Post by Scumhunter on Feb 3, 2019 2:39:27 GMT -5
(Above images: McClerkin, circa 2016. Photo Credits: Charley Project)
(Above images: McClerkin, circa 2016; Right forearm tattoo; Right upper arm tattoo. Photo Credits: Charley Project)
Missing Person Profile as of February 3rd, 2019;
Missing Since: 10/11/2016
Missing From: Kokomo, Indiana
Date of Birth: 9/26/1998
Age (at time of disappearance): 18 years old
Age (as of 2/3/2019): 20 years old
Height and Weight: 5'4, 130 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description: A black midriff shirt, a gray hooded sweatshirt, ripped jeans and brown sandals.
Medical Conditions: McClerkin has a history of substance abuse.
Distinguishing Characteristics: African-American female. Brown/red hair, brown eyes. McClerkin's ears are pierced and she wears prescription eyeglasses. She has two tattoos: the letters "RIP" with angel wings on her right upper arm and a round symbol on the inside of her right forearm. Photos of McClerkin's tattoos are posted below this case summary. Her nickname is Ree.
TIPS: Anyone having information should call the Kokomo Police Department at 765-456-7326
From The Charley Project:
Details of Disappearance
McClerkin was last seen in the 1000 block of south Washington Street in Kokomo, Indiana on October 11, 2016. She left her wallet and identification behind and has never been heard from again.
She was dealing with substance abuse issues at the time of her disappearance and was considering admitting herself to a rehabilitation facility in Florida, but hadn't finished filling out the paperwork by the time she disappeared.
McClerkin's family believes she may be dead. Her case remains unsolved.
charleyproject.org/case/karena-s-mcclerkin
Thoughts? I am placing Karena's case in the Missing on TV section because her disappearance was profiled on Dateline NBC's digital series called "Missing in America": www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/what-happened-missing-indiana-teen-karena-mcclerkin-n739086
There was also a bizarre update last year in which an inmate claimed a drug dealer, angry at believing she stole from him, purposely paid someone to give her a "hotshot" of bad dope. The inmate claimed that after Karena died from the bad dope, her body was ditched in a pond near Kokomo. However, as of this posting date at least (2/3/0219), nothing seems to have came out of that lead:
www.theindychannel.com/news/inmate-hopes-her-information-will-help-bring-closure-to-karena-mcclerkin-s-family
www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/howard-county/two-years-later-the-search-for-karena-mcclerkin-continues
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