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In the quiet community of Eugene, Oregon, a dark event unfolded that would leave a lasting scar. Sixteen-year-old Caucasian female Karren Etta Whiteside was a young woman with her life ahead of her, but it was tragically cut short on a late winter night. On the evening of March 21, or in the early morning hours of March 22, 1978, Karren was walking to a friend's house when she was attacked in an alcove at Fairfield Elementary School located at 3455 Royal Avenue.
The following morning, sch ...Read More
In the quiet community of Eugene, Oregon, a dark event unfolded that would leave a lasting scar. Sixteen-year-old Caucasian female Karren Etta Whiteside was a young woman with her life ahead of her, but it was tragically cut short on a late winter night. On the evening of March 21, or in the early morning hours of March 22, 1978, Karren was walking to a friend's house when she was attacked in an alcove at Fairfield Elementary School located at 3455 Royal Avenue.
The following morning, sch ...Read More
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Karren Etta Whiteside
November 6, 2022
Female
White / Caucasian
Eugene
OR
1978-03-22
16
Karren Etta
Whiteside
12/02/2025
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Does anyone else find it strange how Karen ended up at Fairfield Elementary? From what I've gathered... ...Read More
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