FL FL - Karen Burger, 56, Edgewater, 25 July 2011

[CluelessWonder]

Wow. What was the cause of death?

 

[Treelights]

Wow. What was the cause of death?

Here's a list of the condolences, but it doesn't say.
It was unexpected as per one of the comments.

http://www.salm-mcgillandtangemanfh.com/obits/obituary.php?id=311590

 

[Rayemonde]

Karen is still missing. Her daughter, Christina, has posted here:

https://www.heronetwork.com/user/home?id=860589

 

[ADKGemini]

Charley Project: Karen Lee Burger – The Charley Project

Details of Disappearance
Burger was last seen at a residence on Bogey Circle in New Smyrna Beach, Florida on July 25, 2011. She has never been heard from again. Her father, who reported her missing, stated her drug problem may have caused her disappearance. She left her pet dog behind at her home.

In November 2011, authorities announced they were seeking to question Burger's daughter, Christina Lea Thompson Hilgefort, age 38, and son-in-law, Allen Arthur Hilgefort, age 33, for questioning in her disappearance. They were being sought as possible witnesses rather than suspects in her case.

The Hilgeforts and their two-year-old son had lived with her until July 25, when she asked them to leave and they moved into a motel. They all disappeared on July 28, but weren't reported missing. Photographs of the couple are posted with this case summary. Both of them have criminal records; Christina has been arrested several times for alcohol-related incidents and Allen previously served a year in prison for burglary.

Investigators located the family after they were involved in a traffic crash in Ohio in late December. The police haven't said why the Hilgeforts disappeared or whether they had anything useful to disclose about Burger's disappearance.

Burger may be traveling in a white 1994 Ford Ranger pickup truck purchased by the Hilgeforts. It has no license plates and is still registered in the name of its previous owner, Elaine Culp. Burger's case remains unsolved and the circumstances of her disappearance are unclear.

 

[oceanstarryeyes]

Wow. What was the cause of death?

Cause I’d death could have been complications related to the car wreak in December.

 

[CluelessWonder]

Without getting into details, I feel that the family members of the missing woman are going on with life as if she never existed. I suspect that she is gone, and they likely are aware. It can't be a coincidence that they decided two days after she vanished to move to another state. They may not know the facts. But they likely have at least a strong hunch. I think the truth may have been buried with the ex-son-in-law. Even if they were to find her remains, I doubt that they'll be able to make any headway on figuring out who was responsible.

 

[Sleuthster]

Karen is still missing. Her daughter, Christina, has posted here:

https://www.heronetwork.com/user/home?id=860589

I could not get it to load. Did Christina post about Karen missing there? It appears hero network was some sort of crowd funding site that's not working from what I could find on google

 

[CluelessWonder]

That link wouldn't load for me, either.

There is a Facebook page, but it hasn't been updated in about four years.

Help Find Missing Person Karen Burger

This article mentions her son, Brandon Hubbs. He lived in California at the time.

Police still searching for missing New Smyrna Beach family

I believe her daughter also had an adult child at the time that Karen went missing. That would be Karen's granddaughter, if I'm not mistaken. She must have been about 18-20 at the time that Karen went missing. It's not clear to me where she was staying. But she was not identified as missing. So I guess she was not staying with her mother, Christina, and Christina's husband.

 

[Caring1]

Bump for Karen



2 Unidentified Person Exclusions

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

 

[renaebri]

Charley Project: Karen Lee Burger – The Charley Project

Details of Disappearance
Burger was last seen at a residence on Bogey Circle in New Smyrna Beach, Florida on July 25, 2011. She has never been heard from again. Her father, who reported her missing, stated her drug problem may have caused her disappearance. She left her pet dog behind at her home.

In November 2011, authorities announced they were seeking to question Burger's daughter, Christina Lea Thompson Hilgefort, age 38, and son-in-law, Allen Arthur Hilgefort, age 33, for questioning in her disappearance. They were being sought as possible witnesses rather than suspects in her case.

The Hilgeforts and their two-year-old son had lived with her until July 25, when she asked them to leave and they moved into a motel. They all disappeared on July 28, but weren't reported missing. Photographs of the couple are posted with this case summary. Both of them have criminal records; Christina has been arrested several times for alcohol-related incidents and Allen previously served a year in prison for burglary.

Investigators located the family after they were involved in a traffic crash in Ohio in late December. The police haven't said why the Hilgeforts disappeared or whether they had anything useful to disclose about Burger's disappearance.

Burger may be traveling in a white 1994 Ford Ranger pickup truck purchased by the Hilgeforts. It has no license plates and is still registered in the name of its previous owner, Elaine Culp. Burger's case remains unsolved and the circumstances of her disappearance are unclear.

Her Charley Project page existed from atleast february 2012 to december 2021 and now it doesnt seem to exist? not on the resolved page either.

On this post though it looks like her son replied in march 2021 stating she was still missing at that time.

https://www.facebook.com/MissingHomelessOrg/photos/a.1566975876909256/1716614501945392

 

[Pennysmom1]

4755DFFL - Karen Ruth Burger

Name: Karen Ruth Burger
Nickname/Alias: nee Lee; Karen Haulman; Karen Cobb
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: July 25, 2011
Location Last Seen: New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County, Florida

Physical Description​

Date of Birth: August 17, 1954
Age: 56 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 120 lbs
Hair Color: Blond/Strawberry.
Eye Color: Blue
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers​

Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance​

Karen Burger was last seen on July 25, 2011. She called her father and told him she was going out with a man she met at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. She never returned home. Karen left behind her small dog that friends advised Karen would not have abandoned.

On the day of her disappearance, Karen asked her daughter, son-in-law, and their young son to vacate Karen's home. The daughter and her family went to stay at the All-Suite Motel in Edgewater, and remained there until July 28. According to reports, a few hours after they checked into the motel, Karen also went to the motel, leaving her small dog at her home.

After Karen's disappearance, Karen's daughter and her family were last seen on July 28. Just before Christmas of 2011, the daughter and her family were found in Evendale, Ohio. The daughter stated she had no information on Karen's whereabouts.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: New Smyrna Beach Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Michael Delahanty
Agency Phone Number: 386-424-2220
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 2011-08-0377

NamUs Case Number: 13230

Information Source(s)​

NamUs
Daytona Beach News-Journal - Sep. 2, 2011 & Jan. 12, 2012
Ancestry.com

Admin Notes​

Added: 06/05/2024; Last Updated: 06/05/2024 - By: hb

 

[Pennysmom1]

updated Aug 15, 2012

New Smyrna Beach police release new photo of missing woman

A 57-year-old New Smyrna Beach woman who vanished in late July has not been found, and police released a photo of her Monday they say looks more like she might appear now. The last time Karen Lee B…

www.news-journalonline.com

<<The last time Karen Lee Burger's father heard from her was July 25 when she telephoned him and said she was going out with a man she had met at a 12-step meeting.

That was the last time Maxwell Lee spoke to Burger. He said his daughter has a drug problem.>>