How Marc Karun Got Away With Murder For 33 Years

Murder, She Told

Kristen Seavey

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

1986 - Norwalk, Connecticut. When Kathleen Marie Flynn left for school the morning of September 23rd, 1986 in Norwalk, Connecticut it was just a normal day. But when 3:30 rolled around and punctual Kathleen still wasn't home from school, her mother started panicking. Later that night Kathleen's body is found in the woods. She'd been killed on her way home from school. Police quickly add 23-year-old Marc Karun to their suspect list based on a violent assault he'd committed earlier that year. There were similarities between that case and Kathleen's murder, but police don't have enough evidence to charge him. But this is the 1980's, and DNA evidence is decades away from what we know today. So Marc Karun walked a free man, terrorizing women in the Norwalk community, and spending short stints in jail... until 2013, when Marc Karun moved to a tiny town in the middle of central Maine and made his presence loud and clear... This is a story of a monster who lived amongst us. The story of innocence stolen, and the story of the rise of DNA evidence and the long, winding road to justice. If you or someone you know is a victim of sexual violence or assault and need support, help is available. Reach out to the Rape Abuse incest National Network support hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or visit rainn.org for more information. Detailed sources can be found on murdershetold.com Connect on Instagram @murdershetoldpodcast and on Facebook. Support the show here Have a personal story about Marc Karen? Send it to [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Murder She Told, true crime stories from Maine, New England and small town USA.
0:18.8	I'm your host, Kristen Ceevy.
0:20.8	You can connect with me and suggest your hometown crime at MurderSheTold.com and follow on Instagram
0:26.4	at MurderSheTold podcast.
0:32.8	This episode of MurderShe Told contains descriptions of sexual violence and assault.
0:38.2	If this is a trigger for you, please listen with care.
0:47.4	Mark Keren was driving with an old friend that he was sweet on from high school.
0:52.4	Mark was 21 years old and she was 3 years his junior.
0:57.1	Just 18 years old in her last semester at Brian McMahon High School in Norwalk, Connecticut.
1:03.7	The same school that Mark had attended.
1:06.2	It was where they met.
1:08.5	It was 1986 and he was probably driving an old boxy coupe like an Acura Integra or an
1:15.4	old Mazda RX-7.
1:18.2	Mark picked her up and said that he wanted to show her something at a nearby school,
1:22.5	Norwalk State Technical College.
1:25.6	It was January in New England and it wasn't pleasant outside.
1:29.7	She wasn't sure what he had in mind.
1:32.4	There were heavy rains that day, almost 3 inches, and the weather on this particular Sunday
1:38.2	night was bleak.
1:40.0	The dark sky was sucked in with clouds.
1:43.1	It was still raining on and off and it was just 40 degrees.
1:48.0	For the less, she agreed to go.
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