Karen Michalski, 29, was shot and killed on March 7, 1979, in Lakewood, Ohio. That evening she had been dining in Rocky River and drove east on Clifton Boulevard toward Lakewood. Just before midnight she turned onto Beach Avenue and pulled into a driveway at the rear of 12203 Clifton. While still in her 1975 Oldsmobile Cutlass, Karen was shot at close range with a shotgun by an unknown person believed to have been standing next to the vehicle.

A witness saw a station wagon parked behind Karen’s car that left the scene immediately after the shot. Investigators questioned several persons of interest and examined possible motives, but no solid suspects or clear motive were developed. The case went cold and remains open; the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Lakewood Police Department continue to list it among cold cases.

If anyone saw activity on Clifton Boulevard or Beach Avenue that night, or has information about a 1975 Oldsmobile Cutlass or a station wagon seen there, please contact investigators.