Murder of Karen Carter: sewers searched and brother summoned
The gendarmerie inspected pipelines connecting the victim's home to that of the main suspect. The suspect's brother is to be questioned by the investigating judge in early December.
New searches in the Carter case
According to sudouest.fr, the gendarmerie is actively pursuing investigations in the murder of Karen Carter, a British woman stabbed outside her home in Trémolat, Dordogne, on 29 April 2025. On Thursday 12 November, a specialist company and investigators inspected the sewerage network beneath the Soulalève road using a robot equipped with a camera.
This pipeline runs beneath the road connecting the victim's home to that of the main suspect, who was placed under formal investigation in early July 2026 for murder. The search focused on several sewer grates where the perpetrator may have attempted to dispose of the murder weapon or other incriminating items after the killing.
Summoning of the suspect's brother
The suspect's brother was summoned in early December before the investigating judge. This man, who was questioned several times by investigators and made extensive use of during searches, has never been placed under formal investigation. The deputy prosecutor of Périgueux, Anne-Claire Galois, confirms that "investigations are continuing actively in particular with a view to finding the murder weapon".
The suspect, a 70-year-old Trémolacoise, was initially placed in custody following the murder, then released. Placed under formal investigation on a charge of murder, she remains under judicial supervision. Her motive may have been romantic rivalry: she made no secret of her feelings for the man Karen Carter was seeing. The brother and sister live in the same area of Trémolat, their homes situated more than a kilometre from the crime scene.
Source: Google News FR — Crime (fr)