Karen Ann Harmon was 26 and a mother of two when she disappeared on May 29, 1982, from the area of Highway 26 near the Timber/Vernonia junction in Oregon. She, her husband and their two young children were living in an old church in the small community of Timber at the time. Her husband reported her missing to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office on May 30, 1982.

She was last seen wearing a blue pullover, a brown blouse, blue jeans, red socks and brown boots. The disappearance occurred in a rural, heavily wooded area near a major highway, a detail that has complicated searches. Investigators have treated the case as suspicious and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office continues to maintain the file under case number 82-507111. Her NamUs entry is MP19911 and DNA from her children has been submitted and is on file in case unidentified remains are recovered.

Does anyone have memories of Karen, the Timber area in May 1982, or information that could help bring clarity to what happened?