HAMILTON, OH – John Carter, a 35-year-old man charged with the murder of his fiancee, Katelyn Markham, 12 years ago, will present an alibi defense at his trial next month, according to recent court filings in the Butler County Common Pleas Court. The documents state that Carter intends to prove he was not at the crime scene when Markham was allegedly murdered.
The notice, submitted on Friday, indicates that Carter was at an undisclosed location in Fairfield, Ohio, from the late evening of August 13, 2011, to the early morning of August 14, 2011—the timeframe during which Markham was killed. The specifics of the address remain redacted.
The case regained attention when Carter, who had reported Markham missing on August 14, 2011, was later accused of her murder.
He had called 911 to report her disappearance, claiming he last saw her before midnight the previous evening. Despite her keys and purse being found at her home, her cell phone was missing. The local prosecutor, Michael Gmoser, commented on the alibi, noting that defendants commonly claim presence elsewhere during the crime.