Real Estate Agent Murders | Ashley Okland & Beverly Carter

True Crime Society

Society & Culture, True Crime

4.5 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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In April 2011, realtor Ashley Okland (27) was hosting an open house in West Des Moines, Iowa, when she was shot twice and killed. For more than a decade the case remained a cold mystery: there were no clear motives, no signs of robbery or struggle, and investigators followed nearly a thousand leads without identifying a suspect.

In March 2026, nearly 15 years after the murder, authorities announced a breakthrough: Kristin Elizabeth Ramsey (53) was charged with first‑degree murder in the case. No clear motive has been made public.

Just a few years after Ashley’s death, another tragic realtor killing occurred in September 2014, when Beverly Carter (50) disappeared while showing a property in Scott, Arkansas. Investigators soon learned that Beverly had been lured to the appointment under false pretenses by a suspect, Arron Michael Lewis, and his wife Crystal Lowery, who were attempting to execute a ransom plot. Beverly’s body was found buried in a shallow grave. Arron would tell the media that he picked Beverly as a target because she was "a woman that worked alone — a rich broker."

In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss the separate cases of two murdered realtors - Ashley Okland and Beverly Carter.

Read our blog for these cases -

https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2026/03/26/open-house-hidden-threats-the-murders-of-two-realtors/

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