Jana Carpenter Koklich and Bruce Koklich seemed like the ideal couple. She was an attractive 41-year-old blonde, the doted-on only child of a once-powerful California state senator. He was the dedicated and loving husband. Together they owned a lucrative Norwalk, California, real estate business, and a computer business, owned a pair of luxurious houses, and drove high-end cars. Then in August 2001, Jana Carpenter Koklich went to an Eric Clapton concert with friends. She was never heard from again. Bruce Koklich painted himself as the grieving husband. He turned up on news broadcasts, tearfully pleading for his wife's safe return. But something wasn't right. First of all, there were inexplicable money problems that police traced back to some of Bruce Koklich's shadier business dealings. Then there was the shadowy business partner who came out of the woodwork and the million dollar insurance policy on Jana Carpenter Koklich's life. Topping it all off were the supposedly grieving husband's sleazy secret attempts to bed his 18-year-old niece while his wife was secretly missing! Eventually, those who had been close to Jana grew suspicious of the man she had married. And no one was more suspicious than her father, former State Senator Paul Carpenter. He was dying of cancer in Texas, but still found in his decaying body the strength for one last fight. It would be the fight of his life: Justice for Jana Carpenter Koklich. Finally, in late 2003, after Jana's blood-stained car had been found, a California jury convicted Bruce Koklich for her murder and sentenced him to fifteen years to life in prison. Paul Carpenter did not live to see justice done.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
0312986092
ISBN-13
9780312986094
eBay Product ID (ePID)
46463875
Product Key Features
Book Title
Vanished
Author
Carlton Smith
Format
Mass Market
Language
English
Topic
Murder / General, Mystery & Detective / General
Publication Year
2005
Genre
True Crime, Fiction
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
6.7in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
4.2in
Item Weight
6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Copyright Date
2005
Dewey Decimal
364.15230922
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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