Fiancé of woman found deceased in Cedar Grove arrested
March 29, 2023 at 7:15 p.m.
Katelyn Markham, 22, went missing from her Fairfield home in the early morning of Aug. 14, 2011. Her remains were found in April of 2013, near Cedar Grove, about 33 miles from her home in Fairfield. Her death was declared a homicide shortly afterward.
After almost 12 years, Markham’s fiancé at the time of her death, John Carter, 34, has been arrested on two counts of murder in connection with her death, according to Butler County Prosecutor Mike Gmoser. Carter is being held at the Butler County Jail.
The charges came after an arrest tied to the case was made on Friday, Jan. 17, when investigators arrested Jonathan Palmerton, 35, of Fairfield, on one count of perjury regarding Markham's case. Palmerton was a former roommate of Carter. Palmerton’s pre-trial hearing has been rescheduled for April 20. He is free on $50,000 bond set by Butler County Common Pleas Judge Jennifer McElfresh.
This story is ongoing.
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Katelyn Markham, 22, went missing from her Fairfield home in the early morning of Aug. 14, 2011. Her remains were found in April of 2013, near Cedar Grove, about 33 miles from her home in Fairfield. Her death was declared a homicide shortly afterward.
After almost 12 years, Markham’s fiancé at the time of her death, John Carter, 34, has been arrested on two counts of murder in connection with her death, according to Butler County Prosecutor Mike Gmoser. Carter is being held at the Butler County Jail.
The charges came after an arrest tied to the case was made on Friday, Jan. 17, when investigators arrested Jonathan Palmerton, 35, of Fairfield, on one count of perjury regarding Markham's case. Palmerton was a former roommate of Carter. Palmerton’s pre-trial hearing has been rescheduled for April 20. He is free on $50,000 bond set by Butler County Common Pleas Judge Jennifer McElfresh.
This story is ongoing.