A man is unlikely to see the outside of prison gates for killing his ex-wife as she stood in her Tennessee driveway on the phone with 911.
Craig Liner, 62, pleaded guilty on Monday to first-degree murder, first-degree murder in perpetration, and aggravated burglary in connection with the death of 51-year-old Karen Liner, the Bradley County Circuit Court Clerk’s office told Law&Crime. He was subsequently sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole.
It was the morning of Jan. 27, 2025, and Karen Liner was in her garage at her home on Arthur Lane in Cleveland, Tennessee. She was a local realtor, “where she thrived, finding people their dream home,” her obituary states…