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Karen Zendrosky Missing Person Case

Last seen in Hamilton Township, New Jersey on Oct 22, 1979

Victim Details

Jan 07, 2010

Nov 20, 2019

Karen

Zendrosky

62

16

62 inches

97 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Oct 22, 1979

Hamilton Township

New Jersey

Mercer County

08610

8087

New Jersey State Police Missing Persons Unit

West Trenton

New Jersey

Mercer County

08628

Stephen Urbanski

Detective

PO Box 7068, New Jersey

6098822000

State

Law Enforcement

https://www.njsp.org/division/investigations/missing-persons.shtml

C02085393

New Jersey State Police Missing Persons Unit

Brown

Green

Green

07/10/2026


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In the autumn of 1979, a 16-year-old girl named Karen Lynn Zendrosky vanished, leaving her family and community with decades of unanswered questions. She was last seen on the evening of October 23, 1979, at the now-defunct Whitehorse Bowling Alley in Bordentown Township, New Jersey. At the time of her disappearance, she was described as being 5'2' to 5'3' tall and weighing around 97 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes. She had a scar on her right ear from a previously impl ...
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Last Seen: Oct 22, 1979

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