A 28-year-old Vermont man is accused of killing his grandfather to obtain trust fund money and later killing his mother in an attempt to access millions of dollars in inheritance, according to a federal indictment.
Nathan Carman carries flowers to a memorial service for his mother, Linda Carman, in Hartford, Conn., on Oct. 26, 2016.Dennis Romero
Three years earlier, Carman killed his grandfather John Chakalos by shooting him twice while he slept in his home in Windsor, Connecticut, prosecutors say. Nathan Carman spent"significant time" with his grandfather in 2012 and 2013, according to the indictment. Chakalos, then 87, put $550,000 into his grandson's bank accounts in that time, they said.
Nathan Carman, living in a New Hampshire home built by Chakalos, purchased the rifle used in his murder on Nov. 11, 2013, the indictment states."After Nathan Carman killed John Chakalos, and as part of his plan to cover up his involvement in that crime, Nathan Carman discarded his computer hard drive and the GPS unit that had been in his truck the night of the murder," the indictment states.
Linda Carman arrived at his home after 11 p.m. Sept. 17, prosecutors said. Spending time on her son's boat was her primary way of interacting with him, they said. She believed she'd be home by noon the next day, the indictment said. The next day, the Orient Lucky, a China-based freighter that was about 115 nautical miles from Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, pulled Nathan Carman from a life raft adrift in shipping lanes, authorities said.But within a matter of days, authorities began questioning the boat's sinking.
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