DC DC - Davante Richardson, 28, vehicle found 1600 miles away in Wyoming, 22 Jul 2020
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I am not sure how I missed a prior post, but I did and I am sorry.
The Big Horn Basin is considered a high plains desert. The area that the Jeep Compass was found is a Bentonite Mine haul road. It is not a road that GPS would take you down, as cell reception is spotty in that area.
The Terrain is bentonite clay, sagebrush, rocks, dry, NO trees, flat.
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Search continues for D.C. man missing for six months | Basin Republican Rustler, Greybull Standard, Lovell Chronicle
Feb 11
A little more than six months have passed since the discovery of an abandoned vehicle on an off-the- beaten-path haul road east of Greybull, and investigators are still no closer to solving the mystery of what became of Devante Richardson.
The 28-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., told family members on Monday, July 20, that he was “going to see his buddy” — believed to be Kanye West, whom, it should be noted, he’d never met. That was the last time
any of them saw or heard from him.
He was reported missing on Wednesday, July 22.
Five days later, on Monday, July 27, Richardson’s dark-colored Jeep Compass was found nearly 2,000 miles away — on a dirt road about “six to eight miles as the crow flies” from Greybull. It’s not uncommon to see bentonite trucks using the road. But to passersby, a vehicle with Washington, D.C., plates appeared out of the ordinary.
Angela Lassiter didn’t know Davante Richardson, but she latched onto his case soon after it was reported.
In talking with Davante’s family and others, she’s been able to piece together an investigation of her own. For example, she said she knows that two cellphones and a laptop as well as the keys were found inside the vehicle.
Feb 11
A little more than six months have passed since the discovery of an abandoned vehicle on an off-the- beaten-path haul road east of Greybull, and investigators are still no closer to solving the mystery of what became of Devante Richardson.
The 28-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., told family members on Monday, July 20, that he was “going to see his buddy” — believed to be Kanye West, whom, it should be noted, he’d never met. That was the last time
any of them saw or heard from him.
He was reported missing on Wednesday, July 22.
Five days later, on Monday, July 27, Richardson’s dark-colored Jeep Compass was found nearly 2,000 miles away — on a dirt road about “six to eight miles as the crow flies” from Greybull. It’s not uncommon to see bentonite trucks using the road. But to passersby, a vehicle with Washington, D.C., plates appeared out of the ordinary.
Angela Lassiter didn’t know Davante Richardson, but she latched onto his case soon after it was reported.
In talking with Davante’s family and others, she’s been able to piece together an investigation of her own. For example, she said she knows that two cellphones and a laptop as well as the keys were found inside the vehicle.
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Search Continues In Northwestern Wyoming For Missing D.C. Man | Cowboy State Daily
March 5
A mysterious disappearance in northern Wyoming has law enforcement officials in Big Horn County puzzled.
It’s been more than seven months since 28-year-old Davante Richardson was last seen by family in Washington, DC on July 20, 2020. A week later, his abandoned Jeep Compass was spotted on a dirt road about seven miles from Greybull… but there was no sign of the driver.
When officers ran the car’s information through the national crime database, they discovered that Richardson had been reported missing from Washington, D.C., by his family just the week before.
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But Blackburn said investigators instantly ran into some cultural – and geographical – hurdles, which stalled their effort to get information out to the public.
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“In addition to Big Horn County resources, we had the FBI out, we had multiple different counties with their K-9 units, we had horse teams, foot teams, air support, all searching this particular area,” he said.
He added that in any type of search, a perimeter is set up, and this one was based on computer algorithms that determined the speed of a person on foot, including details like weather conditions and geographical formations.
“We set very liberal perimeters and searched those perimeters, then expanded them again, and continued to search,” he said.
But he said officers have had no success locating Davante within these search areas, although they have continued to search throughout the winter. Another major search will probably be conducted in the spring, Blackburn said.
However, based on experience, Blackburn said Richardson is probably not in the area that officers have been searching.
Blackburn has his concerns about Davante’s safety, based on the condition in which the vehicle was found.
“The car was ‘processed’, and there were several flags that presented themselves to experienced investigators, that caused some concern,” he said. “The car itself did not present any evidence of somebody driving straight through across the United States. It was very clean, very well kept. There was an absence of fast food wrappers, and those types of things that would build up during a sustained road trip. That is a flag that most definitely raises some eyebrows.”
But he stopped short of hypothesizing what those flags might indicate.
“It would be foolish for me to say what it may or may not be, and it’s inappropriate for me to say,” he explained. “But when things are out of place like that, investigators start to wonder what might have happened inside that vehicle.”
March 5
A mysterious disappearance in northern Wyoming has law enforcement officials in Big Horn County puzzled.
It’s been more than seven months since 28-year-old Davante Richardson was last seen by family in Washington, DC on July 20, 2020. A week later, his abandoned Jeep Compass was spotted on a dirt road about seven miles from Greybull… but there was no sign of the driver.
When officers ran the car’s information through the national crime database, they discovered that Richardson had been reported missing from Washington, D.C., by his family just the week before.
......
But Blackburn said investigators instantly ran into some cultural – and geographical – hurdles, which stalled their effort to get information out to the public.
......
“In addition to Big Horn County resources, we had the FBI out, we had multiple different counties with their K-9 units, we had horse teams, foot teams, air support, all searching this particular area,” he said.
He added that in any type of search, a perimeter is set up, and this one was based on computer algorithms that determined the speed of a person on foot, including details like weather conditions and geographical formations.
“We set very liberal perimeters and searched those perimeters, then expanded them again, and continued to search,” he said.
But he said officers have had no success locating Davante within these search areas, although they have continued to search throughout the winter. Another major search will probably be conducted in the spring, Blackburn said.
However, based on experience, Blackburn said Richardson is probably not in the area that officers have been searching.
Blackburn has his concerns about Davante’s safety, based on the condition in which the vehicle was found.
“The car was ‘processed’, and there were several flags that presented themselves to experienced investigators, that caused some concern,” he said. “The car itself did not present any evidence of somebody driving straight through across the United States. It was very clean, very well kept. There was an absence of fast food wrappers, and those types of things that would build up during a sustained road trip. That is a flag that most definitely raises some eyebrows.”
But he stopped short of hypothesizing what those flags might indicate.
“It would be foolish for me to say what it may or may not be, and it’s inappropriate for me to say,” he explained. “But when things are out of place like that, investigators start to wonder what might have happened inside that vehicle.”
I wonder where he stopped off at for sleep on the way from Washington DC to Wyoming?
If he slept in his car, there was no evidence of a blanket or pillow. (LE said the car had no evidence of food wrappers or drinks bottles in, which they thought was strange. )
So items could have been taken out...?
So I'm presuming no receipts from anywhere either...?
I wonder if a dark SUV with DC plates would seem awfully suspicious to some locals in the mid-west.....as if it may be a government vehicle?
LE should really be checking phone mast pings to gather route information and see if/when/where he stopped on the way.
It was mentioned the car has been 'processed' by LE. Well, was there any other DNA/fingerprints in the car anywhere that may indicate another person(s)...?
When did he last log-on to his laptop and or when/where was the last message sent from/to?
Last bank card transactions?
No footprints may indicate a 2nd vehicle involvement.
Come on LE, release some details!
If he slept in his car, there was no evidence of a blanket or pillow. (LE said the car had no evidence of food wrappers or drinks bottles in, which they thought was strange. )
So items could have been taken out...?
So I'm presuming no receipts from anywhere either...?
I wonder if a dark SUV with DC plates would seem awfully suspicious to some locals in the mid-west.....as if it may be a government vehicle?
LE should really be checking phone mast pings to gather route information and see if/when/where he stopped on the way.
It was mentioned the car has been 'processed' by LE. Well, was there any other DNA/fingerprints in the car anywhere that may indicate another person(s)...?
When did he last log-on to his laptop and or when/where was the last message sent from/to?
Last bank card transactions?
No footprints may indicate a 2nd vehicle involvement.
Come on LE, release some details!
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Bumping for Mr. Richardson.
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There’s some really great photos of Davante on here. Praying for answers to where he may be...
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RSBM, I hope they are basing this theory on more than a lack of garbage in the car. Not everyone hoards their road trip garbage. Personally, every time we get gas we dispose of any garbage accumulated, and keep a bag for garbage in the car.
More important I would think is if there was any credit card usage from when he left DC until he arrived in Greybull?
I mean even if he slept in his car, there may not be much evidence. It takes 28 hrs to drive from DC to greybull, if he left without any preparation he may have just left with the clothes on his back and slept one night in them. It’d take 2 days if he drove 14 hrs each day.
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I agree. Personally, when I travel I can’t stand for trash and “clutter” to be left in the vehicle.
JMO, but I think this is just one of the red flags that LE felt was ‘safe’ to share with media.
In the article LE stated the following:
But he stopped short of hypothesizing what those flags might indicate.
“It would be foolish for me to say what it may or may not be, and it’s inappropriate for me to say,” he explained. “But when things are out of place like that, investigators start to wonder what might have happened inside that vehicle.”
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Unfortunately, I’m quite familiar with that sheriffs department so I just hope they eventually find him. But I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s found within a mile or so of his vehicle.
Yes, I think he will be found within 5 miles of the vehicle max.
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The last communication on record from Davante was a late-night text message to a friend, telling him he was intent on starting his music career and was going to see his friend. Marquita believed that to be Kanye West.
Hmmm, something about him supposedly going to meet up with KW/team feels off to me. Are we sure he really didn’t have plans to do that? Or maybe he did meet up with them? I don’t know but it’s totally sketchy.
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I could see him actually having something scheduled. But from where his car was found it seems like he never made it to Kanye’s.
I think he got lost and ran out of gas, walked until he got completely lost and couldn’t find his way back.
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...Nate Kreider, a sheriff’s deputy, has been the lead investigator on the case.
He said a K-9 from Park County was brought in as well, but it, too, failed to find any trace of Davante.
Both men are confident that Richardson was not and is not within a six-mile radius of where his vehicle was found.
Which begs the question: If not there, then where?
...The last communication on record from Davante was a late-night text message to a friend, telling him he was intent on starting his music career and was going to see his friend. Marquita believed that friend to be Kanye West.
“Davante loved his music and wanted to go see him,” she said.
“We thought, maybe he made contact. But apparently, neither Kanye or his people saw or heard from him, either.”
