Richard left the State of NJ in July 2018 and proceeded west towards Nevada. The last contact with his family was via text on July 16, 2018. On November 25, 2018, Richard's family received a telephone call from Washoe County Sheriff's Office stating that Richard's vehicle was found abandoned/parked on top of a mountain overpass. The location in which it was found is normally frequented by hikers, but was closed at the time due to inclement winter weather. A cellphone ping confirmed Richard's whereabouts to be in the same location as the vehicle with a date/time of November 13, 2018 at 1852 hours. During their subsequent Missing Person Investigation, Washoe County Sheriff's Department located video surveillance from the Nugget Casino in Sparks, Nevada from November 13, 2018 where Richard checked out of the hotel earlier in the day. It is believed that Richard is in the area of Mount Rose Summit in Nevada.