(Pinedale, Wyo – June 30^th, 2021) Sublette County Sheriff’s Office provides information in missing person case of Vanessa “Nessy” Orren from 2017.

1. January 2017, the Sublette County Sheriff’s Office received a missing person’s report. Vanessa “Nessy” Orren, age 61, of LaBarge, Wyoming was reported missing. The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office has been actively investigating Ms. Orren’s disappearance since the missing person’s report was made. Ms. Orren was entered into NCIC (National Crime Information Center) and NamUs (National Missing and Unidentified Persons System) as a missing person.

During the course of the investigation, Detectives obtained a search warrant to search the property belonging to Darrell “Pete” Petry for any evidence relating to the disappearance of Ms. Orren. On Saturday June 19^th, the Search Warrant was executed. The Search warrant was executed with the assistance of multiple agencies including NecroSearch, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming Game and Fish, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, and the Wyoming Highway Patrol.

During the multi-day execution of the Search Warrant, Mr. Petry left the property and was later found deceased on June 22^nd, 2021 by Sublette County Deputies and Wyoming Highway Patrol. A subsequent investigation into the death of Mr. Petry was conducted by the Sublette County Sheriff’s Office. Mr. Petry’s death was determined to be self-inflicted and there is no foul play suspected.

The disappearance of Vanessa “Nessy” Orren is still being actively investigated by the Sublette County Sheriff’s Office. The Sublette County Sheriff’s requests anyone with any information related to the disappearance of Vanessa Orren to please contact the Sublette County Sheriff’s Office Detective Division at 307-367-4378.

Further Press Releases will be issued as further information becomes available.

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Sergeant Travis Bingham

Public Information Officer

Sublette County Sheriff's Office

35 1/2 S. Tyler Ave, PO Box 701

Pinedale, WY 82941

tbingham@subso.com

Office 307.367.5236

Cell 307-360-7737