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 leaving at 3 a.m., but what happened in the hours between 11 p.m. when she left bingo and 3 a.m.? Were there witnesses to her activities during this time?
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location
Lead #3Why did Adams travel from Pennsylvania to this specific casino in West Virginia? Did she have regular contacts or associates there?
Karen S. Adams, a 54-year-old teacher's aide and cashier, disappeared on March 12, 2007, after leaving the Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort in Hancock County, West Virginia at approximately 3 a.m. She had driven there the previous evening to play bingo in her red/maroon 2005 Suzuki Forenza with Pennsylvania license plate ETD5587, and neither she nor her vehicle have been located since. The case remains unsolved with no confirmed sightings or leads after her departure from the casino, leaving critical questions about what happened during the hours after she left the gaming complex.
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#232
Federal Bureau of Investigation (Pittsburgh Field Office)
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More leads to consider
Beyond the top three above — each detail below could be the thread that pulls this case open.
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timeline
Lead #4The 4-hour gap between leaving the bingo area and being recorded on surveillance leaving the complex is significant—what was she doing during this time?
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clue
Lead #5Adams was known to be attached to her dog—did anyone report seeing her with the dog after she left the casino, or was the dog left at home?
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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 at casino
Karen Adams was last seen leaving 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
03:00Last observed on surveillance video leaving casino
Adams was observed on surveillance video at approximately 3 a.m. on March 12, 2007, leaving the gambling complex. 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:July 23, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:March 11, 2007 at 11:00 PM
Last Updated:July 23, 2026