Nathan Carman’s Journey After Mom’s Disappearance and Grandfather’s Murder
What happened to Nathan Carman’s grandfather, John Chakalos?
John was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head at his home in Windsor, Conn., on December 20, 2013.
His eldest daughter, Elaine Carman, found him “literally executed in his bed,” as stated by Clark in the documentary.
Now-retired Windsor Police Lt. Mark Francis mentioned in the documentary that police quickly determined this was “not a break-in to take anything, but to do harm to John.”
The 87-year-old real estate developer left a $42 million estate to be divided among his four daughters, according to the 2022 federal indictment charging Nathan with his mother’s murder, as reported by NBC News. John had also deposited $550,000 in bank accounts for Nathan between 2012 and 2013, during which they spent “significant time” together, according to the indictment.
Windsor Police Det. Scott MacGregor stated in the Netflix documentary that while Nathan claimed he had dinner with his grandfather that night and last saw him alive at 8:30 p.m., then later left with his mother for a fishing trip at 3 a.m., there was unaccounted-for time during which Nathan could have committed murder.
Six months later, investigators found a receipt in Nathan’s possession for a Sig Sauer 716 Patrol Rifle, purchased on November 11, 2013, in New Hampshire for $2,100. Prosecutors alleged in the 2022 indictment that he then used it to kill his grandfather.
Nathan denied any involvement in John’s death and was never arrested or charged.
