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Apr 09, 2013
Jan 08, 2024
Karen
Harmon
68
26
62 inches
65 inches
95 lbs
130 lbs
White / Caucasian
Female
Karen Ann Harmon, a 26-year-old mother of two, disappeared on May 29, 1982, from the area of Highway 26 near the Timber/Vernonia junction in Oregon. At the time, she and her husband, along with their two young children, were residing in an old church in the small community of Timber. On the day she was last seen, she was reportedly wearing a blue pullover, a brown blouse, blue jeans, red socks, and brown boots. Her husband reported her missing the following day, May 30, 1982, to the Washington County Sheriff's Office. Few details have been publicly released about the specific circumstances leading up to Karen�s disappearance. She was last seen in the vicinity of a major highway, a detail that adds a layer of concern to her case. The area where she vanished is rural and heavily wooded, complicating search efforts from the outset. Investigators have treated her disappearance as suspicious, suggesting that foul play may have been involved. Despite the passage of time, her case remains open, a lingering source of pain and unanswered questions for her family and community. The investigation into Karen Harmon's disappearance has spanned decades, yet a resolution remains elusive. The Washington County Sheriff's Office has maintained the case file, with the agency case number listed as 82-507111. Over the years, efforts to generate new leads have been made, including the entry of her case into national databases for missing persons like NamUs, under the number MP19911. DNA samples from her children have been submitted and are on file, a crucial step in the event that unidentified remains are discovered. The case is a stark reminder of the enduring mystery and heartache that surrounds long-term missing person investigations, leaving a family to wonder what became of their loved one.
May 29, 1982
Timber
Oregon
Washington County
No
13376
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Hillsboro
Oregon
Washington County
97123
Walter Monk
Detective
215 Southwest Adams Avenue, Oregon
5038462700
County
Law Enforcement
82-507111
1982-05-30
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Brown
Hazel
Hazel
05/26/2026
