Clear & Convincing - Episode 35 - Arkansas v. Aaron Lewis and Crystal Lowery

On September 25, 2014, Beverly Carter, a Little Rock real estate agent, went to a bank foreclosure property in Scott, Arkansas to show the house to a couple who had contacted her about online.  Beverly was lured to the property by Aaron Lewis and his wife, Crystal Lowery, who targeted her because they perceived her to be “a rich broker.”  Lewis tazed Beverly, bound her with duct tape and put her in the trunk of his car.  The poorly executed kidnapping plot soon unraveled.  Beverly and Carl Carter, her husband, didn’t have ready cash to meet a ransom demand and Lewis had left Beverly’s purse locked in her car at the Scott property.  Beverly was murdered when Lewis and Lowery realized that Beverly could have gotten Lowery’s name from prescription bottles in the bathroom where they’d held her.  Lewis and Lowery then buried Beverly’s body in a shallow grave at a concrete plant in Cabot, Arkansas.  Join Lisa O’Brien and Michael Carnahan on Tuesday, October 22, 2019, at 8:00 p.m. Central for State of Arkansas v. Aaron Lewis and Crystal Lowery.  We’ll talk about the evidence against the defendants, Lowery’s guilty plea in 2015, Lewis’ efforts to exclude evidence and testimony from his trial, his every-changing stories about the crime and the status of his capital murder and kidnapping case.  We’re a live show and calls are always welcome at (347) 989-1171.

In 2017, Carl Carter, Jr., started a non-profit organization to improve safety in the real estate industry.  The Beverly Carter Foundation offers educational resources, safety training and seminars, technology support and victim advocacy and support services nationwide.  Their mission is to ensure that every real estate agent goes home safely at the end of the day.  For more information, visit https://beverlycarterfoundation.org.