JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — During the course of investigating a missing persons case, law enforcement stumbled upon a person of interest who ended up shooting himself as authorities checked out his home.
Sublette County Sheriff’s Office has been investigating a missing person’s report on Vanessa “Nessy” Orren, age 61, of LaBarge, Wyoming since 2017. 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 Orren. On Saturday June 19, 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, Petry left the property and was later found deceased on June 22 by Sublette County Deputies and Wyoming Highway Patrol. A subsequent investigation into the death of Petry was conducted by the Sublette County Sheriff’s Office. Petry’s death was determined to be self-inflicted and there is no foul play suspected.
The disappearance of 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.
