Karen L. Spencer

Karen Lee Spencer (December 11, 1959 – November 29, 1972) was a 12-year-old Alexandria child who was found beaten to death in a field, known locally as Fifer's Field, across from the Jefferson Manor Shopping Center and next to Crossroads in the Penn Daw neighborhood of Alexandria on December 2, 1972.[1][2]

She had been missing since November 29, and was last seen between 9:00 and 10:00 PM on that day, when she left the home she shared with her widowed mother and siblings at 2509 Bellview Avenue to pick up some books from a friend's house.[1][3] Her body was found by five teenagers in a shallow grave covered with leaves and filled with six inches of water on the grounds of the Mount Eagle estate.[4]

Karen Lee Spencer is buried in National Memorial Park cemetery in Falls Church. The site of her murder is now part of the Huntington Metro Station.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Body of Girl, 12, found in Fairfax." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): D4. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1994). Dec 03 1972. Web. 19 Oct. 2011.
  2. ↑ "Crime Solver" Evening Star, 24 Feb. 1981, Three Star TUESDAY FINAL, p. 62. NewsBank. Accessed 30 Nov. 2017.
  3. ↑ Scannell, Nancy. "Girl, 12, Killed by Beating." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): C1. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1994). Dec 04 1972. Web. 19 Oct. 2011.
  4. ↑ "Beating Caused Death of Girl" Evening Star, 4 Dec. 1972, NIGHT FINAL, p. 26. NewsBank. Accessed 30 Nov. 2017.