Cold Case Murder of Kentucky Teen Carol Klaber Solved Nearly 50 Years Later

Sixteen-year-old Carol Sue Klaber left her parent's home in Boone County, Kentucky on June 4, 1976, to go out with a friend after dropping off her bicycle. The next day, she was found dead in a ditch after being sexually assaulted and beaten to death with a tire iron. After nearly 50 years, investigators say they solved the case and identified the killer using DNA technology. The Law&Crime Network's Angenette Levy spoke with cold case detective Coy Cox about the groundbreaking developments in the case and why the investigation continues.
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[@sinead187]

My heart breaks for Carol, but I love the way science is catching up with all these monsters who think they have gotten away with murder. RIP Carol❤️

[@beng4647]

They did get away with it.

[@paulbrennan4163]

@@beng4647 True, but I can imagine that there are countless similar cases where murderers who have accustomed themselves with the thought of getting away with their crimes now realizing that they could be arrested at any moment.

[@beng4647]

@@paulbrennan4163 That is a fun thought.

[@bldlightpainting]

​​​@@beng4647 no, this scumbag did not get away with his heinous evil crimes. For remember, there is a resurrection coming, whete Christ will judge the thoughts words and actions of everyone. So if this monster had not confessed and forsaken his sins before he died, he will be judged to be unsafe to save, and therefore die the second death with Satan, his fallen angels, and all other unrepentant Sinners, which God's word says will be most everyone.

[@jswan312]

So glad the brother was able to get some closure, and that there are law enforcement people who care.

[@legendarygigolo823]

"Life in prison" = 7 & 1/2 years. That is absolutely infuriating. What a slap in the face to the victim's family.

[@TriciainGeorgia]

This case also needs to be looked into, she was my classmate 😢. Cheryl Lynn Strother was found dead near a lake on Fort Knox a month after vanishing. She disappeared on July 24, 1974. Her body was found on Aug. 24, tied to a tree at Tobacco Leaf Lake on Fort Knox, Kentucky property. Could he have been her killer? RIP Cheryl, you will forever be in our memories 💔🙏🏻💔.

[@briantrudell8248]

God bless her soul 🙏and her family n friends find peace

[@Abandonedflorida]

This is heartbreaking reading this , I wish there was more information and hopefully the families get answers very possible could share same killer should notify PD ! Crazy the circumstances and the fact nothing has been done still years later

[@lillypad9960]

So glad this was solved. It does give the family some closure, I hope.

[@jeremy144713]

I love that you guys are doing more of these spotlight cases. Really good stuff

[@JamesTRaptor44]

I'm young but me and my ex wife would talk about this case alot because we live in south central Kentucky. But it sends chills down your spine because how the case just went cold for so long. This kinda thing is all over the world man. If it wasn't for forensics and other new things to help solve these types of cases.. Who knows where we'd be. 🍻

[@JamesTRaptor44]

@@peacegypsy8994 When does Justice ⚖️ even prevail?

[@1030pixie]

Gotta love DNA helping solve these old crimes. So many cases getting closed and justice for the victims and their families. May they RIP 💞

[@charlesgerety1403]

Yet detectives take credit for it

[@allisonjames2923]

So glad they’re not just letting these cases go but still bringing answers to families. I hope it’s at least some comfort to her brother & any other friends & family, to know that thanks to being locked up for murder he didn’t have much time free enjoying life before he died. Insane he got out after 7 & 1/2 yrs though. Life should mean life!

[@Swansong321]

Crazy how when you're deceased you're "a body"..gives me chills...

[@mariee.5912]

You become a number. If you're taking the deceased to th morgue, you get a number. You don't have an identity.

[@HDReMaster]

your essence is gone all is there is a shell

[@JGriffin5150]

That's literally all u are once you're lifeless. Sad but true

[@cs4451]

​@@HDReMaster true, if we our bodies have spirits, they left the shell of your body. What news media should say is "Deceased remains" instead of bodies

[@V.E.R.O.]

@@thatoneguybones8036 🤣

[@E-Rocc]

Wow! I'm in that area and never heard of this until now.

[@trentcruise3084]

🤣😂🤣😂

[@gottalovetheinternet]

That’s crazy. Must be weird to hear about it now. I often think about criminals from the 70s walking around free…. So scary

[@HensForYall]

Same. I also wasn't born until the 80s but usually those stories stick around in smaller areas in NKY. But I'll tell you, we still occasionally talk about Clay Strout and what he did. He was up for parole not too long ago. Thankful he was denied.

[@E-Rocc]

@@HensForYall yea my parents went to Dixie and still never heard of this one.. I do know of Clay Shrout, all that happened at Ryle.

[@jeangemmel7895]

R I P Carol .........you would have been approx 63 years old now.

[@SalAcceturra]

My sister, Anna Lee Manning Missing Since 1992 from Boyle county KY.. Please help!

[@Sloan341]

RIP Carol. Finally closure for her brother and her family.

[@TheLeadSled]

Be sure your sins will find you out. God bless those that took this case up and kept it going.

[@1030pixie]

Amen! I had a zoom call with an author and genealogy detective with my TCBC. Fascinating what they can do with so little.

[@dinorossi6611]

exactly

[@Pjc0869]

How do you get life and only serve 7 years please ?

[@annabellelee4535]

That's the earliest most states allow parole

[@Pjc0869]

@@annabellelee4535 pathetic in sentencing the offender should be told this in court x

[@annabellelee4535]

@@Pjc0869 It was the average sentence for murdering a woman and it was 11 years served for a man , now the average sentence served for any intentional murder is 16 years.

[@Pjc0869]

@@annabellelee4535 sorry I’m from the U.K. life means 25 years sorry x

[@Noey87]

This is beautiful and really shows that there are good and caring people that work in law enforcement. 50 years later Detective Cox still gets emotional talking about Carol and all the time and energy put into giving her family closure and how important it was to find the dirtbag that ended her life extremely too soon. 🥰💖🥰

[@grammydayao7581]

RIP beautiful young lady, sadly not every person who looks human doesn't have a heart.

[@ZIG.E]

What is interesting with these unsolved cases from the 70’s that are solved now is you can see the killers life unfold as they get older!

[@franziskani]

They might feel uncomfortable. If they have any common sense they will not do any DNA tests, but they cannot prevent their innocent relatives getting their data into the database. If there is a close match the detectives can go and probe.

[@S-T-E-V-E]

At least the guy didn't get to live a life if he died at 33yo! Karma!

[@franziskani]

Drugs or some other crook took him out.

[@kathleenweinberg6442]

Thank God justice has been served may the victims rest in peace 🕊️

[@b.menendez1525]

More like thanks Science. Without scientific developments , this would still be unsolved.

[@SharpTac]

Sentenced to life in prison...out in 7 years. Great justice system

[@rondifrankel]

I'm fascinated by the way DNA testing and forensic genealogy is being used to solve these cases, but I am beyond impressed by the police and the detectives who doggedly pursue these cases for decades and the emotion shown by this one demonstrates how committed they are.

[@reneet5858]

​@@neuropsychologist read the above comment again. There is a lot more to the success of solving these cold cases than just the test. Families do not have closure or peace, or begin to be able to truly heal until they know who killed their loved ones, and what became of them. You sound very jaded, and very uncaring. You cannot compare people's lives to a test. Cold case detectives do not get enough recognition in any way shape or form for all the hard work they do, and all the comfort they bring to the victim's families.

[@sassysarina9718]

Wow! Those detectives did the most!!!

[@Carolina_Panthers145]

Prayers to her family finally got justice

[@SomeFeelTheRain572]

I edited this! interesting case. I love his emotion at the end. Happy for the victims family to get some closure.

[@deedk]

RIP Carol Sue.

[@bask1876]

7 years for killing someone. Wow.

[@Kvn-yh9zz]

У нас это норма.

[@anagomez4945]

Thank you lord rip

[@laurencaulton103]

Seven years of a life sentence??

[@gregman1715]

I Hope And Pray Every Cold Case Will Be Solved For All Victim's And Their Family's

[@godzillamanstreb524]

This is a great story…..karma will catch up….happy for Carol Sue’s brother

[@heidibee501]

I have seen so many cases of horrific murder where the killer GOT OUT OF JAIL and KILLED AGAIN. It's almost as though the judicial system doesn't study these cases. Anyone who commits such a brutal crime should be separated from an unsuspecting population PERMANENTLY !

[@godsdaughter9042]

Kenton and Boone County Ky have some of the best detectives. my mom went to Dixie, my kids went to Rile❤ I miss Ky😢

[@NS.Katz5541]

Science is an amazing thing it can save lives & it can serve justice! May she forever rest in heavenly peace 🇨🇦

[@Alices.last.warning]

Its nice to see the police officer was so affected, nice to know he cares ❤

[@StacyL.]

This is such a sad case, but glad they solved it and the family has closure. Detective Coy Cox, excellent job! I'm surprised though that the genetics lab would say the DNA samples were a 100% match. They can never guarantee that, although it was so obvious in this case. It's amazing what DNA forensics can do nowadays. SUCKS the guy is dead...I hope he's getting what was coming to him in the afterlife.

[@catherineandrews6386]

Awesome detective.

[@TheReevessss]

Suppose girl thought, here's my long haired blue-eyed surfer boy. got in car.

[@janapinson8665]

This technology is just fantastic! I think many more unsolved cases will be solved because of it!

[@raider7829]

Closure is a wonderful thing. God bless all who were hurt beyond words for that murdering creep! Lots of praises for police and detectives for the horrific stuff they see and hear. It must be so hard on the brain and body.

[@donaldbozek8505]

At least he only lived 14 years after the murder.

[@skateata1]

Finally some closure

[@paigeknutson3015]

Another case in Kentucky is the Brooklyn farthing case near berea kentucky, went missing one night after a party and never seen again… it’s horrible with the details, there’s so many cold cases in Kentucky that need to be looked into, I’m glad the dna is top notch now..

[@michaelsimko7694]

Today's tech and science are so very beneficial for solving cases that involve DNA, chemicals, and other types of substances.

[@Alices.last.warning]

So much for 'life in prison' 😡

[@freetob1]

Closure for the family, even though traumatic memories return, it is a good day.

[@cyankirkpatrick5194]

Karma and the Creator knew All along

[@yousuckacid]

Solve more cold cases! Help families gain closure!

[@9ZERO6]

Her body was found "ditched". Poor choice of words. Smh.

[@badeugenecops4741]

That's LITERALLY what it means. To toss in a ditch. Read a fkng book.

[@FierceZs1]

Must suck that everything isn't sugar-coated like how your mommy does it for you, that's reality

[@charlesgerety1403]

Thank God science stepped in and did what detectives couldn't. Solve it!

[@MsHorseracer]

When the SO announced they would have news conference about the case I thought they would charge Tate.

[@franziskani]

A pretty girl, splendid dark hair, beautiful face, light (blue ?) eyes, good skin. She looks a bit Irish. - I am just at the beginning, but I bet he had an eye on her for longer.

[@JDOGFTW]

She was 16

[@noellegunning3301]

May have some Irish ansestry yes, but definitely not an Irish Surname.

[@justin79811]

Not sure I am ok with ancestral DNA being used like this.

[@wraynephew6838]

why not?

[@beng4647]

No justice

[@narayankulkarni5378]

Who are murders

[@ebbyhamrick7063]

This is Amazing .. science 🧬

[@annazaman9657]

Did carol know Tom?

[@jasonbennett3293]

Anyone know what Dunaway died of?

[@rebeccayork3755]

I’m 34 an at the time I was 3 my mom disappeared were from Kentucky but I currently stay in Indy but the fbi been having her bodie this whole time all these years we been looking now 29 years we find her with dna but the killer is out there or Sam little I would like to get my mom story out I just don’t know how or who to contact 😢

[@dudemorris7769]

Well you need to give her name if you want anyone to see your comment and look into it.

[@Thebeautiful11]

Let me guess. It was Elleck Murdaugh.

[@danettedennis4852]

🙏 💞

[@rogcat7181]

🤍🕯️Carol🕯️🤍

[@carolyndalton7775]

✔️

[@antman6707]

I know he died in 1990, but let's pretend he didn't for a second Imagine the shock on the face of the murderer when it's been 47 years. He's 100% sure he got away with it, but then one day, a detective knocks on his door and says, "Did you know Carol Klaber?" Oohhhh, that must hit them like a lightning bolt

[@leyzza40]

Everyone should get a DNA when born that would save a lot of time and maybe monsters would think twice before ending people's lives

[@wraynephew6838]

That will not stop monsters

[@grzegorzpielech7800]

❤❤❤❤❤