Karen Barnes // 212

from Going West: True Crime · host Dark West Productions

In August of 2012, a Georgia woman was living on a yacht in Saint Mary’s after a violent divorce. But when someone crept up to the boat while she was sleeping one night, she was murdered and the boat was set ablaze. Before her death, she had confided in a close friend about a stalker, and her fears of what they may do to her. This is the story of Karen Barnes.BONUES EPISODESpatreon.com/goingwestpodcastCASE SOURCES1. News 4 Jacksonville: https://www.news4jax.com/news/2012/11/16/friends-look-for-answers-in-boat-murders/2. Passagemaker: https://www.passagemaker.com/trawler-news/dark-waters-burned3. Power and Motor Yacht: https://www.powerandmotoryacht.com/blogs/revisiting-a-murder-mystery-on-a-yacht4. Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/myrtlebeachonline/name/karen-barnes-obituary?id=97214575. The Florida TImes-Union: https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2012/08/15/skeletal-remains-found-burned-boat-suspect-killed-police-kingsland/987226007/6. News Herald: https://www.newspapers.com/image/482124804/?terms=%22david%20trauger%22&match=17. Passagemaker: https://www.passagemaker.com/lifestyle/latest-greatest-an-electronics-showcase8. Insurance News: https://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/Insurance-Agent-Missing-After-Yacht-Burns-In-Florida-a-3541638. News 4 Jacksonville: https://www.news4jax.com/news/2012/08/17/couple-divorced-over-boat-they-lived-on/9. Burned: Dark Waters: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10066410/?ref_=tt_mv_close Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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In August of 2012, a Georgia woman was living on a yacht in Saint Mary’s after a violent divorce. But when someone crept up to the boat while she was sleeping one night, she was murdered and the boat was set ablaze. Before her death, she had confided in a close friend about a stalker, and her fears of what they may do to her. This is the story of Karen Barnes. BONUES EPISODES patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOURCES 1. News 4 Jacksonville: https://www.news4jax.com/news/2012/11/16/friends-look-for-answers-in-boat-murders/ 2. Passagemaker: https://www.passagemaker.com/trawler-news/dark-waters-burned 3. Power and Motor Yacht: https://www.powerandmotoryacht.com/blogs/revisiting-a-murder-mystery-on-a-yacht 4. Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/myrtlebeachonline/name/karen-barnes-obituary?id=9721457 5. The Florida TImes-Union: https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2012/08/15/skeletal-remains-found-burned-boat-suspect-killed-police-kingsland/987226007/ 6. News Herald: https://www.newspapers.com/image/482124804/?terms=%22david%20trauger%22&match=1 7. Passagemaker: https://www.passagemaker.com/lifestyle/latest-greatest-an-electronics-showcase 8. Insurance News: https://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/Insurance-Agent-Missing-After-Yacht-Burns-In-Florida-a-354163 8. News 4 Jacksonville: https://www.news4jax.com/news/2012/08/17/couple-divorced-over-boat-they-lived-on/ 9. Burned: Dark Waters: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10066410/?ref_=tt_mv_close

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