Nathan Carman, 29, was also accused of killing his wealthy grandfather in 2013.
off the coast of New England in a scheme to inherit millions of dollars has died awaiting trial, federal authorities said Thursday.to fraud and first-degree murder in the death of his mother, Linda Carman, and was scheduled to go on trial in October.An eight-count indictment also says Carman shot and killed his wealthy grandfather John Chakalos at the man’s Connecticut home in 2013, in order to obtain money and property from his grandfather’s estate.
“We were meeting with some experts today over Zoom at 12 o’çlock. We were prepared to start picking a jury on Oct. 10 and we were confident we were going to win,” Minnella said. “It’s just a tragedy, a tragedy.”In September 2016, Carman organized a fishing trip with his mother, of Middletown, Connecticut, during which prosecutors say he planned to kill her and report that his boat sank and his mother disappeared in the accident.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Van de Graaf said in court in February that Chakalos’ “murder” was a central part of the fraud charge. Police say Carman was the last person to see his grandfather alive and owned a semi-automatic rifle similar to the one used to kill Chakalos — but the firearm disappeared.
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