FBI Searching NH Land, Possibly for Clues to CT Homicide, Woman Lost at Sea, Fishing Boat Case

By Tony Schinella (Patch Staff) - December 2, 2016 6:49 pm ET

SPOFFORD, NH — Federal investigators and others are in the Granite State yesterday searching the home of a man who was murdered nearly three years ago in Connecticut, according to the Associated Press. The vacant property in Spofford was owned by John Chakalos of Windsor, CT, who was murdered in December 2013, a homicide that remains unsolved.

Officials refused comment on why they were at the home but did confirmed it was a multi-agency investigation, according to the Keene Sentinel. Reporters at the scene stated that more than two dozen vehicles were on the property, including vehicles with Massachusetts and Connecticut license plates. People in hazmat suits were seen around the Spofford Lake property, according to the report, some with rakes and shovels.

According to press reports, Nathan Carman, Chakalos’ grandson, was the last person to see him alive when they had dinner together the night before he was found inside his home on Overlook Drive, the victim of three gunshots. Carman has denied any involvement in his grandfather’s death, according to reports.

Back in September, the U.S. Coast Guard were sent to Block Island, RI, to search for Carman and his mother – Linda Carman – who were late returning from a weekend fishing trip. After about four days, with more than 60,000 square miles searched, crews gave up the search. But a few days later, Nathan Carman was found on a life raft about 100 miles off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard. Neither the fishing boat nor Linda Carman – however – have been found. She is presumed dead, according to officials.

Nathan Carman, according to audio released by investigators, said he heard a funny noise in the engine compartment and the boat began to take on water. He was bringing safety bags forward and the boat dropped from under his feet. Nathan Carman stated that he saw the life raft but not his mother.

The revelation of the search led to the release of information that Carman’s was a suspect in his grandfather’s murder. Investigators later issued a search warrant of Carman’s property in Vermont seizing technology equipment.

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