Karen Lillian Michalski  Unsolved homicide

• Case number: 206
• Incident location: 12203 Clifton, rear driveway off Beach Avenue
  Lakewood, Ohio - Cuyahoga County
• Incident date: 3/7/1979
• Homicide date: 3/7/1979
• Date of birth: 4/15/1949
• Gender: Female
• Race/Ethnicity: White
• Height: 5'09"
• Weight: 131
• Hair color: Brown
• Eye color: Grey
• Law enforcement agency: Lakewood Police Department

Details

On March 7, 1979, just before midnight, Karen Michalski was driving her 1975 Olds Cutlass east on Clifton Blvd. in Lakewood, OH. It was learned that Karen had attended dinner at a Rocky River, OH restaurant prior to traveling into Lakewood. Karen turned right onto Beach Ave. and then immediately into a driveway. Karen remained seated in her car. Her assailant fired a shotgun blast at Karen from close range, killing her. It is assumed the assailant was standing next to the car. A witness saw a station wagon car parked behind Karen's car in the street on Beach Ave. facing south. This car left the area quickly, south on Beach Ave. after the shot was fired. It was determined that Karen did not know anyone living in the area where she stopped her car. It is not known why Karen drove east into Lakewood after leaving Rocky River, instead of west towards her home in Lorain, OH. The investigation stalled after several months. Several persons of interest were interviewed, but no solid suspects were developed.

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