Vermont Man Charged With Mother’s High Seas Murder Dies In Jail- A 29-year-old man from Vermont, who was charged with killing his mother as part of a scheme to inherit millions of dollars, passed away in a New Hampshire jail this week.
The Associated Press reported that Nathan Carman had pleaded not guilty to charges of fraud and murder related to the 2016 incident. His mother, Linda Carman, went missing at sea off the New England coast while on a fishing trip organized by her son. Carman was scheduled to stand trial in October.
The indictment against Carman included eight counts and also implicated him in the shooting death of his wealthy grandfather, John Chakalos, while he slept in 2013. However, he was not formally charged with that crime.
Carman was the only person occupying a jail cell in a facility overseen by the Cheshire Corrections Department. According to Doug Losue, the department’s superintendent, Carman was discovered deceased at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Thursday. The exact cause of his death is currently unknown.
According to David Sullivan, one of Carman’s attorneys, Carman left a note for them before his death. However, the content of the note is currently unknown. Federal prosecutors informed the attorneys about the note’s existence.
Following the deaths of his mother and grandfather, Carman was in line to inherit approximately $7 million, which represented his mother’s portion of her father’s estate. However, his surviving aunts contested the inheritance.
In a statement, Chakalos’s daughters, who survived him, expressed deep sadness upon hearing the news of their nephew’s death. They requested privacy to process the shocking news and its impact on the tragic events of the past few years.
In 2014, the police prepared an arrest warrant charging Carman with his grandfather’s death. However, a prosecutor declined to sign it, citing the need for additional information, which was never provided. Carman’s attorneys claimed in 2018 that it was more likely that Chakalos’s “mistress” had killed him.
Prosecutors, on the other hand, asserted that Carman had purchased a rifle similar to the one used in his grandfather’s shooting. After the incident, the rifle, along with Carman’s computer’s hard drive and his truck’s GPS unit, disappeared. Carman, who was largely unemployed until his arrest, inherited $550,000 after his grandfather’s death. However, when that money ran out, prosecutors alleged that he orchestrated the fishing trip with his mother.
As previously reported, the Coast Guard rescued Carman from an inflatable raft after his boat sank off the coast of Rhode Island. His mother’s body was never found.
The indictment seems to have originated from an investigation conducted by an insurance company regarding Carman’s claim for the loss of his boat. The insurance company’s investigation presented evidence suggesting that Carman had planned both murders. A judge also ruled in favor of the insurers.
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