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Woman Murdered by Mother-in-Law From Hell
Jeannette Slover creepily told her grandson “one day, you’ll be all mine.”
Karyn Slover had much to look forward to in 1996. The 23-year old mother of one had just booked her first modeling gig with the (now-defunct) agency Paris World. She was contemplating leaving her small hometown in central Illinois and moving with her young son to Savannah, Georgia.
Sadly, her dreams of making it big as a model would never come to fruition. Instead, she disappeared without a trace shortly after telling her exciting new modeling opportunity to family and friends. Two days later, her horribly abused body and dismembered remains were found in a nearby lake.
The killers thought they had committed the perfect crime. What they couldn’t have foreseen is that their own dogs would betray them. In this case, man’s best friend was a killer’s worst enemy as advancements in forensic technology allowed for dog DNA to be examined and ultimately used against them in their murder trial.
Background
Karyn Slover was a sales rep for the local newspaper, Herald & Review. At 5:00 pm on Friday, September 27, 1996, Karyn left for the day with plans to pick up her son Kolten from his grandparents’ house and go shopping at the local mall. Kolten’s grandparents, Michael and Jeannette Slover, claimed that Karyn never showed up to collect Kolten.
Hours later, a motorist discovered a black Pontiac Bonneville abandoned on the side of the highway with the driver’s door open, the lights on, and the engine still running. A purse was left inside the car, but it contained no identification. Also in the vehicle were chunks of cement and cinders.
The vehicle was registered to David Swann, who explained to police that he had lent his car to his girlfriend, Karyn Slover. David confirmed Karyn’s intention to retrieve Kolten from his grandparents, but curiously, the car was 40 miles away from Michael and Jeannette’s home and facing the opposite direction.
