Wyoming Man Takes Own Life As Property Searched For Missing Woman
Authorities in Sublette County say a Wyoming man died by suicide as investigators searched his property for a woman who's been missing for more than four years.
Sixty-one-year-old LaBarge resident Vanessa "Nessy" Orren was reported missing in January 2017 and an active investigation has since ensued.
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The Sublette County Sheriff's Office says detectives were granted a search warrant for property belonging to Darrell "Pete" Petry in relation to the investigation.
Multiple law enforcement agencies, including NecroSearch, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming Game and Fish, Lincoln County Sheriff's Office and Wyoming Highway Patrol participated in the search.