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Karen Finch Higgins

Case from Sacramento, CA dated Jun 21, 1987

Victim Details

Karen Finch

Female

White / Caucasian

Sacramento

CA

1987-06-21

25

Karen

Finch Higgins

07/14/2026

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Karen Louise Finch Higgins, a 25-year-old woman, tragically lost her life on June 21, 1987, in Sacramento, California. She was the victim of a murder committed by the notorious serial killer known as the 'I-5 Strangler'.

The I-5 Strangler, later identified as Roger Reece Kibbe, was an American serial killer who preyed on victims along freeways in California. Kibbe was known for his brutal methods, which included kidnapping, restraining his victims with parachute rigging cord, and silenci ...
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