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Karen Denise Wells Went Missing In Carlisle Pennsylvania in April 1994
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Missing
Last seen alive: April 12, 1994 at 15:16
Circumstances: Denise Wells, a single mother of Haskell, Oklahoma, was traveling cross-country in April 1994 to to visit with a childhood friend in New Jersey. She dropped off her son at her parents' home April 10 before she left on the trip. She told her mother she was going to visit a high school friend who used to live in Haskell and planned to be back in about four days.
Ms. Wells' family was not worried about the length of the trip because she had driven long distances when she lived in South Dakota.
She checked into the Pike Motel in Middlesex Township, outside Carlisle, and asked for directions to McDonald's, at about 8 p.m.
The last time anyone heard from Ms. Wells was when she called her friend in New Jersey about 7:30 p.m. April 12. She called her friend to tell her she was not going to make it to New Jersey and made plans for the friend to drive to the hotel the next day. Ms. Wells also told her friend she was going to go to a McDonald's restaurant for dinner, and then return to the motel to sleep.
Wells' disappearance was discovered when her friend arrived at the Pike Motel early on April 13 to meet Denise as they'd planned. There was no answer at the door of Denise's room. When entering the room, they found Wells' belongings, apparently untouched. Beds were undisturbed. There was no other sign of a struggle. The room key was still there.
The friend immediately filed a missing person report with Middlesex Township police.
Her white, Plymouth Acclaim, rented in Tulsa, was found abandoned in a rural part of Perry County, near New Germantown, along Route 274, early in the morning of April 13. Motorists had stopped and tried to turn on the hazard lights, but the battery was dead.
Out of gas, the car appeared to have stopped in its tracks in the road's westbound lane. It bore several scratches and was spattered with mud. The passenger's and driver's side doors were standing open.
Wells' change purse, with cash still inside, was found in a nearby ditch. There were no signs of a struggle inside the car. Investigators found some french fries in the car along with maps, a pair of shoes and empty soda bottles.
State Route 274 runs through the Tuscarora State Forest near New Germantown in the western end of Toboyne Township, Perry County. Several hunting cabins are in the area just west of Conococheague Mountain. Police combed the area with helicopters and dogs, but turned up no sign of the missing woman.
A time line pieced together from witness accounts and telephone logs places Wells as far east as Schaefferstown in Lebanon County and Bernville in Berks County before she apparently doubled back to the Carlisle area.
Odometer readings from Wells' rental car showed the car traveled 700 miles more than the distance from Oklahoma to Carlisle. Denise had a forgery conviction from South Dakota, where she apparently went to live with her biological father for a short period. She returned, pregnant, to Haskell sometime in 1992 to give birth to her son and raise him in familiar surroundings. Life as an unemployed, single mother was tough, but Denise seemed to be handling it. And she loved motherhood.
Foul play is suspected.
First Name: Karen Denise
Middle Name: Denise
Last Name: Wells
Details
Age When Last Known Alive: 23
Race: White
Ethnicity: Other
Sex: Female
Height: 66.0
Weight: 120.0
Location
City: Carlisle
State: Pennsylvania
Zip: 17015
County: Cumberland
Appearance
Hair: Blond/Strawberry
Head Hair: below shoulder
Body Hair: n/a
Facial Hair: n/a
Eye: Green
Piercings: 1/2 circle scar on forearm, ears pierced
Clothing and Accessories
Clothing: unknown
Footwear: Size 6 1/2
Jewelry: unknown
Eyewear: prescription glasses
Accessories: unknown
Transportation
Vehicle Make: Plymouth
Vehicle Model: Acclaim
Year: 1993
Style: Sedan
Vehicle Color: White
Tag Type: Rental vehicle
Tag Number: itz974
Tag State: Oklahoma
Expiration Year: 1994
rental car from Oklahoma, several hundred miles unaccounted for on vehicle based on odometer
Airline: n/a
Bus: n/a
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