ID ID - Lillian Richey, 51, Nampa, 9 Feb 1964

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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.
 
I only found one female UP in ID from 2014 (way too young to be this mp at the TOD).
Do they not have any unidentified remains or do they just not use NamUs?
 
Wow Doe has nothing for unidentified females in Idaho at all.
 
Nampa School District, police to search for body in cold case first profiled on 6 On Your Side

https://www.kivitv.com/news/nampa-school-district-police-to-search-for-body-in-cold-case-first-profiled-on-idaho-on-your-side

There were rumors Lillian was buried under the building that now houses the Nampa School District, but there were no solid leads there, either.

Nampa Police detectives Angela Weekes and Erin Pon wondered if there might be new resources available to help them prove or disprove the information -- and they reached out to Boise State assistant professor of geophysics Dylan Mikesell for help. Geophysical techniques often are used in forensic investigations, and the investigators hoped Mikesell, the SEG chapter advisor, might be willing to help with this case.

“Dropping down into the crawlspace beneath the building, several Boise State students will use ground penetrating radar to look for anomalies in the soil underneath the concrete pad. Changes in soil stratigraphy could indicate a hole dug prior to the concrete being poured,” said Nampa School District spokesperson Kathleen Tuck.
 
Police has not disclosed yet whenever a body was found or not. All articles date to march 8th
 
The search continues for the body of Idaho's oldest cold case

The Nampa Police Department is working with Boise State students in cooperation with the Nampa School District to look for clues in Idaho's oldest cold case.

The body of Lillian Richey was never found, she went missing back in February of 1964 from her home which was a few blocks away from where the foundation was laid on what would become the Nampa School District Administration building.

Boise State archeology students will spend the next few days excavating a selected area under the school district building to see if they can uncover anything that will help the police in their investigation.
 
The Lost & The Found

Date last seen Feb. 9, 1964
Age last seen 51 years old

Sex Female
Race White

Weight 118 to 118 lbs
Height 62 to 62 inches

Hair color Blond/Strawberry

Left eye color Blue
Right eye color Blue


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Circumstances: Lillian Richey was last seen on 2/9/1964 at approximately 2:00AM. She was accompanied by two men from a bar in Garden City, Idaho and then one of the men drove her home to Nampa, Idaho.

Also missing was a black cocktail dress,
black evening purse,
a green/brown plaid dress,
white short cloth coat,
a large black purse with brass fittings
and a book "A Man Named Peter".
Lillian's toiletries were not missing.
 
Thanks for posting the video, there were a lot of nice pictures of her.
 
She is in NamUs: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Charley Project Updated as well: Lillian E. Richey – The Charley Project

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 they checked the house, police found the evening wrap she had worn to the nightclub hanging in her closet, but the black cocktail dress she'd worn was missing. A black evening purse, a green and brown plaid dress, a short white cloth coat, a large black purse with brass fittings and a book titled A Man Named Peter was also missing. Nothing else had been taken, not even toiletries, and nothing was out of place.

Richey 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.
 
Missing for 56 years...
Lillian Richey of Nampa went missing in 1964 at age 51. Police and Boise State students conducted an excavation beneath the Nampa School District Office in 2018 in search of her body.
 

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