Karen Swift -- Found Deceased 12/10/11

The Karen Swift case is a case we covered at The Hinky Meter as it unfolded in October, 2011.

I want to get this thread up and I don't have time to go back to October and post articles in a chronological order as the case unfolded. I hope to post older articles within the next few days. If any of you would like to go back and find older articles, it would be a big help in getting this thread up to speed.

Brief info:

Karen Swift, 44, a mother of four, went missing on Sunday, October 30, 2011 in Dyersburg, Dyer County, TN. Her SUV was found a short distance from her home.

Although Karen filed for a divorce, she and her husband were living together with their children.

After nearly 6 weeks her body was found approximately 2 miles from her home. Her body was found on Saturday, December 10, 2011.

No one was named a person of interest or a suspect. Dyer County Sheriff's Office have kept the investigation "close to the vest" with very little information disclosed.

Based on the most recent article, it appears there may be some development in this case soon.

The husband of murdered Karen Swift has hired a high profile attorney the same day investigators reveal they are closer to an arrest.
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Karen Swift Reported Missing in Dyer County

Updated: Tuesday, 01 Nov 2011, 6:35 PM CDT
Published : Tuesday, 01 Nov 2011, 5:23 PM CDT

By: Scott Madaus
FOX - Memphis, TN

Karen Swift Reported Missing in Dyer County: MyFoxMEMPHIS.com

DYERSBURG, Tenn. - A Dyer County woman missing since Sunday has authorities searching for clues.

Read more:

http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/dpp/news/tennessee/karen-swift-reported-missing-in-dyer-county-rpt-20111101

Missing Tennessee Mom Karen Swift's Body Found





By CHRISTINA NG

Dec. 13, 2011

ABC News - Good Morning America

A missing person investigation became a murder investigation when authorities confirmed that a body discovered near a Tennessee highway was that of Karen Johnson Swift, the mother of four who disappeared on Oct. 30.

"She had been there some time," Dyer County Sheriff Jeff Box told ABC News' Western Tennessee affiliate WBBJ-TV. "The body had been concealed by vegetation."

Swift's body was in an area covered in vines and that there were no indications that she was killed in a different location, according to the sheriff. The place where the body was recovered is about three miles from where Swift's abandoned car, a white 2004 Nissan Murano, was found with a flat tire.

Box said items recovered from her car could be key to the investigation, but would not elaborate on what the items were.

Swift, 44, was last seen by her husband at her home in Dyersburg at approximately 1:30 a.m. and her care was only about a mile away from her home. Dyersburg is about 75 miles northeast of Memphis.

Read more:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/missing-tennessee-mom-karen-swifts-body-found/story?id=15144724



Dyer County Sheriff's Office
Karen Johnson Swift, 44, was last seen at her home in Dyersburg, Tenn. on Oct. 30, 2011.

Attorney Steve Farese talks about Karen Swift murder case




Posted: May 15, 2012 9:04 PM CDT
Updated: May 15, 2012 10:39 PM CDT

By Janice Broach

MEMPHIS, TN - (WMC-TV) – The husband of murdered Mid-South mother Karen Swift has hired a high profile attorney the same day investigators reveal they are closer to an arrest. The investigation into the murder of Karen Swift has not resulted in any arrests. But her husband's attorney said there could be more than one suspect.

"I don't want to speak badly about Karen," said attorney Steve Farese. "But were some things going on that were quite unusual."

Read more:

http://www.wmctv.com/story/18430806/attorney-steve-f

Ann - Tx wrote:

Attorney Steve Farese talks about Karen Swift murder case




Posted: May 15, 2012 9:04 PM CDT
Updated: May 15, 2012 10:39 PM CDT

By Janice Broach

MEMPHIS, TN - (WMC-TV) – The husband of murdered Mid-South mother Karen Swift has hired a high profile attorney the same day investigators reveal they are closer to an arrest. The investigation into the murder of Karen Swift has not resulted in any arrests. But her husband's attorney said there could be more than one suspect.

"I don't want to speak badly about Karen," said attorney Steve Farese. "But were some things going on that were quite unusual."

Read more:

http://www.wmctv.com/story/18430806/attorney-steve-f

Snipped from above article:

"The 44-year-old mother of four was divorcing her husband David, but they lived in the same house. She disappeared after she returned home from a Halloween party. She had picked one of her daughters up on the way home. Her husband said he spoke briefly to her before he went to bed. Her car was found a few days later on the side of the road not far from the couple's home. More than a month later her body was discovered in wooded area a mile or so from the house. "

It would seem on the surface of this that the husband is very suspicious. But, this woman could have brought the child back home and then left the house to meet with someone and then met her terrible fate. It will be very interesting to follow this case as, hopefully, more facts come out rather than just a cryptic statement from a lawyer.

Mimi, I can hardly wait until Sheriff Box starts releasing some info on this case.

I wonder why David, Karen's husband, hired an attorney. Hhmm

Should be interesting.

Sheriff confident Swift murderer will be brought to justice

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Dyersburg State Gazette
Dyersburg, TN



Karen Swift

Although no charges have been made in the five-month-long murder investigation of Karen Swift, Dyer County Sheriff Jeff Box says he is certain he and his team of investigators will undoubtedly make an arrest.

"We are confident we will bring the person, or persons responsible, to justice," said Box. "The investigation is still active and ongoing."

Read more:

http://www.stategazette.com/story/1849038.html

Investigators say they are close to arrests in Karen Swift case





By Trevor Wilson
WPSD - Paducah, KY

Story Created: May 17, 2012 at 6:58 AM CDT
(Story Updated: May 17, 2012 at 7:02 AM CDT )


DYER COUNTY, Tn.----Arrests could be coming soon in the case of a murdered Tennessee mother Karen Swift.

Read more:

http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/local/Investigators-say-they-are-close-to-arrests-in-Karen-Swift-case-151854915.html

TN sheriff 'confident' of arrest in woman's slaying

Posted: May 20, 2012 9:38 AM CDT
Updated: May 20, 2012 9:40 AM CDT

WSMV - Nashville, TN


DYERSBURG, Tenn. (AP) - A West Tennessee sheriff says he is "confident" that an arrest will be made in a slaying investigation that has gone on for months.

Read more:

http://www.wsmv.com/story/18565451/sheriff-confident-of-arrest-in-slaying

Ann - Tx wrote:

TN sheriff 'confident' of arrest in woman's slaying

Posted: May 20, 2012 9:38 AM CDT
Updated: May 20, 2012 9:40 AM CDT

WSMV - Nashville, TN


DYERSBURG, Tenn. (AP) - A West Tennessee sheriff says he is "confident" that an arrest will be made in a slaying investigation that has gone on for months.

Read more:

http://www.wsmv.com/story/18565451/sheriff-confident-of-arrest-in-slaying

Thank you, Ann.

I have been patiently waiting for an arrest to be made in this case, I hope it happens soon.

Dyer Co. Sheriff Confident Karen Swift's Killer Will be Found




Reported by: Joy Lambert
ABC24 - Memphis, TN

Published: 5/22 5:15 pm
Updated: 5/22 5:41 pm

DYERSBURG, TN (abc24.com) - For eight months, Dyer County Sheriff's deputies have hunted for a killer. They promise not to give up until someone is behind bars for the murder of Karen Swift.

Swift's picturesque home and neighborhood are quiet. There's no reminder of the chaos eight months ago.

Read more:

http://www.abc24.com/news/local/story/Dyer-Co-Sheriff-Confident-Karen-Swifts-Killer/ZiZT2PSbFE-1-HGlpDpxUQ.cspx?rss=59



Karen Johnson Swift