BUTLER COUNTY, Ohio —

John Carter, who admitted to causing the death of his fiancée Katelyn Markham, is asking a judge for early release from prison after serving a little less than half of his three-year sentence.

Katelyn Markham disappeared from her Fairfield home in August 2011, and her remains were found almost two years later in Indiana. Advertisement

It took a decade, but in 2023, Carter was indicted for murder.

Last year, just before he was set to go on trial, Carter pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to three years in prison, the maximum sentence allowed under Ohio law.

In October, Carter's new attorney, Carl Lewis, filed a motion for judicial release, arguing that Carter has been a model inmate.

Lewis said Carter works as a "mentor and tutor" to ot

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