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Celeste Hensley Missing Person Case

Last seen in Kaycee, Wyoming on Aug 10, 1976

Victim Details

Feb 27, 2018

Mar 11, 2024

Celeste

Hensley

69

20

White / Caucasian

Female

Aug 10, 1976

Kaycee

Wyoming

Johnson County

No

32372

Johnson County Sherrif's Office

Buffalo

Wyoming

Johnson County

82834

Paul Kozisek

Deputy

639 Fort Street, Wyoming

3076845581

County

Law Enforcement

http://www.johnsoncountywyoming.org/departments/sheriff/

18S0075

Johnson County Sherrif's Office

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

08/02/2026


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Celeste Hensley, a 20-year-old woman, disappeared on August 10, 1976, while hiking in the Cloud Peak Wilderness in the Bighorn Mountains near Kaycee, Wyoming. She had been hiking with two female friends when they decided to climb Cloud Peak without her. Hensley, feeling tired, chose to stay near the trailhead. When her friends returned around 5:00 p.m., she was gone. At the time of her disappearance, she was not carrying any supplies, only a candy bar.

The following day, a group of hike ...
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Last Seen: Aug 10, 1976

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  • Celeste Wyma Hensley Greub - The Charley Project
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    I've always been fascinated by the Cloud Peak Wilderness mystery involving Celeste Hensley. What str... ...Read More
    02/29/2024
    Does anyone have more info on the hikers who reportedly saw a woman matching Celeste's description n... ...Read More
    01/27/2024
    I’ve been thinking about that sighting of a woman matching Celeste’s description walking towards... ...Read More
    12/06/2023
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