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True Crimecast

Murder on the High Seas - Carman Family Deaths

True Crimecast

Stove Leg Media

True Crime, Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

In 2016, Nathan Carman was found drifting in a life raft eight days after his boat, the Chicken Pox, sank during a fishing trip. He was a survivor—but to the FBI, he was a cold-blooded killer. This episode of True Crimecast explores the disturbing history of the Chakalos-Carman family. From the unsolved 2013 murder of Nathan’s multimillionaire grandfather to the "suspicious" modifications Nathan made to his own vessel, we examine the government’s theory that Nathan orchestrated multiple deaths for a massive inheritance. We also cover the shocking 2023 conclusion that left both families without a final verdict.

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0:00.0

Stoveleg Media, igniting conversation.

0:20.4

This is True Crimecast Jamie here with John.

0:26.6

Still, believe it or not, snowed in.

0:28.6

So I drive to John's house.

0:30.1

I know we're neighbors, but I drive over here.

0:32.0

Which wouldn't be possible if you didn't have four-wheel drive.

0:34.7

Today was the most treacherous out of the last two weeks and it's

0:38.5

snowing huge snowflakes right now what part was treacherous coming like going down your hill or getting

0:44.7

in my drive both it was bad everything's frozen over still kentucky is an iceberg early a

0:51.1

emergency has been declared um large cities like lexington can't even get their roads plowed. And we're, this is, we are wrapping up two weeks of this going into week three. No school events canceled. It's been, it's been a nightmare. But you know what it's been? It's been a great time to sit back, relax, and listen to some podcasts. I have been listening to a lot, actually, and it's been really nice. I have, too. I've got some conspiracies we'll get to. I'm just kidding. Okay. Well, I've also been messaging my cousin who's in the Space Force. He was not able to give any kind of comments, but I feel like we've had a good conversation.

1:27.8

One in which he says that I'm a conspiracy theorist job and I'm going to move on with my life.

1:34.3

Basically is the gist of that conversation.

1:36.1

Yeah, we go into that pretty in depth on Bless their hearts this Thursday, but that's not why you're here.

1:41.8

You are here for an absolutely wild crime story.

1:46.9

This is one that I used to say this all the time. Like, I cannot believe I'd never heard of this,

1:52.6

but you presented this to me. I started researching it and I was like floored that I'd never

1:57.9

heard of it. I think the ending is why we've never heard of it. Just the way it ends, not in a big public way. And we'll get to that in a minute. But man, it's a lot. We're about done with housekeeping. But before I do say that we're wrapped up, I do want to say thank you to Sherry and Fran. Both Sherry and Fran joined us over on Patreon in the last week. So guys, thank you so much.

2:19.8

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2:25.6

years worth of exclusive monthly content and all of our episodes early and ad-free.

2:31.6

Absolutely. We appreciate those guys so much. And if you'd be interested, give it a shot for one month. If it's not worth it, gofree. Absolutely. We appreciate those guys so much.

2:34.4

And if you'd be interested, give it a shot for one month.

2:36.9

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