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Karen DeLeon

Case from Oklahoma City, OK dated Apr 20, 2013

Victim Details

Karen De Leon

March 28, 2022

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Oklahoma City

OK

2013-04-20

2013-04-20

22

Karen

DeLeon

06/24/2026


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On April 20, 2013, 22-year-old Karen Natalia Cid-DeLeon, a Hispanic woman from the Oklahoma City area, was found dead near Lake Overholser, ending a two-week period in which her family had been searching for her and pleading for answers. She had been reported missing by her mother on April 6, after failing to return home, and what began as a missing-persons case slowly turned into a homicide investigation that would span months and cross state lines.

That April day, a group of volunteers ...
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  • OKC murder suspect arrested in Texas - KOCO
  • Neighbors worried boyfriend involved in woman's death - KFOR.com
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