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Missing Karen Denise Steed 
Karen, approximately 1997 Date reported missing : 11/25/1997 Missing location (approx) : Piedmont, Alabama Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : White DOB : 09/08/1968 (52) Age at the time of disappearance: 29 years old Height / Weight : 5'7, 120 pounds Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian female. Blonde hair, green/blue eyes. Some Age at the time of disappearance: ncies spell Karen's name "Karren." Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Karen was last seen in her Piedmont, Alabama residence on November 25, 1997. On December 18, three weeks after her disappearance, her beige 1982 Ford Fairmont with Alabama license plate number 11DW289, was found abandoned on Interstate 20 in Cleburne County, close to Heflin, Alabama. There was no signs of foul play at the scene. She has never been heard from again. Karen was employed as a certified nursing assistant at the time of her disappearance. Her husband, Jimmy Steed, stated she was not behaving unusually prior to going missing. She left behind a young daughter. In December 2014, Jimmy pleaded guilty to the murder of another woman. He was sentenced to 105 years in prison and will almost certainly never be released. Authorities have stated Jimmy is a suspect in his wife's disappearance and in the disappearances of James "Patrick" Burrows and Jeffery McFry, who went missing within two weeks of each other in 1990. Both men were involved in drug activity. David Ronald Chandler was convicted of ordering Burrows and McFry's murders, but authorities believe Jimmy Steed was involved as well. He hasn't been charged in connection with any of the three disappearances, and Karen's case remains unsolved. Other information and links : ncy Calhoun County Sheriff's Office 256-236-6600 September 2021 updates and sources Missing Persons in Calhoun County Alabama Department of Public Safety The Cleburne News The Anniston Star October 12, 2004. March 6, 2015; Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated. |