New Bonus Episode on the trial of Karl Karlsen

In our newest episode, Sean interviews Calaveras Enterprise journalist Dakota Morlan regarding the trial of Karl Karlsen. Karlsen was found guilty of murdering his wife, Christina Karlsen in February and will be sentenced today in a Calaveras courtroom.

On January 1, 1991, Christina Karlsen was taking a bath when her house caught fire. Her husband, Karl Karlsen and three children were able to get out of the house alive, but he told investigators that he was unable to reach his wife. Trapped in the bathroom, that recently had it's only window boarded up, Christina died of smoke inhalation. 

Even with many unanswered questions the fire was deemed an accident. Shortly after, Karl Karlsen took his children and moved to New York State, eventually receiving a payout from Christina's life insurance. On November 20, 2008 another tragedy struck when Karl Karlsen's son Levi was killed while working on his 1990 Chevy 2500 truck. The 5000 pound truck fell of its jack and onto Levi, ending his life. Once again, Karl Karlsen received a payout from his son's life insurance when this death was also ruled an "accident."

This time, the police received a call from an informant telling them there was more to the death of Levi. When they followed the money what they found was a man his family was scared of and a trail of fires and insurance payouts. 

Karlsen eventually plead guilty to the murder of his son and received a sentence of 15 years to life in prison in New York. A case was then begun to hold him accountable for the murder of his wife Christina Karlsen in Calaveras County, California. 

In this episode, Sean interviews Dakota Morlan, who works at the Calaveras Enterprise. Morlan talks about her experience interviewing Karl Karlsen, as well as sitting through the trial.

Episode available from: https://www.spreaker.com/show/california-true-crime

For more information and pictures go to: https://sites.google.com/view/californiatruecrime/additional-content/christina-karlsen

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