On August 19, 2002 a local
fisherman found the body of a woman stuffed in a plastic bag,
floating in the water near the Collier-Broward county line.
Teaming Up With AMW For Justice
Gary Karp is searching for answers
in his daughter Marissa's murder.
In a desperate letter to AMW, Gary
Karp asked for help in finding his daughter Marissa's killer. On
Dec. 6, 2005 --which would've been Marissa's 21st birthday-- AMW
helped start the process by attending the unveiling of a billboard
announcing a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest
of Marissa's unknown killer. Gary hopes that with the success of
other fugitive billboard programs across the country, he can help
find justice for his daughter.
My daughter's name is Marissa Elan
Karp and on August 19, 2002 her body was found shot and dumped in a
canal off of Alligator Alley between Ft. Lauderdale and Naples. She
was only seventeen at the time of her murder.
 Marissa
had always wanted to be a teacher. According to her father, Marissa
was a normal, happy kid until her mother died in 1996. Marissa had
trouble dealing with her grief and began acting out. As time went
on, her problems became more severe and she became more and more
aggressive and at times was even violent.
Troubled Teen Turns Runaway
Gary says Marissa was a happy child
before her mother passed away. In October, 2001, Marissa was placed
in a juvenile intervention program run by the Florida Department of
Children and Families. After only a few months in the program she
ran away. A couple of months later, the DCF helped her move in with
a non-relative to get her off the streets. She ran away again in
April, but her dad said she still kept in touch with some family
members by phone through the beginning of August, 2002. But soon the
phone calls stopped.
Teen Found Dead Along Alligator
Alley
 Marissa
was found murdered in a Florida canal.
On August 19, 2002 a local
fisherman found the body of a woman stuffed in a plastic bag,
floating in the water near the Collier-Broward county line. The
woman was later identified as Marissa Karp.
Marissa had been shot to death
before being stuffed in the plastic bag and tossed in the
alligator-infested water. The fisherman found her body in the L-28
section of the canal at mile marker 52 along I-75. Police have met
with her alleged boyfriend on several occasions, but no one has been
arrested in connection to her death.
There have been very few leads in
this case... On behalf of Marissa and the countless who can't speak
for themselves, please never end your endeavor to close those cases.
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