Karen Sue Hurst, 43, was last seen on August 6, 2003, about 1:20 a.m. near North 7th Street in Kansas City, Kansas, after being released from jail on a drug charge. She stopped at her mother’s home to leave a gift and called to tell her about it; that call was the last confirmed contact with Karen.

At the time she disappeared Karen was involved with drugs and prostitution and associated with a drug dealer in Wichita who denied knowing her whereabouts. Her family reported her missing after 30 days without contact. On August 25, 2004, Karen’s identification was found in a mailbox several miles from her last known location. Foul play is suspected and the case remains open. Distinctive features: tattoos of a peacock on her left calf and a butterfly or rose on her left shoulder, a Cesarean scar on her abdomen, no natural teeth, and a metal pin in one toe.

Did anyone in the area around North 7th Street or who knew Karen in 2003 have information that could help locate her?