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You are here: Home / Cold Case News / Follow-up #III Karen Caughlin

Follow-up #III Karen Caughlin

April 15, 2011 By Alice

Just to have a better image of what type and colour of vehicle we are talking about in the Karen Caughlin case, I post a few pictures here. Please note that these are random web pictures. The only purpose is to show you the make and model car to jog memories.

Example number 1: Example number 2:
Dodge 1970 Charger 1970 Plum Crazy Dude
Example number 3: Example number 4:
1971 Plymouth Barracuda 1971 Dodge Demon 340-1

In 1974, Karen Caughlin was killed. She was only 14 years old. In 2014, the OPP launched a public appeal for help shortly before the 40th anniversary of Karen’s murder. Despite this and renewed media attention, the case remains unsolved.

UPDATE:  In 2017, police said they think Karen was not beaten to death but in the fog struck by a car. That driver most likely moved her body towards the ditch and allowed her to die there rather than seek help. If this is true the case remains unsolved. It is now a hunt for an unknown driver who hit another human being. Rather than trying to save a teenager’s life this driver preferred to escape responsibilities and allow the Caughlin family to fall apart from grief and pain.

If you have any information call Lambton County OPP at 1-519-882-1011.

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Filed Under: Cold Case News, Forensics Tagged With: Autopsy, Canada, Crime Scene, DNA, Evidence, Forensics, hit-and-run, Karen Caughlin, Sarnia, Unsolved Homicide

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Since 2009, I write about unsolved cases that need renewed media attention. I only do research and leave active investigations to the authorities.

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