A hardwired GPS in a missing woman's truck broadcast a live position two miles away-who powered the signal while the truck stayed put?

The GPS unit broadcast a false position while her truck sat cold

In this episode, we lay out the timeline and evidence around Karen Hunter's disappearance and the baffling GPS signal that didn't match her engine-cold Silverado. We track who knew her routines, how the depot's systems work, and the actions that kept a fake location live-what questions do those choices raise?

Person: Karen Hunter
Age: 52
Date: April 14
Location: Mile Marker 9, Route 9; Arroyo Flat
Person: Dawn Vaughn

- Karen worked night shift at Crestline Freight Depot for eleven years and left every Thursday to visit her mother at Pinon Ridge Assisted Living.
- At 4:44 a.m. a GPS hardwired to Karen's truck pinged a location 2.1 miles east while the truck's engine was cold and fuel unchanged.
- The GPS unit could not run without ignition unless removed and connected to an independent power source.
- Dawn Vaughn badged into the depot equipment shed at 11:41 p.m. on April 13 with no work order attached.
- The GPS unit was later found zip-tied in a plastic crate in the equipment shed, connected to auxiliary power with alligator clips.

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