List of Minor Emmerdale Characters (2006) - Karen Williams

Detective Sergeant Karen Williams is a police officer. She has appeared from 2006 to 2007 and from 2008 to 2009.

DS Williams is first seen investigating the Christmas Day murder of Tom King in 2006. The case against Tom's three sons Jimmy, Matthew and Carl eventually collapses although afterwards Carl confesses to the murder to his brothers. Later in 2007, Williams investigates the disappearance of Rosemary Sinclair, who is later found to have committed suicide in America. On 30 December 2008 she is called to a lake where a body has been found and she soon discovers it is the body of a colleague, PC Shane Doyle. She and DC Nick Henshall then lead the investigation into Shane's murder, and arrest and charge PC Ross Kirk with the murder but the case against him is later dropped. Later in January, Williams leads the search of the Dingles' house and arrests Eli Dingle for Shane's murder. She and DC Henshall later arrive in the village to find Jasmine Thomas and Debbie Dingle, who Eli revealed were Shane's killers. Jasmine runs away, but Debbie is arrested and later charged with murder. In early March, Jasmine returns and confesses to killing Shane in order to clear Debbie's name. Williams and Henshall interview her and she is later sentenced to four years imprisonment for manslaughter.