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138: Lois and Karen Williams: A Mother, Daughter, and the Shadow of Melvin Chelcie Carr
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- Jun 9, 2026
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Summary
In January 1967, Lois Williams and her 17-year-old daughter Karen disappeared from their apartment on East 21st Street in Indianapolis, Indiana. Inside, everything appeared untouched: coats hanging in the closet, a lamp left burning, and Karen’s schoolbook still open where she had been studying the night before. Neither woman was ever seen again. Years later, investigators would begin to suspect local service station owner Melvin Chelcie Carr — a man accused of violence against women and girls spanning decades, including rape, coercion, kidnapping, and sexual assault. After Carr’s shocking death in 1977 alongside the bodies of three murder victims, authorities reopened older disappearances connected to him, including the case of Lois and Karen Williams. Police excavated Carr’s garage and backyard searching for evidence. They never found Lois or Karen. In this episode, we examine the disappearance of Lois and Karen Williams alongside the disturbing pattern of violence surrounding Melvin Chelcie Carr, a man some investigators feared may have been responsible for far more crimes than were ever proven. More importantly, we remember Lois and Karen themselves: a mother and daughter whose lives were interrupted, whose absence was deeply felt, and whose story deserves to be told with care. This episode contains discussions of sexual violence, coercion, violence against women and children, and suspected serial violence. 📍 Indianapolis, Indiana | January 25, 1967 📖 Featuring an original poem written in her honor, read by Megan Storm, host of the podcast A Simpler Time. ➡️ Help bring attention to missing and unidentified women —subscribe and share this episode. 📍 Find us on Instagram & Facebook . 📚 Get Aimee’s book, Doe , now available via University of Akron Press , Bookshop…