Who is Karl Karlsen and where is he now?
AFTER killing both his wife and son, Karl Karlsen thought he would get away with his crimes.
The shocking details of the murder family saga are being explored in NBC Dateline’s July 2, 2022, episode: The House on the Hill.
Who is Karl Karlsen?
Karl Karlsen was stationed in North Dakota as a cadet in the Air Force.
He met his late wife, Christina, in the ’80s; the pair very soon after had three children together.
Christina’s father, Art Alexander, offered Karl a job at his sheet metal business in California after he left the Force, per Oxygen.
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Where is Karl Karlsen now?
In March 2020, Karl Karlsen was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of his wife, Christina.
Her death – which had initially been ruled an accident in 1991 – turned out to be premeditated.
Christina died of smoke inhalation after Karl reportedly set their California home on fire.
He then moved to New York with their children and collected his wife’s insurance money – a total of $215,000.
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In 2008, shortly after Karl took out a $700,000 life insurance policy on his son, the boy was crushed to death by a truck.
Karl asked his son to work on the vehicle while he was at a funeral with his second wife, Cindy.
He pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 2013 and was sentenced to ’15 years to life in prison’ in Seneca County, New York, according to The Cinemaholic.
In March 2020, however, he was sentenced to life for the murder of his wife.
According to the outlet, “Karl will start the life penalty in California after he completes his term in New York.
“Thus… he is imprisoned at the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York.
“He’ll remain there until, at least, his parole eligibility date in 2027.”
How can I watch the Dateline episode about Karl Karlsen?
On Saturday, July 2, 2022, Dateline aired an episode about Karl Karlsen and his grisly family life premiering at 10pm ET.
Viewers who miss the episode on NBC can tune in to past episodes via fuboTV, Hulu, or Peacock.