2008 crime in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Murder of Eve Carson Carson's university portrait
Date March 5, 2008 (2008-03-05 ) Deaths Eve Carson Convicted Demario James Atwater[1] Laurence Alvin Lovette Jr.[2] Charges first-degree murder, first-degree kidnapping, armed robbery, possession of a firearm by a felon.[3] [4] Verdict Guilty
On the morning of March 5, 2008, Eve Marie Carson was shot and killed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina , United States where she was a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill .
Demario James Atwater[1] and Laurence Alvin Lovette Jr.[2] [5] were charged with her murder.
On May 24, 2010, Atwater pleaded guilty to first-degree murder , armed robbery , and kidnapping in a plea bargain agreement that will have him serve two sentences of life in prison without the possibility of parole .[3]
In his December 2011 trial, Lovette pleaded not guilty but was found guilty and, like Atwater, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, a sentence that was reaffirmed in a 2013 resentencing.[6] The event received national exposure when it was mentioned by on American Idol by contestant Anoop Desai .[7] A scholarship[8] and a memorial garden[9] have been created at UNC in Carson's honor.
^ a b Staff (March 13, 2008). "UNC slaying suspect charged in Duke killing" . Crime and Courts . NBC News. Archived from the original on October 31, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2008 .
^ a b Lamb, Amanda; Hartness, Erin; Owens, Gerald (March 12, 2008). "Suspect Charged, Another Sought in UNC Student's Slaying" . WRAL-TV . Archived from the original on March 13, 2008. Retrieved March 12, 2008 .
^ a b Nicole Norfleet (May 25, 2010). "Accused in UNC student's death, man pleads guilty" . The Sun News Online . Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2010 .
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^ Chou, Renee; Owens, Adam; Lamb, Amanda; Hartness, Erin; Owens, Gerald (March 13, 2008). "Police Capture 2nd Suspect in UNC Student's Slaying" . WRAL-TV. Archived from the original on March 14, 2008. Retrieved March 12, 2008 .
^ "Lovette again gets life without parole for murder of Eve Carson" . WRAL.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-08-24 .
^ Bardsley, Garth (March 6, 2009). "Chapel Hill Student Eve Carson Remembered On 'American Idol' " . MTV News . Archived from the original on March 9, 2009. Retrieved April 19, 2009 .
^ Dolgoff, Noah (25 Mar 2019). "Meet this year's recipients of the Eve Carson Scholarship" . The Daily Tar Heel . Archived from the original on 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019 .
^ Charles, Katy (5 Mar 2010). "Eve Marie Carson garden dedicated in Polk Place" . The Daily Tar Heel . Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2019 .