John Carter reported his missing fiancée, Katelyn Markham, in 2011 but was later indicted for her murder more than a decade after her remains were found. Carter pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in exchange for charges being dropped. He was sentenced to three years in prison. The prosecutor felt it was more important to get an admission of guilt from Carter. DNA evidence was found linking Carter to the case. Carter’s journal contained disturbing poems suggesting a plan to kill Markham. Markham had told a friend she was reconsidering her relationship with Carter before she disappeared. An altercation in Markham’s apartment was heard by a neighbor the night she vanished. Despite the evidence being circumstantial, Carter decided to plead guilty to avoid a trial. Prosecutors could not determine a cause of death, but Carter’s guilty plea was viewed as an acceptance of responsibility. Markham’s family found the deal painful but accepted that a conviction may not have occurred at trial. Carter had previously portrayed himself as a desperate partner, but the evidence suggested a different story. The plea deal was accepted to secure a guilty plea from Carter, even though it only carried a three-year prison sentence.
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John Carter declared Katelyn Markham as his soulmate before being accused of her murder.
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