Karen Anne Liner, 51, a realtor from Cleveland, Tennessee, was shot and killed at her home on Arthur Lane Northwest in the early morning hours of January 27, 2025. A 911 call captured her pleading for help and identifying Craig before gunfire was heard; officers found her unresponsive in the driveway when they arrived.

Investigators focused on her ex-husband, 61-year-old Charlton Craig Liner. Surveillance footage from a neighbor’s home reportedly shows a silver Lincoln MKZ arriving at Karen’s residence and the vehicle leaving afterward, and a detective testified the footage showed him pulling into the driveway in daylight and firing five shots. Liner was arrested the same day, charged with first-degree murder and felony murder, and held without bond at the Bradley County Justice Center; a defense attorney says he maintains his innocence.

While incarcerated, Liner was accused of attempting to arrange a murder-for-hire against his former mother-in-law, allegedly offering a Range Rover and a boat as payment; investigators reportedly recorded a conversation after an inmate alerted them, and additional charges were filed. The legal proceedings are ongoing.

Did anyone in the Cleveland area see the silver Lincoln MKZ around Arthur Lane Northwest on January 27?