Category: The Betrayal of Kirby Carpenter
Dateline NBC investigates the murder of Mississippi businessman Kirby Carpenter in “The Betrayal of Kirby Carpenter,” a two-hour episode airing Friday, October 16, 2026, at 9/8c on NBC. Correspondent Andrea Canning examines a killing...
Kirby Carpenter was a successful Mississippi businessman, precious metals dealer and father whose life ended in a shotgun killing outside his home in Tippah County in November 2022. He was 36 years old and...
Caitlin Spence became a central figure in the murder investigation of Mississippi businessman Kirby Carpenter after admitting that she knew her father had killed her boyfriend and had failed to report the crime. Her...
Jeffrey Spence is a Mississippi man convicted of murdering his daughter’s boyfriend, wealthy businessman Kirby Carpenter, in a case that exposed divisions within his family and resulted in two criminal trials. Spence, 67 at...
Karen Spence became a central figure in the murder investigation of Mississippi businessman Kirby Carpenter after authorities arrested her alongside her husband, Jeffrey Spence, and their daughter, Caitlin Spence. The case involved the shotgun...