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Karen Hurst Missing Person Case

Last seen in Kansas City, Kansas on Aug 06, 2003

Victim Details

Dec 12, 2008

Jan 12, 2024

Karen

Hurst

65

43

63 inches

90 lbs

100 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Aug 06, 2003

Kansas City

Kansas

Wyandotte County

19570

Kansas City Police Department

Kansas City

Kansas

Wyandotte County

66109

Stephen Smith

Detective

700 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas

9135736020

Local

Law Enforcement

2003101589

2003-08-06

Kansas City Police Department

5462

Brown

Brown

Brown

No

06/22/2026


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Karen Sue Hurst, aged 43, was last seen on August 6, 2003, around 1:20 a.m. in the vicinity of North 7th Street in Kansas City, Kansas. She had been released from jail on a drug charge shortly before her disappearance. After her release, she left a gift at her mother's home and called to inform her about it. That phone call was the last time Karen was heard from. Her family initially thought she might have entered a rehabilitation program, but after 30 days without any contact, they reporte ...
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Last Seen: Aug 06, 2003

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