The investigators also found the photo of a woman who had been tied up, which had been emailed to Kroupa, and determined it had been taken by Golyar's phone. Anthony Tony Kava, the Pottawattamie County IT supervisor who spent thousands of hours on the case and three days on the stand in Shanna Golyars murder trial is also featured in the film. In rejecting Golyars appeal Friday (Nov. 9, 2018), the Nebraska Supreme Court relied on volumes of circumstantial evidence amassed by investigators in one of the most bizarre romantic obsession murders the state has ever seen. Within weeks of meeting Farver, Dave Kroupa was beginning to rethink his commitment to bachelorhood. For Kroupa, the harassment wasn't just over text and email, he was also being stalked. The mint container found in Cari Farver's car. Cari Farver was a resident of Omaha, Nebraska, who was romantically involved with a man named Dave Kroupa. He said of the ordeal, I want Liz to go away and never do this to anybody again. Farver had been dating Golyars ex-boyfriend Kroupa for a few weeks, prosecutors said. They downloaded the contents of Kroupas and Golyars phones for their investigation, and digital forensics discovered something odd. The inside of Cari Farver's car showing the mint container in the middle console. When she met Dave Kroupa, an unattached bachelor with two kids of his own, things seemed to slide into place. Golyar's defense attorney argued that all of the evidence from the state was circumstantial, that at one point Golyar had been considered a victim in all this and Farver's body hadn't been found. She will serve the sentences consecutively, KCCI.com reported. Case Summaries "She had good income, a good house I had come to the conclusion that I could not prove she was actually alive.". The tablet was found in a storage unit. Its not tarnished, she said, referencing the online persona Golyar created while pretending to be Farver. Aug. 31, 2018 LINCOLN, Neb. "The successful investigation between the Omaha Police Department and the Potawatomi County Sheriff Office resulted in the successful prosecution of Shanna Goylar and brought to light an extreme level of deception that law enforcement rarely encounters," it continued. I also provide links to specific police departments and sheriffs office websites, all of which are legitimate but not yet SSL enabled. However, suddenly on November 13, 2012, after only two weeks of dating, Cari disappeared. Douglas County Judge Timothy Burns found Golyar guilty of first-degree murder on May 24, 2017, and said, Cari Farver did not voluntarily disappear and drop off the face of the Earth, very sadly, she was murdered. Golyar spent the next four years impersonating Cari Farver [photo], in text messages, emails and Facebook posts. 2016, that Shanna "Liz" Golyar was arrested and charged with Farver's murder, despite Farver's body not being found. Golyars fingerprints were found on a tin of mints in a front cupholder of Farvers SUV. And those things were true," he said. He politely declined, and he received an angry message in response. In January 2014, Kroupa was with his high school friend Heather Twedt in his apartment, when Twedt said she watched his cell phone blow up with messages and then later, heard someone jiggering the front door handle. She said she thinks it shows the top part of a left foot because of anatomic features several blood vessels and an arch shape. Kroupa called Golyar, who confirmed she was fine. . She lit up a room You couldn't help but notice her. Tony Kava speaks with Datelines Keith Morrison. Shanna Golyar was found guilty of stabbing Farver to death, and received a sentence . At trial, Beadle painted Golyar as a "diabolical" and "cruel" woman who killed Farver and then spent years violently harassing others. So, they decided to play along with her acting scheme to get her to confess to her crimes. Read this next: Celebrities Whose Family Members Were Murdered Continue Reading Show full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. SHANNA had been messaging everyone under the guise of being Cari for years! Hed just split up with his long-time girlfriend, Amy Flora, with whom he shared two children. For the next three years, Golyar posed as Farver, sending thousands of text messages and emails to Kroupa and Farvers family members. Now, authorities say Facebook profiles she created remain online and they want them removed. Its too bad because I like to read the articles! To this day, no trace of Cari Lea Farver's body has ever been found, but police discovered a photograph of Cari's severed foot (identified by a telltale tattoo) that had been deleted from Liz's phone, which was enough to charge Liz with Cari's murder, despite the lack of a murder weapon or any other physical evidence. Prosecutors said Golyar, 41, killed 37-year-old Cari Farver after she realized they were dating the same man. It just didn't make sense," Avis said. READ NEXT: Social Media Influencer Set on Fire & Killed by Ex-Husband, Family Says, Shanna Golyar Murdered Cari Farver & Stole Her Identity to Cover Up the Crime, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. However, Farver's body has never been found. Judge Burns found her guilty of 1st degree murder and arson in May in Douglas County District Court. Dave Kroupa was left stunned by how the investigation unfolded. This was the third time police had searched Farver's car, but this time, Doty says they pulled the fabric off the passenger seat. It wasnt until December 22, 2016, that Shanna Liz Golyar was arrested and charged with Farvers murder, despite Farvers body not being found. he said. "I want Liz to go away and never do this to anybody again," Kroupa said. And it's true that the body of Cari Farver has never been found. Golyar reported the incident to Omaha Police in late November 2012. Dennis G. Farver, 63, of Newton died on December 7, 2012 at his home. During their conversation, Avis said Golyar mentioned she knew Kroupa's gun, which she correctly identified as a 9mm Smith and Wesson, was missing and thought Flora had stolen it. Cold case admin..any ideas? I cant even bypass it to open. Shanna Golyar murdered Cari Farver and then took over her social media account and email accounts in a bid to cover up the . In a statement, they said, the department "takes all missing persons reports seriously no matter the circumstances surrounding them.". May 23, 2017: OMAHA, Neb. "I will destroy your life and take your happiness," read another. In 2017, Shanna Golyar was sentenced to life in prison for killing Cari Farver because she was dating her ex-boyfriend and using a web of social media lies to pretend [Farver] was still alive. READ NEXT: Social Media Influencer Set on Fire & Killed by Ex-Husband, Family Says. Cari Farver (Photo Credit: Nancy Raney) 36-year-old Dave Kroupa had gotten used to the endless text messages and emails being sent to him by a woman he dated. Farver's body has never been found. Shanna Golyar and Cari Farver Age. Avis thought it was alarming that there hadn't been any activity in her checking account the entire time she had been gone. When the authorities searched the car, they only found a single fingerprint, and it wasnt Caris. Cari Farver disappeared on November 13, 2012, and Shanna 'Liz' Golyar was later accused of murdering her and stealing her identity to cover her crime. Cari Farver. The case is dated 5 December 2016, on the day she was arrested 4 years after the disappearance of Carrie Farver. Her mother said that although they are happy about the sentencing, she is still . They also discovered a video recording that showed someone walking outside of Kroupa's apartment. Golyars device showed evidence that she had photos of Farvers car, 20 to 30 fake email accounts, and an app that allowed her to schedule text messages to be sent at a future time. Her body has never been found, but her killer was brought to justice last year.In Council Bluffs at the Mid-America Center, hundreds . Persia is located about 35 miles northeast of Omaha. Unfortunately, their relationship soon turn. Meanwhile, Kava got to work sifting through the contents of Golyar's cell phone after the second download. Same thing here! Her mother, Nancy Raney, reported her daughter missing to the Pottawattamie County Sheriffs Office in Council Bluffs, Iowa, November 16, 2012. Prosecutors allege Golyar posed as Farver online and by phone for years after Farvers disappearance, also posed as other people confessing to killing Farver, and tried to make it look like Farver was still alive but left town. But suddenly, on November 13, she disappeared from her Iowa home, never to be seen again. A forensic pathologist testified Monday that the foot appeared to be decomposing, because the skin and blood vessels looked discolored. "[It said] 'Hey little man, how are you?'" Golyars story began to unravel, but the final nail in the coffin came when detectives searched her tablet. She was employed by West Corp., a publicly traded telecommunications services provider based in Omaha. Cari Farver disappeared on November 13, 2012, . The Disappearance of Cari Farver: Directed by Danishka Esterhazy. But when they arrived, they learned Farver had never been there. He also said the foot in the photo was decomposing. The prosecution rested its case Monday, the ninth day of the trial, after presenting testimony from about 30 witnesses. Kava said the sheriffs office wasnt involved in the making of the movie, though he approved of the talented actor they picked to play him: Erik Athavale. "It was such a letdown and I was just devastated," Raney said. Shes got her name back. Although police never found a body, a murder weapon, or had any witnesses . About https://www.kcci.com/article/iowa-woman-charged-in-death-of-woman-last-seen-in-2012/8531313, She has a Facebook page. I'm so glad that you are in my life. Golyars motive, detectives said, was that she was jealous of Farver who was dating her ex-boyfriend, Omaha World-Herald reported. Blog On December 22, 2016, a woman who had been dating the same man as Farver, Shanna Liz Golyar, was arrested and charged with Farvers murder. Even with that, nothing happened, and Caris family, along with Dave, continued getting messages that soon turned nasty in nature, even stalker-ish. He soon decided to sign up for an online dating site, where he met Liz Golyar. Even with her bipolar disease, it would not have been . After reading the verdict, Douglas County Judge Timothy Burns said, Cari Farver did not voluntarily disappear and drop off the face of the Earth, very sadly, she was murdered, KETV reported. On December 22, 2016,. One message claimed Farver had taken a new job in Kansas, which Raney said, "totally threw me.". Cari Farver is seen here in this undated family photo. At the time, he was separated from his longtime girlfriend Amy Flora, with whom he had two children. However, Cari supported her family by working as a computer programmer an hour away in Omaha, Nebraska. Lifetime's new movie is a story ripped from the headlines, based on a disturbing true story. Because the texts and emails were coming from Farvers accounts, it wasnt until 2015 that authorities really started looking into her disappearance. By Leslie Veliz / Updated: Aug. 25, 2022 3:49 pm EST. The foot, she said, appeared to be decomposed, but she could not determine how long it had been decomposing. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? She even sent threatening messages to herself so that Kroupa wouldnt catch on to her act. 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