OUR JENNIFER EGAN GIVES US A SNEAK PEEK. I THINK THAT PEOPLE THAT WATCH THE SPECIAL OR READ MY BOOK, YOU’RE GOING TO HEAR SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT, OH, NATHAN CARMAN IS INNOCENT, THEN YOU’RE GOING TO HEAR OTHER PEOPLE THAT SAY, NO, HE’S GUILTY. NATHAN CARMAN SET OUT ON A BOAT WITH HIS MOTHER FROM RHODE ISLAND IN SEPTEMBER OF 2016. HE TOLD INVESTIGATORS IT SUDDENLY SANK. INCLUDED IN THE 2020 SPECIAL A POLICE INTERVIEW WITH NATHAN BROADCAST FOR THE FIRST TIME. I DIDN’T REALIZE WE WERE SINKING. I KNEW THERE WAS WATER IN THE BILGE. I KNEW THERE WAS A LOT OF WATER BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY UP TO THAT LEVEL. JUST WHY I WANTED TO BRING THE SAFETY STUFF AS A PRECAUTION. HE SURVIVED ON A LIFE RAFT PICKED UP BY A CHINESE CARGO SHIP, LINDA. CARMEN’S BODY WAS NEVER RECOVERED. NATHAN QUICKLY CAME UNDER SUSPICION, BUT CASEY SHERMAN HAS QUESTIONS. HOW DOES HE STAY 150 MILES SOUTH OF MARTHA’S VINEYARD IN A LIFE RAFT, ALLEGEDLY FOR SEVEN DAYS, HOPING THAT A CHINESE CARGO SHIP PASSING IN THE SHIPPING LANES OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC IS NOT ONLY GOING TO RESCUE HIM, BUT EVEN SEE HIM IN JUNE OF 2023, NATHAN TOOK HIS OWN LIFE IN JAIL. HE HAD DENIED THE ALLEGATIONS. HE KILLED HIS MOTHER. HE HAD ALSO BEEN QUESTIONED IN CONNECTION TO HIS GRANDFATHER’S MURDER IN 2013, BUT NEVER CHARGED. JOHN WAS A WEALTHY REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER, WAS SHOT IN HIS CONNECTICUT HOME. BUT AGAIN, SHERMAN SAYS HE FOUND A COMPLEX STORY. HE INTERVIEWED A CARETAKER WHO HAD AN ODD STORY TO TELL. SHE WAS APPROACHED BY SOMEONE, AN ASSOCIATE, SO TO SPEAK, OF THE FAMILY WHO SAID, YOU’RE A HUNTER. CORRECT? AND SHE SAID, YES, I AM. CAN YOU TAKE JOHN OUT TO THE WOODS AND KILL HIM? SHOOT HIM? MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A HUNTING ACCIDENT, AND WE’LL PAY YOU $10,000 NOW. SHE LAUGHED IT OFF. THOUGHT IT WAS A DARK, SICK JOKE UNTIL TWO WEEKS LATER. JOHN IS MURDERED IN HIS BED. CASEY SHERMAN’S BOOK BLOOD IN THE WATER WILL B
Massachusetts author speaks on new book about Nathan Carman murder mystery
In one of New England’s most notorious murder mysteries, Nathan Carman is accused of killing his mother and grandfather to gain access to the family’s fortune.Author Casey Sherman, a Cape Cod native, digs into the case in his new book, “Blood in the Water.”It’s at the center of a “20/20″ special airing on Friday night.NewsCenter 5’s Jennifer Eagan spoke with Sherman on Friday to learn more about his book.”I think that people that watch the special or read my book, you’re going to hear some people say that, ‘oh, Nathan Carmen’s innocent,'” Sherman said. “Then you’re going to hear other people that say, ‘no, he’s guilty.'”Carman set out on a boat from Rhode Island in September 2016 with his mother, Linda Carman, on board.He told investigators it suddenly sank.Included in the “20/20″ special is a police interview with Carman broadcast for the first time.”I didn’t realize we were sinking,” Carman said. “I knew there was water in the bilge. I knew there was a lot of water in the bilge, which is why I wanted to bring the safety stuff up as a precaution.”Carman survived on a life raft, picked up by a Chinese cargo ship.Linda Carman’s body was never recovered.Carman quickly came under suspicion, but Sherman said he has his questions.”How does he stay 115 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard in a life raft, allegedly for seven days, hoping that a Chinese cargo ship passing in the shipping lanes of the North Atlantic is not only going to rescue him, but even see him?” Sherman said.In June 2023, Carman took his own life in jail. He had denied the allegations he killed his mother. He had also been questioned in connection to his grandfather’s murder in 2013 but was never charged.His grandfather, John Chakalos, a wealthy real estate developer, was shot in his Connecticut home.However, once again, Sherman said he found a complex story.He interviewed a caretaker who had an odd story to tell.”She was approached by someone, an associate, so to speak, of the family who said, ‘You’re a hunter, correct?’ She said, ‘Yes, I am,'” Sherman said. “Can you take John chocolates out to the woods and kill him? Shoot him, make it look like a hunting accident, and we’ll pay you $10,000. Now, she laughed it off, thought it was a dark, sick joke, until two weeks later, John Chakalos is murdered in his bed.”
NEEDHAM, Mass. —In one of New England’s most notorious murder mysteries, Nathan Carman is accused of killing his mother and grandfather to gain access to the family’s fortune.
Author Casey Sherman, a Cape Cod native, digs into the case in his new book, “Blood in the Water.”
It’s at the center of a “20/20” special airing on Friday night.
NewsCenter 5’s Jennifer Eagan spoke with Sherman on Friday to learn more about his book.
“I think that people that watch the special or read my book, you’re going to hear some people say that, ‘oh, Nathan Carmen’s innocent,'” Sherman said. “Then you’re going to hear other people that say, ‘no, he’s guilty.'”
Carman set out on a boat from Rhode Island in September 2016 with his mother, Linda Carman, on board.
He told investigators it suddenly sank.
Included in the “20/20” special is a police interview with Carman broadcast for the first time.
“I didn’t realize we were sinking,” Carman said. “I knew there was water in the bilge. I knew there was a lot of water in the bilge, which is why I wanted to bring the safety stuff up as a precaution.”
Carman survived on a life raft, picked up by a Chinese cargo ship.
Linda Carman’s body was never recovered.
Carman quickly came under suspicion, but Sherman said he has his questions.
“How does he stay 115 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard in a life raft, allegedly for seven days, hoping that a Chinese cargo ship passing in the shipping lanes of the North Atlantic is not only going to rescue him, but even see him?” Sherman said.
In June 2023, Carman took his own life in jail. He had denied the allegations he killed his mother.
He had also been questioned in connection to his grandfather’s murder in 2013 but was never charged.
His grandfather, John Chakalos, a wealthy real estate developer, was shot in his Connecticut home.
However, once again, Sherman said he found a complex story.
He interviewed a caretaker who had an odd story to tell.
“She was approached by someone, an associate, so to speak, of the family who said, ‘You’re a hunter, correct?’ She said, ‘Yes, I am,'” Sherman said. “Can you take John chocolates out to the woods and kill him? Shoot him, make it look like a hunting accident, and we’ll pay you $10,000. Now, she laughed it off, thought it was a dark, sick joke, until two weeks later, John Chakalos is murdered in his bed.”
