Fatal Finale Michael Kariakis , Charles Chumbler, and Nell Chumbler

Nell Chumbler

In season 1, episode 2, "Fatal Finale" tells the story of Charles Chumbler, and Nelda Chumbler and his lover Michael Kariakis, in Kentucky and Florida.

ID describes this episode as a California girl marries her Prince Charming. But it's not long before one of them reveals a taste for drugs and a wandering eye. And the late-in-life marriage of two school teachers is disrupted when a stranger shows up, claiming to be family.

In a joint trial, Michael Kariakis, his wife, Holly Kariakis, and Charles Chumbler were convicted of crimes resulting in the murder of Nelda Chumbler, Charles Chumbler's wife. Michael was convicted of murdering Nelda, and Holly and Charles were convicted of murder by complicity. Michael and Charles were sentenced to life without parole for 25 years and Holly was sentenced to life in prison.
Nelda and Charles were school teachers in Florida. Charles was originally from Kentucky. During December, 1990, Nelda and Charles visited Charles's family in Kentucky. On December 27, around 4:00 P.M., Nelda was shot by a high-velocity weapon, such as a hunting rifle, while feeding the horses on Charles's brother's horse lot. The murder weapon was not recovered. Charles and his four-year old grandson were with Nelda at the time. There were no other eye witnesses.

Chumbler was lovers with Michael Kariakis who was not his biological child. Chumbler moved to Florida specifically to find a wealthy widow. When they spent all of Nelda's money, the two conspired to kill her for her life insurance policy worth $70,000.

Charles Chumbler

Charles Chumbler is 81 years old. He was paroled in 2003 after serving eighteen years of his life sentence. He was likely paroled due to his age and inability to endanger others.

Kariakis entered an Alford plea to complicity to murder and served eighteen years.

None of the parties who were imprisoned are still imprisoned.

Links

Man convicted in Kentucky killing freed after 18 years

Chumbler v State

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