Overview
- Netflix releases The Carman Family Deaths in November 2025, directed by Yon Motskin, revisiting the 2013 killing of John Chakalos and the 2016 disappearance of Linda Carman.
- Investigators recount discrepancies in Nathan Carman’s account of being adrift, including questions about raft drift, lack of radio or locator use, and items such as fishing bait found in his truck.
- Nathan Carman was indicted in 2022 in connection with both deaths, denied wrongdoing, and died by suicide in jail in June 2023, leading prosecutors to drop the charges.
- The documentary features testimony on longstanding family conflict and highlights Nathan’s documented mental‑health history, including an autism diagnosis and a prior psychiatric hold.
- Authorities report that Linda was declared legally dead in 2023 and that case is closed, while Chakalos’s 2013 homicide remains officially unsolved.