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Kara Rudd

Death by Force
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On a November day in 1996, the life of 12-year-old Kara Rudd, a White female from Longview, Washington, was tragically cut short. On November 21st, Kara made the fateful decision to skip school at Monticello Middle School. She was last seen getting into a Pontiac Firebird belonging to a man she knew and trusted, a man her family had once allowed to live in their garage, a man she and her sister called "Uncle Joe." That man was Joseph Kondro, a childhood friend of Kara's mother. This trust would ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Kara Rudd

    Female

    White / Caucasian

    Longview

    WA

    1996-11-21

    12

    Kara

    Rudd

    11/09/2025

    Forum Posts (2)
    I recently came across some posts about Kara Patricia Rudd's tragic case, and I can't stop thinking ... ...Read More
    02/02/2025
    It’s so disturbing that someone who was referred to as “Uncle Joe” and considered a family fri... ...Read More
    01/17/2023
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