. Ritchey had planned to visit her son, who lived in Moscow, Idaho, later that month; police found the plane tickets she'd purchased for the visit in her house.
The two men who went to Richey's house on the morning of February 9 were questioned closely by police; they cooperated fully with the investigation and were cleared as suspects. Authorities aren't sure what caused Richey to disappear. In 1967, one of her sons petitioned to have her declared legally dead.
Family still searching for answers in Idaho's oldest cold case
Charley Project
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: February 9, 1964 from Nampa, Idaho
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date of Birth: March 30, 1912
Age: 51 years old
Height and Weight: 5'2, 118 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Blonde hair, blue eyes. Richey has a scar on her abdomen and a scar on her neck. Her ears are pierced. She may use the last name Wohlander.
Clothing/Jewelry Description: Possibly a black evening dress.
Details of Disappearance
Richey was last seen at her home in the 300 block of Sherman Avenue in Nampa, Idaho on February 9, 1964. The night before, she had visited a nightclub in Garden City, Idaho with a man who was visiting Boise, Idaho from California. They took Richey's car home and he dropped her off sometime between 1:30 and 2:00 a.m. on February 9, then drove away in her vehicle back to where he was staying in Boise. A neighbor saw lights on in Richey's kitchen; she was a widow and lived alone. At 11:00 a.m., Richey's friend from the previous night arrived at her home to return her car. He had brought another man with him; they had been invited to have breakfast with her. When they knocked on the door, no one answered. The door was open and the two men went inside, verified there was no one in the house, and left a note before leaving.
Richey has never been heard from again. She was reported missing at 4:00 p.m. the next day, after she failed to show up for her shift at Bullock's Jewelry at noon. An extensive search of the area turned up no indication of her whereabouts. When the checked the house, police found the evening wrap she had worn to the nightclub hanging in her closet, but the black evening dress she'd worn was missing. Nothing else had been taken and nothing was out of place. Ritchey had planned to visit her son, who lived in Moscow, Idaho, later that month; police found the plane tickets she'd purchased for the visit in her house.
The two men who went to Richey's house on the morning of February 9 were questioned closely by police; they cooperated fully with the investigation and were cleared as suspects. Authorities aren't sure what caused Richey to disappear. In 1967, one of her sons petitioned to have her declared legally dead.
Family still searching for answers in Idaho's oldest cold case
On February 7th, 1964, Gene Richey's mother, 51-year-old Lillian Richey went out for dinner and drinks at the Ranch Club in Garden City.
Only a few hours later, she disappeared.
"She was with somebody that didn't like her, and they disposed of her. It has to be," said Richey. "It's very disturbing, a lot of worry, and wondering where she was or what had happened to her."
Now Lillian would be more than 100 years old, but her family still hasn't given up hope for answers, and Nampa Police haven't either.
"The challenge that we have today is everybody that is involved in this case is about 100 years old," said Nampa Police Lt. Eric Skoglund. "Most people I would say are deceased."
Now Richey and his family and friends want answers so they can finally lay Lillian to rest.
"I wish there could be some sort of closure on this situation," said Baker. "Maybe some way something will come to life. Maybe perhaps her remains may be found or something."
"I hope to find someone somewhere that can give us some information on where what and why," said Richey.