Nathan Carman charged with killing mother at sea for inheritance
BURLINGTON, Vt. — A Vermont man found floating in a life raft off the coast of Rhode Island in 2016 after his boat sank has been indicted on charges alleging he killed his mother at sea in order to inherit his family's estate. A federal grand jury on Tuesday handed down an eight-count indictment in federal court in Burlington, accusing Nathan Carman, 28, in his mother's death. The indictment also says he killed his grandfather, John Chakalos, at Chakalos' home in Windsor, Connecticut, in 2013 as part of an effort to defraud insurance companies. He was not charged with Chakalos' killing.Carman was found in an inflatable raft a week after he and his mother, 54-year-old Linda Carman, went on a fishing trip.His mother was never found and is presumed dead.Carman was arrested Tuesday. He'...