NV NV - Rachel Karr, 27, Las Vegas, 21 September 1981

[Melt71]

I did a MSM search but didn't find any information on the person convicted of killing Rachel.

www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/73953
NamUs #MP73953 Rachel Karr, Female, White / Caucasian
Date of Last Contact September 21, 1981
Missing From Las Vegas, Nevada
Missing Age 27 Years
Location Las Vegas, Nevada
County Clark County
Missing From Tribal Land No
Primary Residence on Tribal Land No
Circumstances of Disappearance Rachel Karr went missing from Las Vegas, Nevada on 09/21/1981 from Las Vegas, Nevada. A suspect was convicted of her murder, but her remains have never been found.
Physical Description
Hair Color Brown
Eye Color Green
Distinctive Physical Features Belly piercing

 

[MadMcGoo]

Age: 27 years
Height: 5' 6" (66 Inches)
Weight: 130 lbs
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Green

It would be nice to have a photo of her and more information regarding her disappearance/murder.

 

[MadMcGoo]

Refreshing the thread….

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Court briefs for January 26, 2005

A 17-year-old who pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a 311 Boyz gang attack that left a teen with a crushed face had his house arrest restrictions eased Tuesday.

lasvegassun.com

The court also rejected a fourth appeal from Leonard D. Vignolo Sr., sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of Rachel Karr, 27, who disappeared from Las Vegas in 1981.

Vignolo said his sentence was defective because he did not receive a separate penalty hearing. The court said a separate penalty hearing at that time was required only in the capital murder cases and the prosecution did not request the death penalty.

Prosecutors say Vignolo shot Karr in a dispute over money and then buried part of her body in the desert outside Las Vegas and part of it at China Lake in California.

Karr was co-owner of a Fremont Street used car lot.

 

[Murkywaters]

Photos of Rachel have been added to her NamUs profile.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[Beffers]

Court briefs for January 26, 2005

A 17-year-old who pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a 311 Boyz gang attack that left a teen with a crushed face had his house arrest restrictions eased Tuesday.

lasvegassun.com

The court also rejected a fourth appeal from Leonard D. Vignolo Sr., sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of Rachel Karr, 27, who disappeared from Las Vegas in 1981.

Vignolo said his sentence was defective because he did not receive a separate penalty hearing. The court said a separate penalty hearing at that time was required only in the capital murder cases and the prosecution did not request the death penalty.

Prosecutors say Vignolo shot Karr in a dispute over money and then buried part of her body in the desert outside Las Vegas and part of it at China Lake in California.

Karr was co-owner of a Fremont Street used car lot.

Rachel Karr is still missing/body hasn't been found, as of 4/16/2026. Update for suspect - Vignolo died on 12/13/2020 in prison.
https://doc.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/docnvgov/content/About/Press_Release/Vignolo.pdf