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Karen Delgado-Yates

Case from Lansing, MI dated Aug 29, 2007

Victim Details

Karen Delgado-Yates

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Lansing

MI

2007-08-29

41

Karen

Delgado-Yates

07/13/2026

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In the late summer of 2007, the city of Lansing, Michigan, was gripped by a series of brutal attacks against women. One of the victims was Karen Delgado-Yates, a 41-year-old woman. On August 29, 2007, she was discovered in a vacant house on Hickory Street by a realtor showing the property to prospective buyers. Delgado-Yates had been severely beaten and sexually assaulted. Though still alive when found, she tragically succumbed to her injuries while en route to the hospital.

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  • Mich. Man Ordered Tried in Deaths of 2 - The Oklahoman
  • Alleged serial killer gets life for 2 deaths - Toledo Blade
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