karen zhou
Missing since: May 21, 1994
Asian female
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Height: 4’5’’
Weight: 61 lbs.
Age (at time of disappearance): 10
Scars/Marks: white-colored circular mark on one of her legs
*** Native language is Chinese, speaks limited English **
case details:
Karen was last seen playing outside of her home at Riverhills Apartments on Monroe Street in Grenada, Mississippi on May 21, 1994 at approximately 6:30 p.m. Her stepfather, Shindong He, went outside around 11:00 p.m. to check on Karen but was unable to locate her. At midnight, Karen’s mother arrived home and called the police.
Two children who knew Karen reported seeing her get into a van with a tall Asian man the day she disappeared. She has not been seen or heard from since.
Shindong He refused to take a polygraph test and remains the main suspect in Karen’s disappearance. Shindong was later arrested and convicted of aggravated assault in Nashville, Tennessee for attacking his wife and Karen’s mother, Wen Hua Zhou. During the attack, her husband told her that he had killed Karen. He was later deported back to China.
Investigators believe that Karen is a victim of homicide but were unable to find evidence to support that theory. Her disappearance remains unsolved at this time.
Investigating Agency Information:
Grenada Police Department
(662)226-1211
Agency Case #: 13502
Federal Bureau of Investigation
(662)234-1713
NamUs ID#: MP6842
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