Man rescued at sea was suspected in grandfather's slaying

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Man rescued at sea was suspected in grandfather's slaying

Denise Lavoie, Ap Legal Affairs Writer

Updated 4:40 pm, Wednesday, September 28, 2016



BOSTON (AP) — A 22-year-old man rescued from a life raft after a fishing trip that left his mother missing and presumed dead had been a suspect in the still-unsolved 2013 slaying of his rich grandfather, adding to the multitude of questions swirling around him and what happened at sea.

Nathan Carman was picked up by a freighter Sunday 100 miles off the Massachusetts coast after what he said was a week adrift that began when his 31-foot aluminum fishing boat inexplicably sank during a mother-and-son outing.

Coast Guard officials interviewed Carman, and police searched his home in Vermont as part of an investigation into the ill-fated trip. He has not been charged with anything.

In an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday, he said he had "absolutely nothing" to do with his grandfather's killing and did everything he could to find his mother, 54-year-old Linda Carman, of Middletown, Connecticut, as their boat went down. He said he blew a whistle and called out frantically for her for hours.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Vermont-man-lost-at-sea-a-week-says-he-feels-9359824.php

[Hassin Bin Sober]

1. Like the song said, I can't help it if I'm lucky.

I wonder if he makes his own luck.

[ColemanMaskell]

2. Losing one parent is a tragedy, losing two carelessness?

To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.
Oscar Wilde

[mrs_p]

5. Off topic

But just today, I heard a radio interview with Oscar Wilde's grandson, who talked about his own father and how he lost both his parents before the age of 14. Interesting quote in that context.

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3. Oh, please. getting lost at sea?

That's a bad plan.

[olddad56]

4. now, someone else is gonna blow the whistle on him.

[2naSalit]

6. Story smells fishy

And that look on his face, creepy.

[Midnight Writer]

7. Didn't I see this plot on "Arrow"? Sorry, I've been binge watching.

[Judi Lynn]

8. Man rescued at sea says suspicions compound grief over mom

Man rescued at sea says suspicions compound grief over mom

Denise Lavoie, Associated Press

Updated 3:41 am, Thursday, September 29, 2016

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What happened on the boat was a terrible tragedy that I am still trying to process and that I am still trying to come to terms with," he said.

"I don't know what to make of people being suspicious," he added. "I have enough to deal with."

Authorities say Carman was a suspect in the unsolved 2013 slaying of his 87-year-old grandfather, John Chakalos, a wealthy real estate developer from Windsor, Connecticut. He was never charged in the killing.

Carman on Wednesday denied having any role in his grandfather's killing.

More:
http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Man-rescued-at-sea-says-suspicions-compound-grief-9414376.php

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