Right: Age-progressed image of Spencer at age 34 (circa 2006)
Right: Age-progressed image of Spencer at age 34 (circa 2006)
Name: Karen Anne Spencer
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: December 29, 1989
Location Last Seen: Miami Township, Clermont County, Ohio.
Date of Birth: January 17, 1972
Age: 17 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'1
Weight: 120 pounds
Hair Color: Blonde / light brown, long and wavy
Eye Color: Hazel-green eyes
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: In CODIS
Clothing: A black jacket, blue jeans and lavender top.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
In the early morning hours of December 30, 1989 - sometime around 3 a.m. - Karen was driving on I-275 with her sister-in-law. The two got into an argument and Karen apparently got out near the Madeira-Loveland exit and walked away. Karen was never seen again. Karen had $7 in her pocket and two paychecks totaling $23.30 waiting for her that were never picked up.
At the time Karen disappeared, she was living in Reading with her family and was a senior at Reading High School. A search by police and the family of the area and the surrounding terrain for miles revealed no clues. Foul play is suspected.
Agency Name: Miami Township Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Sergeant Al Fatute
Agency Phone Number: 513-732-2231
Agency E-Mail: police@miamitownship.com
Agency Case Number: 910084
NCIC Case Number: M-498194513
NCMEC Case Number: NCMC734269
NamUs Case Number: 2956
The National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
The Cincinnati Post
NamUs
Ohio Attorney General's Office
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Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 11-21-2023 - By: Htmlcnvtr
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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