Unnamed Friend

With each passing day and no news of Karen, her family and friends were enveloped by the fear of exactly what her absence meant.

Before they knew it, it was Thanksgiving.

Before they knew it, it was Thanksgiving.

December. Winter descended, damp and cold. Outside, around Dyersburg, the kudzu vine shrank to wait for spring. And then, six weeks after it began, the search was finally over. A caretaker walking the grounds of a nearby cemetery saw something under a steel cross in a patch of withering kudzu.

December. Winter descended, damp and cold. Outside, around Dyersburg, the kudzu vine shrank to wait for spring. And then, six weeks after it began, the search was finally over. A caretaker walking the grounds of a nearby cemetery saw something under a steel cross in a patch of withering kudzu.

Jenny's husband gave her the news.

Jenny's husband gave her the news.

Do you remember hearing when they found your mother's body?

Do you remember hearing when they found your mother's body?

At that age, how hard does that hit?

At that age, how hard does that hit?

And the whole family, how is everybody coping?

And the whole family, how is everybody coping?

Investigators processed the scene. Karen's remains were sent for an autopsy. What were their findings?

Investigators processed the scene. Karen's remains were sent for an autopsy. What were their findings?

Any evidence of sexual assault? No. No? So whoever left her there, left her there in her underwear, and that was that? Yes. That it was murder was obvious, and the list of people they needed to speak to was long. They had already spoken with the couple Karen had been spending so much time with lately. Did you ask the Bonas to come in for an interview?

Any evidence of sexual assault? No. No? So whoever left her there, left her there in her underwear, and that was that? Yes. That it was murder was obvious, and the list of people they needed to speak to was long. They had already spoken with the couple Karen had been spending so much time with lately. Did you ask the Bonas to come in for an interview?

They did come in for an interview, and they gave an interview, Bill and Kathy. Investigators learned something interesting. That second phone found near Hog Shooter's place, that was Karen's, and it was given to her by the Bonas.

They did come in for an interview, and they gave an interview, Bill and Kathy. Investigators learned something interesting. That second phone found near Hog Shooter's place, that was Karen's, and it was given to her by the Bonas.

Detectives discovered Karen was using it to talk to a man she met at a concert who said he wanted to get to know her better. David seemed to be concerned that she was having multiple affairs. Is that true?