The Little Boy That Never Left the Campground.

DeOrr is still missing; police suspect his parents.

Rivy Lyon
7 min readApr 7, 2022
DeOrr Kunz Jr. Source

DeOrr would be 9 this year. Ever since the day he vanished, I’ve been haunted by his case and dumbfounded as to how there could be absolutely no trace of this beautiful, jovial, little boy. It is beyond time for him to be found.

On the 10th of July 2015, his family left for a fishing trip at around 2:40 p.m. in the afternoon, but one of them never came back.

Two-year-old DeOrr Kunz Jr. was with his mother, Jessica Mitchell, his father, Vernal DeOrr Kunz, his great-grandfather, Robert Walton, and a family friend, Isaac Reinwand. The group was camping at Timber Creek Campground in Lemhi County, Idaho.

He hasn’t been seen since that day.

DeOrr Kunz Jr. Source

DeOrr Kunz Jr. was born on the 30th of December 2012 in Idaho Falls. His family called him “Little Man.” He was a joyful, curious child full of love and life. Tragically, he never had the chance to live that life past his second birthday.

According to suspect interviews, on that fateful day in July, Jessica and Vernal planned a last-minute camping trip and…

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Rivy Lyon
Rivy Lyon

Written by Rivy Lyon

Investigative Journalist | Criminology, Psychology & Sociology B.A. | I’ve loved true crime since Forensic Files was Medical Detectives!

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