![]() ![]() Karlsen moved on and purchased a section of a farm from his parents. Was that payout a motive for murder? Investigators considered that. ![]() “I've worked with insurance investigators and if an arrest is not made insurance policies are not going to deny the claim,” explained Cleere. State Farm Insurance paid a life insurance policy of approximately $215,000 to Karlsen. “There just wasn't enough hard evidence to prove otherwise,” said Morlan. He just packs up and leaves,” said Cleere.Ĭhristina's family was so suspicious they decided to collect their own evidence, according to “Accident, Suicide or Murder.” Despite their efforts, on March 3, 1991, Christina's death was officially ruled an accident. "He didn’t stay for any funeral services or purchase a headstone. The day after the fire, Karlsen surprised Christina’s family and authorities when he announced he was moving with his daughters, Erin and Kati, and son, Levi, to his hometown in Seneca County, New York. It didn’t conclude if the death was an accident or a homicide. The autopsy determined Christina died from smoke inhalation. The physician found soot in Christina’s lungs but no evidence indicating she was injured or incapacitated before the blaze. “The investigators weren’t going to just accept that this was an accidental fire based upon Karl Karlsen’s story,” added former State Trooper Jeff Arnold.Īn autopsy was performed the following day, while investigators looked for leads on the cause of the fire. “But when someone dies, the default is to consider it suspicious until you know better.” “On its face it looks like it could be an accident,” said Cleere. Watch More 'Accident, Suicide Or Murder' In Our Free App He said that they used kerosene to heat the house and that a container of it had spilled and seeped into the carpet days before the blaze. However, Karlsen told investigators they couldn’t afford to fix the broken pane. ![]() Officials observed some red flags, according to John Cleere, Lieutenant of Investigations, Seneca County Sheriff’s Office.The window in the bathroom where Christina died was boarded up. Christina had been taking a bath while Karl worked in the garage. Fire officials determined that the origin of the fire was directly outside the bathroom. Karl told officials that the fire may have started because of a utility light that had fallen. He said “he wasn’t able to get inside to save his wife, Christina,” Calaveras Enterprise reporter Dakota Morlan told Accident, Suicide or Murder,” airing Saturdays at 8/7c on Oxygen.įirst responders found Christina’s body in the bathroom of the rundown house. Watch Accident, Suicide, or Murder on Oxygen Saturdays 8/7c and next day on Peacock. ![]()
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