Six years ago, Karen disappeared into a void that no one could seem to fill. As the years turned into a decade-defining absence, her family lived in a state of perpetual limbo, caught between the impossible need to move forward and the terrifying prospect of leaving her behind. Investigators followed leads that turned into dead ends; age-progressed photos were circulated to aging billboards, showing a girl who was growing up in the minds of the public while remaining a small child in the memories of those who loved her. It was a trail that had gone cold, buried under the weight of thousands of other “missing” flyers, until a breakthrough arrived from 2,600 miles away.
