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Rhonda Fae Karren was 31 when she was last seen the night of September 28, 1987, after returning from a two-day K-Mart management meeting and dropping off a coworker in Salt Lake City. She was expected to open the Vernal K-Mart at 7:30 a.m. the next morning and was reported missing when she did not show for work.

Her home showed signs of a violent encounter: a struggle inside, drag marks in the yard, and Rhonda’s shoes and jacket discarded outside. Personal items including her purse, house and car keys, and her cigarettes were left behind; friends and family said she would never willingly go anywhere without them, which led investigators to treat her disappearance as suspicious.

The investigation focused on her estranged husband. Cadaver dogs in 2002 led to a well on property leased by his relatives; an excavation in 2006 was inconclusive. That same year investigators collected hair, blood, and fingerprint samples from the former husband. Later a new owner of Rhonda’s house found stains under the carpet that initially tested positive for blood but yielded inconclusive follow-up results. No one has been charged and Rhonda’s whereabouts remain unknown.

If anyone knew Rhonda, her movements that weekend, or has information about the well, the house stains, or the estranged husband’s property, can you share what you remember?