In April 1994, 23-year-old Karen Denise Wells left Oklahoma for New Jersey. She never arrived. Somewhere between a late-night fast food stop and her motel, Karen disappeared — leaving behind a trail of unsettling clues, mysterious mileage on her car, and a string of unanswered questions.
No struggle. No goodbye. Just a mystery that feels less like someone vanished… and more like someone was erased.
This is the baffling case of Karen Denise Wells.
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Sources:
https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/vicap/missing-persons/karen-denise-wells
https://charleyproject.org/case/karen-denise-wells
https://ashmysteries.com/2024/12/06/the-missing-karen-denise-wells/
https://fcfreepresspa.com/unsolved-mystery-from-93-the-disappearance-of-karen-denise-wells/
https://www.fox43.com/article/news/crime/cold-cases/carlisle-pennsylvania-cold-case-oklahoma-karen-wells/521-c62a7b14-35c2-4526-8a6d-0dae8e9f0a06
https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/13k7sy2/after_getting_lost_on_a_road_trip_a_single_mother/
https://local21news.com/news/unsolved-in-pa/unsolved-in-pa-the-case-of-karen-wells
https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/a0qyac/karen_denise_wells_puzzling_road_trip_that_ends/
https://uncovered.com/cases/karen-wells
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