Kevin Jay Richter, 32, was last seen February 10, 2022, in the Joyce area near Port Angeles after telling his girlfriend he was going for a ride on his mountain bike around 10:00 a.m. He was last seen wearing a camouflage sweatshirt and Carhartt jeans. When he did not return, a family friend reported him missing by 5:30 p.m.; friends and family later searched on their own because official efforts were limited by concerns he might be armed and volatile.

A family member found Kevin’s bicycle and cell phone off a hiking path in timberlands between Crescent Beach Road and Highway 112/Dawley Road, roughly two and a half miles from his home. Investigators used cellphone analysis to focus searches in that area and later found his internet history included searches on surviving in remote areas and best places to disappear. It was believed he may have taken a .45 caliber pistol and he was reported to be in a mental health crisis at the time.

Initial leads suggesting voluntary disappearance were revisited after search warrants on his bank records showed no post-disappearance transactions, prompting renewed K-9 searches that produced no new leads. Kevin is described as a skilled outdoorsman and the case remains open and unresolved. Did anyone in the Joyce or Port Angeles area see Kevin or his bike on February 10, 2022?