Karen G. Gardner was 26 when she vanished from her Niagara Falls, New York home in the winter of 1983. On February 3 she reportedly left for an appointment and was never seen again. She is described as a Caucasian woman, about 5 feet 4 inches and 125 pounds, with dark brown shoulder-length hair, green eyes, pierced ears, two crooked front teeth, a mole over her left breast, a dark patch on her right elbow, a small scar above the center of her left eyebrow, and she wore prescription glasses.

Shortly after her disappearance a person matching Gardner’s description was seen by New York State Parks Police leaping into the American rapids at Niagara Falls State Park. No body was recovered despite searches, and that sighting has been associated with the theory that she took her own life. With no recovery or definitive evidence, the case remains unresolved and her family later had her declared legally deceased. The Niagara Falls Police Department still holds the case file.

Did anyone in the community remember seeing Karen around February 3, 1983, or have information about her appointment that day?