John Carter called Katelyn Markham the love of his life. Then, he was charged with her murder.
Just before John Carter was to stand trial for his fiancée Katelyn Markham’s 2011 death, he pleaded guilty to the lesser crime of involuntary manslaughter.
John Carter seemed desperate to find his missing fiancée.
On the night of Aug. 14, 2011 — less than 24 hours after Katelyn Markham had last been seen in the Cincinnati suburb where she lived — Carter dialed 911 and reported her missing. In the months and years that followed, he repeatedly provided information to police. He spoke out to local and national media, pleading for her return, and, in one interview, he told NBC’s “TODAY” show he was still calling her cellphone daily.
“That’s all I’ve been doing is hoping,” he said then.
But, last year — more than a decade after Markham’s remains were discovered in a makeshift dump in Indiana — Carter’s portrayal of himself as a desperate partner unraveled with a stunning development: He was indicted on two counts of murder in Markham’s death.
Weeks before his trial was set to begin this June, there was more startling news: Prosecutors had agreed to drop the charge if Carter pleaded guilty to the lesser crime of involuntary manslaughter.
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