Caretaker charged with murder after woman, 70, found buried in concrete in N.C. home

NBC News/AP ^ | Aug. 10, 2021, 7:02 AM EDT | none listed

[deport]

NEWLAND, N.C. — A caretaker for a western North Carolina woman who was found dead last week in her home, buried in concrete, has been arrested and charged with murder, a sheriff said on Sunday.

Sheriff’s Det. Tim Austin has said he and another detective opened the door to Keene’s basement, where a mass of hardened concrete was discovered. State Bureau of Investigation agents broke enough of the concrete to discover human remains inside, according to WBTV. An autopsy and dental records confirmed that it was Keene.

Elizabeth Carserino, 53, of Goose Creek, S.C. was in the Avery County jail on secured bond of more than $1.6 million, Avery Sheriff Kevin Frye announced in a news release.

[Bigg Red]

Prayers

[Bon of Babble]

Murderer:

Victim:

[DannyTN]

You just can’t get good help these days.

[Red Badger]

Now, can they prove that she was murdered and not dead by natural causes?................

[Notthereyet]

They found blunt force indicators and evidence of strangulation; not so much of a natural death.

[Red Badger]

She died of Epstein-Clinton Syndrome....................

[Penelope Dreadful]

Her caretaker??? Did she have Senile Cementia???

[Blue Highway]

Neighbors never heard the jackhammer needed to bust up the concrete flooring to initially get a hole big enough for burying the body? Did she hire someone to do the deed of actual burying? She doesn’t look too hand with heavy equipment needed and carrying in bags of cement.

[Blue Highway]

“handy”

[z3n]

Heh. "Just put her in concrete. No one will question the big block just sitting there. What could go wrong?"

[Notthereyet]

I will accept that theory!

[pepsi_junkie]

Sheriff’s Det. Tim Austin has said he and another detective opened the door to Keene’s basement, where a mass of hardened concrete was discovered.

A mass of hardened concrete doesn't sound like it was a professional job designed to be the perfect crime. More like she threw the body in a corner and dumped wet concrete over it hoping nobody would notice. I could be wrong but that would be my guess.

[gathersnomoss]

This is a hard story to swallow.

[Blue Highway]

Really? That would be like the worst burial ever. Do you think there will be more info on this released or is this it?

[Buttons12]

Larry, Darryl and Darryl will bid on the removal.

[gundog]

I’m sure there’s mortar the story.

[DannyTN]

It sounds like they have a concrete case.

[gitmo]

That is a quiet little town. pity

[Chewbarkah]

Wonder if this was a one-off crime of opportunity or if she’s “taken care of” others over the years.