The Murder of Karen Lynn Douglas
After 40 years, Texas Rangers think it’s high time they found out who stabbed the young mother to death.
The Texas Department of Public Safety has announced it is reopening a 40-year-old murder case in the hope of finally finding out who killed the victim.
Karen Lynn Douglas was 22 and was at home taking care of her new baby in Harris County on January 6th 1981.
Her mother had arranged to call and pick her up for a doctor’s appointment that day, but when she entered the property she was horrified to find Karen lying motionless in a pool of blood.
The victim had been stabbed to death and detectives surmised there had been a violent struggle before she succumbed to her injuries. Karen’s husband was at work, while the couple’s infant son had been left unharmed and undisturbed in a bedroom.
No one was ever apprehended for the violent crime and Karen’s case went cold for four decades. Now, the Texas Department of Public Safety says it will be reinvestigating the case and wants to hear from anyone who thinks they may have a lead in the murder.
Importantly, the Texas Rangers have highlighted the fact that there were a number of other home invasions involving knives in the area at around the same time…
