Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Details of Disappearance
Investigating Agency
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Uintah County Sheriff's Office
435-789-2511
Missing Since: September 28, 1987 from Vernal, Utah
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date Of Birth: August 16, 1956
Age: 31 years old
Height and Weight: 5'6, 120 - 160 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Blonde hair, green eyes. Karren wears a full set of dentures. She a mole on the lower right side of her chin. She was a chain-smoker at the time of her 1987 disappearance.
Clothing/Jewelry Description: A sweater and black polyester slacks.
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date Of Birth: August 16, 1956
Age: 31 years old
Height and Weight: 5'6, 120 - 160 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Blonde hair, green eyes. Karren wears a full set of dentures. She a mole on the lower right side of her chin. She was a chain-smoker at the time of her 1987 disappearance.
Clothing/Jewelry Description: A sweater and black polyester slacks.
Details of Disappearance
Karren was last seen at approximately 10:30 p.m. on September 28, 1987 in her hometown of Vernal, Utah. She was dropping a co-worker off at the person's residence after attending a two-day K-Mart management meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah during the day. Karren apparently returned to her own house in Vernal afterwards. She has never been seen again.
Karren was scheduled to report to work at the K-Mart store in Vernal at 7:30 a.m. the following morning, September 29. She never arrived as planned and was reported as a missing person to authorities later in the day. Karren's residence was checked and investigators discovered signs of a struggle inside the home. Items were knocked out of place and there were drag marks. Karren's purse, house and car keys and cigarettes were on the kitchen counter. There was no trace of her elsewhere. Based on evidence located inside the house, investigators believe she was murdered. Karren separated from her husband a week prior to her disappearance. Foul play is suspected in her case due to the circumstances involved. Authorities have had a suspect in her disappearance since 1987. He is a man with ties to Karren, but he has never been charged nor named publicly due to a lack of evidence. In 2002, police dug up an abandoned oil well outside of Vernal looking for Karren's remains, but found no evidence. Her case remains unsolved.
Karren was scheduled to report to work at the K-Mart store in Vernal at 7:30 a.m. the following morning, September 29. She never arrived as planned and was reported as a missing person to authorities later in the day. Karren's residence was checked and investigators discovered signs of a struggle inside the home. Items were knocked out of place and there were drag marks. Karren's purse, house and car keys and cigarettes were on the kitchen counter. There was no trace of her elsewhere. Based on evidence located inside the house, investigators believe she was murdered. Karren separated from her husband a week prior to her disappearance. Foul play is suspected in her case due to the circumstances involved. Authorities have had a suspect in her disappearance since 1987. He is a man with ties to Karren, but he has never been charged nor named publicly due to a lack of evidence. In 2002, police dug up an abandoned oil well outside of Vernal looking for Karren's remains, but found no evidence. Her case remains unsolved.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Uintah County Sheriff's Office
435-789-2511
