'Get out of my driveway': Man killed realtor ex-wife outside her home as she was on the phone with 911

A antheral is improbable to spot the extracurricular of situation gates for sidesplitting his ex-wife arsenic she stood successful her Tennessee driveway connected the telephone with 911.

Craig Liner, 62, pleaded blameworthy connected Monday to first-degree murder, first-degree execution successful perpetration, and aggravated burglary successful transportation with the decease of 51-year-old Karen Liner, the Bradley County Circuit Court Clerk's bureau told Law&Crime. He was subsequently sentenced to beingness successful situation with the anticipation of parole.

It was the greeting of Jan. 27, 2025, and Karen Liner was successful her store astatine her location connected Arthur Lane successful Cleveland, Tennessee. She was a section realtor, "where she thrived, uncovering radical their imagination home," her obituary states.

At astir 8:45 a.m., the Tennessee pistillate was leaving her location erstwhile her ex-husband, Craig Liner, sneaked into her garage. She past called 911, with the harrowing signaling reviewed by Law&Crime's "Sidebar with Jesse Weber."

"Get retired of my driveway," she says earlier stating her code to the dispatcher. The telephone past turns particularly frantic.

"Please st— Craig, delight stop!" she screams earlier evident gunshots tin beryllium heard. Karen Liner's dependable stops.

Police responded, and Karen Liner was pronounced dead. Craig Liner was identified arsenic a suspect, with investigators saying surveillance footage captured him driving to and from his ex-wife's location successful a metallic Lincoln MKZ.

Craig Liner's relative told authorities that helium saw Liner travel location and said thing to the effect of "Well, it's over" and "I finished it," according to courtroom footage from section quality outlet WCLE. The relative said helium was "in shock" but took Craig Liner's words to mean helium had done thing to his ex-wife.

The Liners were reportedly officially divorced successful September 2024 and had 2 children together. Craig Liner was a objective pharmacist who had been fired from his occupation a week earlier helium fatally changeable his ex-wife.

The suspect was arrested and booked into jail. But his choler and thirst for unit had seemingly not been assuaged.

Craig Liner is alleged to person tried from wrong jailhouse to person his ex-mother-in-law killed. According to an affidavit obtained by Chattanooga ABC affiliate WTVC, helium offered to springiness different captive a vessel and a Range Rover to wage for the "hit."

The idiosyncratic with whom Craig Liner was speaking was really a constabulary informant. The antheral told the suspect helium "was going to instrumentality attraction of that," to which Craig Liner allegedly responded, "You are going to instrumentality attraction of my problem?"

The informant responded successful the affirmative.

Prosecutors dropped the solicitation for first-degree execution complaint successful this case.

"This was a horrific transgression and it is my sincere anticipation this brings a tiny measurement of bid and closure to Karen Liner's family, friends, and loved ones," Stephen M. Hatchett, territory lawyer wide for Tennessee's Tenth Judicial District, said portion announcing the sentencing.

Karen Liner is remembered successful her obituary for her "generosity, kindness, and loyalty." It adds: "Karen's giving bosom led her to enactment with galore charitable organizations."