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Do you know who killed Karen Rena \Peaches\ Hawkins in 1968?
In the spring of 1968, a young woman named Karen Rena Hawkins, affectionately known as 'Peaches,' disappeared from her Washington, D.C. home. On May 17th, the African-American female vanished from the 2400 block of 18th Street, NW, sparking concern and a search for her whereabouts. Tragically, a few days later, her body was discovered in the basement of a building at 2526 17th Street, NW, a short distance from where she was last seen.
The discovery of Karen's body launched a homicide inve ...Read More
In the spring of 1968, a young woman named Karen Rena Hawkins, affectionately known as 'Peaches,' disappeared from her Washington, D.C. home. On May 17th, the African-American female vanished from the 2400 block of 18th Street, NW, sparking concern and a search for her whereabouts. Tragically, a few days later, her body was discovered in the basement of a building at 2526 17th Street, NW, a short distance from where she was last seen.
The discovery of Karen's body launched a homicide inve ...Read More
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Karen "Peaches" Hawkins
December 13, 2022
Female
African-American / Black
Washington
DC
1968-05-17
Karen Peaches
Hawkins
11/15/2025
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Forum Posts (3)
I've been thinking about the unsolved murder of Karen "Peaches" Hawkins from 1968 and how little we ... ...Read More
06/15/2024
06/15/2024
I was going through some articles about Karen "Peaches" Hawkins, and my heart truly goes out to her ... ...Read More
01/27/2024
01/27/2024
I’ve been digging into Karen “Peaches” Hawkins' case, and something I can’t shake is the loc... ...Read More
09/27/2023
09/27/2023
