Karen Ann Fischer

In the winter of 1976, a 21-year-old white University of Colorado student named Karen Ann Fischer was visiting friends in Humboldt County, California, during her Christmas break. An adventurous young woman from Rhode Island, she was eager to see the Pacific Ocean before returning to her studies. On the morning of Wednesday, January 14, 1976, she set out to explore the scenic coastline, taking a bus from Blue Lake to Humboldt State and then hitchhiking to the picturesque Clam Beach. This was the ...