Karen Sue O'Grady was born April 22, 1943 and died February 3, 1976.
She married 1st, William Medley. They have one son.
She married 2nd, Gerald Klaas. They have one child.
Karen's first husband, William Medley (born 1940), is a well-known singer known professionally as Bill Medley and formed half of the musical duo The Righteous Brothers. They were married in 1964 and divorced in 1967.
On Monday, January 30th 2017, law enforcement officials will reveal the name of the man who raped, beat and strangled this beautiful young mother of 2 children.
Karen was attacked in her home on January 30th 1976. When neighbors found her, she was rushed to the hospital where she remained in a coma until she passed away.
UPDATE: The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Kenneth Frederick Troyer (memorial # 216980102) was responsible for Klaas' death, according to KTLA. He was identified through familial DNA, investigators said. Troyer, who was 29 when Klaas was attacked on Jan. 30, 1976, was fatally shot by police in March 1982 after he escaped from a prison in San Luis Obispo where he had been serving time for burglary.
Karen Sue O'Grady was born April 22, 1943 and died February 3, 1976.
She married 1st, William Medley. They have one son.
She married 2nd, Gerald Klaas. They have one child.
Karen's first husband, William Medley (born 1940), is a well-known singer known professionally as Bill Medley and formed half of the musical duo The Righteous Brothers. They were married in 1964 and divorced in 1967.
On Monday, January 30th 2017, law enforcement officials will reveal the name of the man who raped, beat and strangled this beautiful young mother of 2 children.
Karen was attacked in her home on January 30th 1976. When neighbors found her, she was rushed to the hospital where she remained in a coma until she passed away.
UPDATE: The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Kenneth Frederick Troyer (memorial # 216980102) was responsible for Klaas' death, according to KTLA. He was identified through familial DNA, investigators said. Troyer, who was 29 when Klaas was attacked on Jan. 30, 1976, was fatally shot by police in March 1982 after he escaped from a prison in San Luis Obispo where he had been serving time for burglary.
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