On Halloween afternoon, October 31, 2007, a gunshot was heard at the Clarland Arms Apartments in Tulsa. Officers responding to 912 S. 95th East Ave. found 50-year-old Karen Ann Moncrief with a critical gunshot wound; she was taken to a nearby hospital and died the following day.

Neighbors and those who knew her described Moncrief as generous and open-hearted, often providing a place to stay to acquaintances. Investigators note her apartment had a revolving door of visitors, including transient guests, a detail detectives believe may be central to what happened but has also complicated the probe. The Tulsa Police Department’s initial investigation did not produce any arrests, and no suspects have been publicly named.

The case remains unsolved. If anyone knew Karen, stayed in her apartment, or has information about people who were coming and going there around October 31, 2007, please get in touch with the Tulsa Police Department.