Overview

• Karen Carter, a British-South African expatriate, was fatally stabbed on April 29, 2025, outside her vacation rental in the quiet village of Trémolat, France.
• The investigation has focused on personal grudges, including a rumored affair between Carter and Jean-François Guerrier, the 74-year-old man who discovered her body.
• Two individuals, Guerrier and a 69-year-old neighbor, were briefly detained but released without charges, leaving the case unresolved.
• Carter’s husband, Alan Carter, traveled from South Africa to visit the crime scene, expressing profound grief and frustration over the lack of progress in the case.
• The murder has shocked the close-knit Trémolat community, which has not experienced a major crime in decades, as police continue their search for the weapon and a suspect.