Nathan Carman’s name has resurfaced in the news, following a tragic series of events linked to his life. At 29, Nathan—descended from a prominent New England real estate dynasty—died by suicide in 2023 while in custody, awaiting trial on charges of murder and wire fraud, charges he had steadfastly denied. His untimely death has reignited scrutiny over the mysterious circumstances surrounding the deaths of his grandfather, John Chakalos, and his mother, Linda Carman.

A decade ago, Nathan first came under police scrutiny as a suspect in the murder of his grandfather, John, as authorities speculated he was driven by the desire to inherit the family’s substantial wealth. John, then 87, was found dead in his bed with a gunshot wound to the head in December 2013, an incident that sent shockwaves through the community.

In a bizarre twist, Nathan was rescued in 2016 from a life raft near Martha’s Vineyard, after claiming that his boat had sunk. He recounted to investigators that he and his mother were on a fishing trip when the vessel started taking on water. Although Nathan survived, Linda, who was 54 at the time, vanished without a trace; her body was never located, and she was legally declared dead in 2023.

In 2022, Nathan faced an eight-count indictment, accused of murdering his mother and engaging in a series of fraudulent schemes aimed at accessing his family’s financial assets. The charges painted a picture of a calculated plan to secure his inheritance, further intensifying the intrigue surrounding his family’s tragic narrative.

Then, in 2022, Nathan was arrested on an eight-count indictment, charging him in the murder of his mother—along with related fraud charges connected to an alleged years-long plot to gain access to his family’s money. 

“As a central part of this scheme, Nathan Carman murdered John Chakalos and Linda Carman,” authorities said in an indictment obtained by Oxygen at the time. “As part of his cover-up, Nathan Carman misrepresented his involvement in and responsibility for those deaths to law enforcement, to his family, to others who made inquiries about the deaths and their circumstances, and to others who challenged his cover-up or challenged his rights to his grandfather’s assets.” 

The next year, in June 2023, Nathan was four months away from trial when he took his own life.