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Karen Sue DeWitt, a 23-year-old white female from East Lansing, Michigan, was abducted and murdered on September 14, 1978. Her death was part of a series of brutal crimes committed by Donald Gene Miller, a former Michigan State University student and youth minister who terrorized the East Lansing area between 1977 and 1978. Miller's victims were predominantly young white women, and his crimes included rape, murder, and attempted murder.

Miller's crime spree came to an end on August 16, 1 ...Read More
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Victim Details

Karen Sue DeWitt

Female

White / Caucasian

East Lansing

MI

1978-09-14

23

Karen

Sue DeWitt

11/09/2025