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 #1Her red/maroon 2005 Suzuki Forenza sedan with Pennsylvania license plate ETD5587 has never been located—where did the vehicle go after she left the casino?
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timeline
Lead #2What occurred between 11 p.m. when she left the bingo area and 3 a.m. when she was recorded leaving the casino complex?
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evidence
Lead #3Surveillance footage from 3 a.m. is the last confirmed sighting—are there additional camera angles or footage from nearby roads that could show her departure route?
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 around 3 a.m. She had driven there the previous evening to play bingo in her red/maroon 2005 Suzuki Forenza, which has never been recovered. Despite surveillance footage confirming her departure from the casino, no trace of Adams or her vehicle has been found in nearly two decades, leaving questions about what happened during those critical early morning hours.
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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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location
Lead #4Why would Adams leave a casino at 3 a.m. in a remote area near the Pennsylvania-West Virginia border, and did she have any planned destination?
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contact
Lead #5Did Adams have any known associates, friends, or acquaintances at or near the casino who might have information about her activities that evening?
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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
eveningDeparture to Casino
Karen Adams drove her red/maroon 2005 Suzuki Forenza with Pennsylvania license plate ETD5587 to Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort to play bingo.
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2007-03-11
23:00Left Bingo Area
Adams was seen leaving the bingo area around 11 p.m., possibly heading to the gaming side to play slot machines.
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2007-03-12
03:00Last Surveillance Sighting
Adams was observed on surveillance video leaving the gambling complex at approximately 3 a.m. She has not been seen or heard from since.
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Case Information
Incident:March 11, 2007 at Invalid Date
Last Updated:September 10, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:March 11, 2007 at Invalid Date
Last Updated:September 10, 2026