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Karen Zendrosky Missing Person Case

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

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Case Description

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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 implanted plastic shield ...Read More
Last Seen: Oct 22, 1979

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    Victim Details

    Jan 07, 2010

    Nov 20, 2019

    Karen

    Zendrosky

    60

    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

    05/31/2026


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