Overview
- Released Nov. 19, The Carman Family Deaths compiles interviews, court records, and letters that detail investigators’ suspicions, including an email Nathan Carman sent about inheritance before his grandfather was killed.
- New coverage highlights a detail omitted from the film: court filings and relatives say John Chakalos, 87, had a 25-year-old girlfriend, with one aunt contending Nathan was angered by the affair; no one has been charged in Chakalos’ 2013 homicide.
- Insurance filings reiterated their conclusion that the 2016 boat sinking was intentional, alleging Nathan removed trim tabs and left holes in the hull before filing an $85,000 claim that was later denied.
- A 2022 federal indictment charged Nathan with his mother Linda’s murder on the high seas and alleged he killed Chakalos in 2013 as part of a scheme to obtain money; Nathan pleaded not guilty and died by suicide in 2023, ending the criminal case.
- Probate litigation continues as Linda’s sisters pursue a slayer action to bar inheritance, while records note Nathan earlier received roughly $550,000 after his grandfather’s death and was projected to receive more as Linda’s heir.