The Missing
Karen Louise Wilson
Colonie, New York
22 year old Karen Louise Wilson was last seen on March 27, 1985 at 7:20 p.m. in the town of Colonie, New York. She was a senior political science major at SUNY Albany at the time. The last confirmed sighting of Karen was when she was leaving the Tanning Hut at 7:20 p.m. located at 1670 Central Avenue.
There were 3 unconfirmed sightings of Karen, all occurring between 8:10 p.m. and 8:20 p.m., and all three witnesses reported seeing her walking south on Fuller Road towards the SUNY campus, and one of the three sightings claim they also spotted an unknown man walking nearby. Karen failed to return to her dorm room and has never been heard from again. The unknown man has not been identified. There is a sketch of his possible appearance.
Authorities suspect Karen was abducted near Six-mile Waterworks and the entrance ramp to Interstate 90 Westbound.
Karen is a white female with brown eyes and brown hair, standing at 5’ 03” and weighing 114 pounds. She was last seen wearing faded blue Levi’s jeans with a short blue sleeved Izod brand golf shirt, a cream colored raincoat, white sneakers, a 14 karat gold ring with blue zircon, and a Seiko brand watch with a black face. She was carrying a gray cloth pocketbook and a blue knapsack containing a yellow dress and tanning supplies.
If you have any information, please contact the New York State Police Troop G at 518-783-3212.
Sources:
https://troopers.ny.gov/missing-wilson-karen-louise
https://troopers.ny.gov/missing-wilson-karen-louise-0
https://oag.ca.gov/missing/person/karen-l-wilson
https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP5695
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/40dfny.html
https://www.news10.com/news/albany-county/nysp-continue-investigation-in-karen-wilsons-disappearance/
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/cold-case-what-happened-to-karen-wilson-15289401.php
https://cbs6albany.com/news/evidence-room/karen-wilsons-mysterious-disappearance-remains-unsolved-after-40-years-missing-evidence-room-dorm-ualbany-suny-march-1985-state-police-investigation-mystery-
https://www.news10.com/news/albany-county/police-still-searching-for-answers-on-karen-wilsons-disappearance-40-years-later/
https://www.facebook.com/hudsonvalleycold/posts/almost-40-years-ago-in-march-of-1985-a-22-year-old-karen-louise-wilson-disappear/1100339878798590/
https://411gina.org/cases/wilsonkarenlouise.html
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