Her death shattered the innocence of the sleepy little mountain town in southern West Virginia where I lived .
Karen , the captain of the cheerleaders , and my close friend , died just three years later in a double murder which is still unsolved .
Karen 's death shattered the innocence of the sleepy little mountain town in southern West Virginia where I lived .
Karen , the captain of the cheerleaders , and my close friend , died just three years later in a double murder which is still unsolved .