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In 1975, 18-year-old Karen Grammer was abducted outside a Red Lobster in Colorado Springs. She was assaulted and stabbed 42 times, becoming the victim of a violent spree carried out by a group of soldiers.
Karen’s brother, actor Kelsey Grammer, has carried the weight of her murder for decades. Now, in a new memoir, he shares how her death nearly broke him and how he has fought to live with the grief.
One of Karen’s killers could be eligible for parole in 2027. Can time served ever erase the horror of what he did, or should justice mean life behind bars?
Follow True Crime Recaps for the cases that continue to haunt families decades later.
 By Amy Townsend, Chris Nathan
By Amy Townsend, Chris Nathan4.7
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In 1975, 18-year-old Karen Grammer was abducted outside a Red Lobster in Colorado Springs. She was assaulted and stabbed 42 times, becoming the victim of a violent spree carried out by a group of soldiers.
Karen’s brother, actor Kelsey Grammer, has carried the weight of her murder for decades. Now, in a new memoir, he shares how her death nearly broke him and how he has fought to live with the grief.
One of Karen’s killers could be eligible for parole in 2027. Can time served ever erase the horror of what he did, or should justice mean life behind bars?
Follow True Crime Recaps for the cases that continue to haunt families decades later.

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