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Karen Lee Valdez-Blackburn
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Karen Lee Valdez-Blackburn

File Nº MP38394

15,680 Days Without Answers

Age at Disappearance
26
Last Seen
November 21, 1983
Location
Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyoming
Investigating Agency
Air Force Office of Special Investigations
Agency Case #
33298151621616
Agency Phone
(877) 246-1453
Height
61 in
Weight
115 lbs
Hair
Brown
Eyes
Blue

Circumstances

Valdez-Blackburn was last seen in Cheyenne, Wyoming on November 21, 1983. She was a vehicle mechanic assigned to the 90th Transportation Squadron at F.E. Warren Air Force Base and was seen loading her yellow Dodge Ram pickup truck, which had Colorado license plate 4250JX. She is believed to have been on her way to Denver, Colorado to visit a friend. She never arrived and was classified as a deserter a month later, but she is now listed as a missing person and the circumstances of her disappearance remain unclear. Her case remains unsolved.

Sources: Charley Project (charleyproject.org/case/karen-lee-valdez-blackburn) and NamUs (namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP38394).

Case file last verified October 20, 2026 against the official sources cited above.

Note on This Record

Date last seen differs by source: the NamUs case narrative states Valdez-Blackburn was last seen at her residence on November 20, 1983, while the NamUs sighting date and the Charley Project give November 21, 1983. USC follows November 21, 1983.

More Case Information

Additional details from the official case record, provided for identification.

Sex
Female
Race
White / Caucasian
Height
The Charley Project lists 62 inches
Weight
The Charley Project lists 118 pounds

Sources: NamUs · Charley Project

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Case # 33298151621616

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