The Disappearance of Karen Denise Wells
Episode 224
Karen Denise Wells
In early April of 1994, twenty-three year old Karen Denise Wells received an urgent call from a dear friend. This friend was in a bad place and was really struggling so Denise decided to make the 1,400 mile drive from Oklahoma to New Jersey to visit. Tragically, she would never return.
Less than three days after embarking on her trip, Denise would mysteriously vanish. Investigators found themselves struggling to put the pieces together as almost none of the story made sense to them. It didn't take long to realize something more sinister had occurred and that Denise's own friend may have been involved.
Nearly thirty years later and Denise's fate has never been determined. While details are scarce and the official timeline is full of holes there is one thing investigators agree on; someone knows exactly what happened to the bright, loving single mother who hasn't been heard from in nearly three decades.
Sources:
16 Apr 1994, 8 - The Daily Oklahoman at Newspapers.com
14 Apr 1994, 1 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
15 Apr 1994, 1 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
15 Apr 1994, 4 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
Karen Denise Wells – The Charley Project
16 Apr 1994, 1 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
16 Apr 1994, 4 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
16 Apr 1994, 2 - York Daily Record at Newspapers.com
16 Apr 1994, 3 - Intelligencer Journal at Newspapers.com
16 Apr 1994, 9 - Pottsville Republican at Newspapers.com
18 Apr 1994, 1 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
18 Apr 1994, 4 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
North Bergen, NJ to Haskell, OK 74436 - Google Maps
19 Apr 1994, 1 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
21 Apr 1994, 12 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
27 Apr 1994, 4 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
06 May 1994, 1 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
06 May 1994, 4 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
01 Apr 1995, 1 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
01 Apr 1995, 4 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
08 Apr 1995, 1 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
08 Apr 1995, 4 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
Haskell, OK 74436 to Carlisle, PA - Google Maps
13 Apr 1995, 1 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
13 Apr 1995, 4 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
15 Apr 1995, 13 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
29 Apr 1995, 1 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
29 Apr 1995, 4 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
30 Dec 1995, 84 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
28 Apr 1996, 1 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
28 Apr 1996, 4 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
25 Mar 1997, 1 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
25 Mar 1997, 4 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
15 Apr 1998, 11 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
10 Apr 1999, 6 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
13 Apr 2000, 1 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
13 Apr 2000, 4 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
29 Dec 2002, 1 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
29 Dec 2002, 4 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
15 Apr 2009, 1 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
15 Apr 2009, 4 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
16 Apr 2009, 1 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
16 Apr 2009, 4 - The Sentinel at Newspapers.com
18 Jan 1996, Page 3 - The Gettysburg Times at Newspapers.com
Muskogee Daily Phoenix - 11/01/2008
Karen Denise Wells (1970-1994) - Find a Grave Memorial
Flowers for Karen Denise Wells - Find a Grave Memorial
Karen Wells, 1994, Missing in PA from OK - Cold Case Investigations
News Articles | Missing Karen Denise Wells
Melissa Shepard Mugshot | 02/25/05 Texas Arrest
Midstate Mystery: The disappearance of Karen Denise Wells
(1) PA - PA - Karen Wells, 23, Carlisle, 12 April 1994 | Websleuths
(1) PA - PA - Karen Wells, 23, Carlisle, 12 April 1994 | Page 4 | Websleuths
The Trail Went Cold – Episode 106 – Karen Denise Wells – The Trail Went Cold
KAREN DENISE WELLS - CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA — FBI
Missing: Karen Wells | Carlisle, PA | Uncovered
Denise Wells | International Missing Persons Wiki | Fandom
Unsolved in PA | The case of Karen Wells | WHP
(1) Never Forget Me - Karen Denise Wells Missing since April 12, 1994... | Facebook
The Road Trip Disappearance of Karen Denise Wells | Unsolved Case | by Mr. O | May, 2023 | Medium
Evidence sparse in 15-year-old disappearance of Denise Wells - pennlive.com
Karen Denise Wells 22 September 1970 - 13 April 1994 in BillionGraves GPS Headstones | BillionGraves
1122 Harrisburg Pike - Google Maps