Karen Dean Evan, 18, stopped contacting her family in Anchorage, Alaska, in May 1980 after a pattern of speaking with them several times a week. A Native American female with brown hair and brown eyes, listed at 5 feet 2 inches and about 125 pounds, she had been looking forward to a visit from her sister in Canada when the regular communication abruptly ceased.

Specifics about her last known whereabouts, where she was living or working, and who she might have been with are not publicly known. The Anchorage Police Department handled the case but there were few usable leads, and the investigation later went cold. Her case is included in national missing persons databases and is noted alongside other cold cases in Alaska.

If anyone knew Karen, saw her in Anchorage around May 1980, or has information that could help, please share what is known with investigators.