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Karen Chitwood

Case from Orange County, FL dated Feb 20, 1974

Victim Details

Karen Chitwood

Female

White / Caucasian

Orange County

FL

1974-02-20

17

Karen

Chitwood

07/13/2026

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Karen Denise High Chitwood, an 18-year-old Caucasian female, tragically lost her life on February 20, 1974, in Orange County, Florida. Her death was ruled as a homicide. The circumstances surrounding her murder were particularly harrowing, as she was stabbed and slashed with a knife. This brutal act of violence left the community in shock and led to an extensive investigation.

Cecil Henry Floyd, an American serial killer, was identified as the perpetrator of Karen Chitwood's murder. Floyd ...
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