Case Details
NCOUC - Group 3
Missing or Unidentified Person
James Russell Bundesen, then 41, of Sheridan, Wyoming, was last seen in Sheridan, Sheridan County, on August 27, 1993. He is described as a white male standing approximately 5 feet 6 inches tall, with brown hair and hazel eyes. Publicly available records note that he had undergone cervical fusion surgery and has scars on his abdomen and left groin area. At the time of his disappearance, Bundesen had an unspecified mental illness that required medication. No account of clothing worn at the time, nor any witness description of his last movements, has been made public. He has not been heard from since.
The case falls under the investigative jurisdiction of the Sheridan Police Department, with the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation providing statewide coordination through the state's NCIC-based missing persons clearinghouse. The case is listed in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System as NamUs #MP117804 and remains open; no separate agency reference number or NCIC case number has been publicly released. No suspects, persons of interest, or related incidents have been publicly documented in connection with this case. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Sheridan Police Department at (307) 672-2413 or the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation at (307) 777-7181. Case Number 260225S02.
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