Register entry · Case file · Missing person · Detroit MI
Karen Young and Randall Childs.
MUS-2026-0585
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MUS-2026-0585
Missing person
- Incident
- 2011
- Indexed
- Oct 31, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- See coverage below
- Location
- Detroit MI
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Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Karen Vanessa Young, 52, and her boyfriend Randall Glynn Childs were a couple living in Detroit, Michigan. In June 2011 the two vanished following an argument outside a Detroit apartment, and no trace of either of them has been found. Crime Stoppers of Michigan offered a reward for information in 2018. Childs's sister Sharon Murray has continued searching across multiple states, and in July 2025 WDIV reported that a letter from a prison inmate had added a new thread to the case. No one has been arrested or charged.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- June 2011
Young and Childs vanish after an argument outside a Detroit apartment.
- June 15, 2018
Crime Stoppers offers a reward for information about the couple.
- July 2, 2025
WDIV reports the family is still searching and a prison letter has added a new thread to the case.
Key people
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52, of Detroit, Michigan. Vanished in June 2011 with her boyfriend Randall Childs after an argument outside a Detroit apartment.
Of Detroit, Michigan. Vanished in June 2011 with his girlfriend Karen Young after an argument outside a Detroit apartment.
Childs's sister, who has continued searching across multiple states.
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