CO CO - Body of 24 year old Jerri Dale Lesser never found after raft overturned in Colorado River near Glenwood Springs on May 31, 1980

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Jerri Dale Lesser – The Charley Project

4796DMCO - Jerri Dale Lesser

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) MP21207

Jerri Dale Lesser

Missing Since: May 31, 1980
Location Last Seen: Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colorado
Date of Birth: August 13, 1955
Place of Birth: Laramie, Albany County, Wyoming
Age: 24 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 142 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Lesser had a craniotomy, a surgical perforation of the skull, when he was seven years old.
Clothing: Unknown
Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Available

Circumstances of Disappearance: Lesser was last seen in Glenwood Springs, Colorado on May 31, 1980. He was rafting the Colorado River with a friend when their raft apparently overturned. Lesser's friend's body was later found in the river, but there was no sign of Lesser. He is presumed to have drowned.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: Garfield County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: Investigator Matthew Jenness
Agency Phone Number: 970-665-0219
Agency Case Number: 80-0245 & 93-2655

Agency Name: Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Agency Contact Person: Audrey Simkins
Agency Phone Number: 303-239-5764
Agency Case Number: 80-0245 & 93-2655

12 Jun 1964, 2 - Fort Collins Coloradoan at Newspapers.com

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2 Jul 1980, 33 - The Daily Sentinel at Newspapers.com

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8 Jul 1980, 9 - The Daily Sentinel at Newspapers.com

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