Carol Knepp’s murder is the result of having extramarital affairs outside of marriage. How did the incident happen?
Carol Knepp was a Michigan woman who was shot dead by her close personnel.
The cold-blooded murder of Carol Knepp in 1996 has been a case that is most-talked about in the recent years and the Oxygen series ‘Snapped’ has presented the case in a truthful way.
The 1967-born Carol Summey married truck driver Gary Knepp in 1995, February 14, expecting to live with the love of her life but she never knew how things would be turning out later.
Gary married Carol after divorcing his wife Lorraine Watts but was later engaged in other affairs as well which turned to be the major factor for Carol’s death.
Carol Knepp Murder Case Update
Carol Knepp was murdered in February 19, 1996, year after getting married to Gary Knepp.
While the relationship between them is believed to have been on good terms, it was Lisa Hostetter who plotted the murder of Gary’s wife Carol.
Lisa was a wife of Gary’s close friend Ron Hostetter. Carol and Lisa became close friends soon after getting to know each other but their relationship started to crumble when Lisa was found to be in a relationship with Gary Knepp.
Lisa had tried to blame Gary’s ex-wife Lorraine for the murder of Carol. However, Lorraine completely denied the accusations but shockingly revealed of having an affair with Lisa’s husband Ron Hostetter.
Carol was pronounced dead on her car when she had struck the house of Michigan-native woman. She was revealed to have been shot on her back and upper shoulder.
Carol Knepp Husband Extramarital Affair With Her Cousin Lisa Falzone.
Carol Knepp’s husband Gary had an affair with Lisa Hostetter.
Meanwhile, Lisa Falzone is a cousin of dead victim who has appeared on the Oxygen show ‘Snapped’ revealing the affair Carol had found out about Gary and Lisa Hostetter.
With the strings of relationship between Knepp family and Hostetter family, their friendship turned bitter after starting to get feelings for each other.
Dale Smith, brother-in-law of Lisa Hostetter was involved in the murder as well.
After couple of years, Ron Hostetter came out to the police stating he pulled up the car of Carol while Dale pulled the trigger.
Carol was revealed to have threatened Lisa and her children after finding about her husband.
Lisa and Ron Hostetter and Dale Smith were arrested on August 28, 2000. Ronald was released in 2014.
Lisa was guilty of second-degree murder. Currently, 61, she is serving her time in jail and will be eligible for parole in 2024.
Dale, 63, is sentenced to life in prison.