The person at the center of this case
Karen S. Adams
Missing Person · Open
19 years waiting · since 2007
KAREN S. ADAMS
Justice for Karen S. Adams — the trail went cold in 2007, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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vehicle
Lead #1Red/maroon 2005 Suzuki Forenza sedan with Pennsylvania license plate ETD5587 has never been located—where did the vehicle go after leaving the casino?
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evidence
Lead #2Surveillance video shows her departure at 3 a.m., but what happened in the hours between 11 p.m. and 3 a.m. at the casino, and did anyone see her leave?
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location
Lead #3Why would Adams stay at the casino for 4 hours after leaving the bingo area—was she gambling, meeting someone, or in distress?
Karen S. Adams, a 54-year-old teacher's aide and cashier from Pennsylvania, disappeared on March 12, 2007, after being seen on surveillance video leaving the Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort in West Virginia at approximately 3 a.m. Her red/maroon 2005 Suzuki Forenza sedan and her whereabouts remain unknown nearly two decades later. Despite the casino's surveillance footage documenting her departure, no trace of Adams or her vehicle has been located, making this case a significant unsolved mystery.
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#232
Federal Bureau of Investigation (Pittsburgh Field Office)
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witness
Lead #4Casino staff and other patrons present during her 4-hour stay may have observed interactions or circumstances that could explain her disappearance.
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clue
Lead #5Adams was devoted to her dog and her local jobs—what triggered a sudden departure from her routine life without contact?
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Source Narrative
March 12, 2007 Hancock County, West Virginia Karen S. Adams was last seen at a popular gambling location in Hancock County, West Virginia.
On the evening of March 11, 2007, Adams drove her red/maroon, four-door, 2005 Suzuki Forenza sedan with Pennsylvania license plate ETD5587 just across the Pennsylvania state line to the Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort to play bingo. She was seen there and was known to have left the bingo area around 11 p.m.
that evening, possibly headed to the gaming side of the resort to play the slot machines. She was observed on surveillance video at approximately 3 a.m.
on the morning of March 12, 2007, leaving the gambling complex and she has not been seen nor heard from since that time. Her car has also not been located.
Remarks: Adams worked at a local elementary school as a teacher's aide and at a local department store as a cashier clerk. She was not married, but did own a dog to which she was quite attached.
Adams enjoyed playing local bingo. She lived in Independence Township, Pennsylvania, which is close to the West Virginia border.
Timeline of Events
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2007-03-11
23:00Left bingo area
Karen Adams left the bingo area at Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort around 11 p.m., possibly heading to the gaming side to play slot machines.
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2007-03-12
03:00Observed leaving casino on surveillance video
Adams was observed on surveillance video leaving the gambling complex at approximately 3 a.m. on March 12, 2007. She has not been seen or heard from since.
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Case Information
Incident:March 11, 2007 at 11:00 PM
Last Updated:May 10, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:March 11, 2007 at 11:00 PM
Last Updated:May 10, 2026