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Jan 2025
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MISSING: Randy Leach

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For over 36 years, the people of Linwood, Kansas, have been asking the same question… what happened to Randy Leach?

  • If you know anything about the disappearance of Randy Leach on April 15, 1988, in Linwood, KS, or may have seen his car, a 1985 Dodge 600 sedan with Kansas plate LVJ8721, please contact the Kansas Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-572-7463.

For more information about Randy and the efforts to find him, please visit InSearchofRandyLeach.com

 

To learn more about the other Randy Leach, listen to The Deck’s Randall Leach (4 of Hearts, Idaho)

 

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