This woman's murder echos of Scott and Laci: their marriage/life/family.. be sure to read it the full article at the link
Bottom Line? Husbands murder wives.
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NORWALK - A successful real-estate agent was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison Friday for killing his wife.
Despite repeated claims of his innocence, Koklich was convicted last October of killing Jana Carpenter Koklich, the daughter of Paul Carpenter, whose dying wish was that his son-in-law be charged with murder.
Jana's body still has not been found, and prosecutors tried the unusual case without a body, murder weapon or motive facts that now form the basis of Koklich's appeal.
I lost my only child when she was in the prime of her life,' said Janie Carpenter, Jana's mother, reading from a prepared statement. "There is a permanent hole in my heart. It will be there for the rest of my life.'
Janie Carpenter told the judge how much her daughter had loved Bruce Koklich, and how her heart would have broken if she had known about Bruce's ill intentions toward her.
"Before she died,' Carpenter said, "did she realize that her husband was committing the ultimate betrayal?'
Janie Carpenter was one of many friends and relatives who initially came to Koklich's aid when he reported his wife missing in August 2001. At the time, the couple ran a Long Beach real-estate business together, and had not displayed any outward signs of strain in their marriage, many said.
But, over time, Koklich's previous infidelity came to light, as did evidence that he had brought his 18-year-old niece to Lakewood to have sex with him just three weeks after his wife disappeared.
I didn't want to believe at first that the defendant had anything to do with (my daughter's) disappearance,' Carpenter said. "But it soon became apparent that he was responsible.'
One person who suspected Bruce Koklich all along was Jana's father, who had divorced Janie Carpenter and retired from politics years ago. Suffering from colon cancer at the time, Paul Carpenter urged authorities to arrest his son-in-law, which they eventually did. Morrow promised Paul Carpenter that she would see the case until the end.
Prosecutors allege that Koklich killed his wife during the early morning hours of Aug. 18, 2001, after she returned from a concert to their Lakewood Country Club home. She missed several appointments that morning despite being known as a meticulous appointment- keeper and failed to return several concerned phone calls over the weekend.
Koklich, who claimed he and his wife spent a quiet weekend at home, reported her missing the following Monday morning after she failed to turn up to work. Jana's Nissan Pathfinder, whose cargo hold was stained with her blood, was later found in a high-crime area of Signal Hill ; prosecutors contend that Koklich planted it there.
Read the full article Here
Bottom Line? Husbands murder wives.
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NORWALK - A successful real-estate agent was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison Friday for killing his wife.
Despite repeated claims of his innocence, Koklich was convicted last October of killing Jana Carpenter Koklich, the daughter of Paul Carpenter, whose dying wish was that his son-in-law be charged with murder.
Jana's body still has not been found, and prosecutors tried the unusual case without a body, murder weapon or motive facts that now form the basis of Koklich's appeal.
I lost my only child when she was in the prime of her life,' said Janie Carpenter, Jana's mother, reading from a prepared statement. "There is a permanent hole in my heart. It will be there for the rest of my life.'
Janie Carpenter told the judge how much her daughter had loved Bruce Koklich, and how her heart would have broken if she had known about Bruce's ill intentions toward her.
"Before she died,' Carpenter said, "did she realize that her husband was committing the ultimate betrayal?'
Janie Carpenter was one of many friends and relatives who initially came to Koklich's aid when he reported his wife missing in August 2001. At the time, the couple ran a Long Beach real-estate business together, and had not displayed any outward signs of strain in their marriage, many said.
But, over time, Koklich's previous infidelity came to light, as did evidence that he had brought his 18-year-old niece to Lakewood to have sex with him just three weeks after his wife disappeared.
I didn't want to believe at first that the defendant had anything to do with (my daughter's) disappearance,' Carpenter said. "But it soon became apparent that he was responsible.'
One person who suspected Bruce Koklich all along was Jana's father, who had divorced Janie Carpenter and retired from politics years ago. Suffering from colon cancer at the time, Paul Carpenter urged authorities to arrest his son-in-law, which they eventually did. Morrow promised Paul Carpenter that she would see the case until the end.
Prosecutors allege that Koklich killed his wife during the early morning hours of Aug. 18, 2001, after she returned from a concert to their Lakewood Country Club home. She missed several appointments that morning despite being known as a meticulous appointment- keeper and failed to return several concerned phone calls over the weekend.
Koklich, who claimed he and his wife spent a quiet weekend at home, reported her missing the following Monday morning after she failed to turn up to work. Jana's Nissan Pathfinder, whose cargo hold was stained with her blood, was later found in a high-crime area of Signal Hill ; prosecutors contend that Koklich planted it there.
Read the full article Here
