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This person was missing Missing Since 06/10/1975

Missing Since:

Missing Since 06/10/1975

Missing From:

Missing From Wolf Creek, Montana

Classification:

Classification Endangered Missing

Gender:

Female

Race:

Race White

Date of Birth:

Date of Birth 09/25/1954 (70)

Age:

Age 20 years old

Height and Weight:

Height and Weight 5’4, 140 – 160 pounds

Clothing/Jewelry Description:

Clothing/Jewelry Description A yellow smock with blue, purple, green, pink and white flowers, jeans, navy and white canvas size 7 or 7.5 deck shoes, a small gold oval Bulova watch, a chain bracelet, and an antique style gold wedding set with one diamond. Photos of Leslee’s wedding rings and a swatch of fabric from her smock are posted with this case summary.

Distinguishing Characteristics:

Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, hazel eyes. Leslee’s hair was ear-length at the time of her disappearance. She has a scar on her right knee, and hear ears are pierced. Leslee wears eyeglasses with copper-colored wire frames. Her maiden name is Reynolds.

Details of Disappearance:

Leslee Larson disappeared in Wolf Creek, Montana, on June 10, 1975. Her husband, Dennis, claimed she accidentally drowned while they were mushroom hunting. He said she fell into a swollen creek, went under a log, and he couldn’t save her. However, police noticed his clothes were dry, raising suspicion. Leslee’s body was never found.

Years later, in 1987, Dennis killed his third wife, Kathy, by pushing her off a cliff in Maine. He initially claimed it was an accident, but his story didn’t add up, and he eventually confessed. Police believed he killed Kathy for her life insurance money.

After Dennis’s arrest for Kathy’s murder, investigators reopened Leslee’s case. They discovered Dennis had also taken out a life insurance policy on Leslee. In 2000, Dennis confessed to murdering Leslee, admitting he pushed her into the creek. He was charged with murder but committed suicide in prison in 2001 before his trial. Leslee’s death was officially ruled a murder, though her body remains missing. Dennis had a history of insurance fraud, and his motive in both killings appears to have been financial gain.

Agency:

Lewis and Clark County Coroner’s Office 406-442-7398

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