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A young mother of 3 is found murdered and posed outside of Olympia, WA\n
A Caucasian female, Karen Bodine, a 37-year-old mother of three, was found deceased on January 22, 2007, at the entrance of a gravel pit off Littlerock Road Southwest in Rochester, Washington. A passing motorist discovered her nude body, which had been left in the open and posed with her head resting on a car seat. An investigation determined that she had been strangled to death, and ligature marks were found on her neck.
In the days leading up to her death, Bodine had been facing persona ...Read More
A Caucasian female, Karen Bodine, a 37-year-old mother of three, was found deceased on January 22, 2007, at the entrance of a gravel pit off Littlerock Road Southwest in Rochester, Washington. A passing motorist discovered her nude body, which had been left in the open and posed with her head resting on a car seat. An investigation determined that she had been strangled to death, and ligature marks were found on her neck.
In the days leading up to her death, Bodine had been facing persona ...Read More
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Karen Bodine
September 26, 2023
Female
Caucasian / White
Rochester
WA
2007-01-22
2007-01-22
1969-03-11
At the time of Karen's murder, her hair was short, blonde, and with light pink highlights.
true
$50,000.00
true
Investigators note that there are three different DNA samples that were found on Karen's body, most notably, DNA left on the ligature. As of 2020, the
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Karen Bodine
Karen
Bodine
Victim
Blonde with Light Pink Highlights
11/09/2025
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