Vanished
by Carlton Smith
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*Please note: This eBook edition does not contain the photos found in the print edition.* 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, show more 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. show lessTags
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Jana Koklich was last seen leaving the car of her friend after attending a concert. Her husband made excuses for her not keeping her appointments and commitments that weekend. The house keeper noticed the sheets on the bed were different from the ones she placed on the bed. Jana's car with her purse and phone inside was found in a crime ridden area. Her husband was finally arrested for killing her.
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- People/Characters
- Jana Carpenter Koklich; Paul Bruce Carpenter; Arthur H. Samish; Jesse Marvin Unruh; Christoper Settimo Botosan; Bruce David Koklich (show all 49); Harry Parrell; Charles Bloodgood; Janie Carpenter; Nini Angelini; Consuelo Lopez; Clive Martin; Barbara Hauxhurst; Danny Molinar; Richard Longshore; Karen Shonka; Kathy Ensign; Doris Morrow; Cynthia Correa; Howard Cooper; Joe Sheehy; Steve Davis; Margaret Grinder; Henry Salcido; Donna Baker; Theresa Thornton; Jennifer Titchenal; Dina Black; Larry Kallestad; Michael Freeman; Rev. H. A. Bryant; Arrita LePire; Larry Garcia; Rosa Canedo; Jan Baird; Dean Costales; Eleanor Hunter; Judge Robert J. Higa; Greg Dohi; Melinda McBride; Raesean Hollie; Rosie Ritchie; Michelle McWhirter; Dawn Bynum; Denise Brandenberg; Ed George; Michael Latin; Judge Philip Hickock; Jeff Baird
- Important places
- Sacramento, California, USA; Lakewood, California, USA
- First words
- Controversial as Paul B. Carpenter's life and career were, he was hardly the first in California politics to have been shipwrecked by the twin sirens of ambition and power.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)It might even save your life.
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- Politics and Government
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- 364.15230922 — Society, government, & culture Social problems and social services Crime Criminal offenses Offenses against the person Homicide Murder History, geographic treatment, biography Biography
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- HV6534 .L7 .S65 — Social sciences Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology Crimes and offenses
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