The Netflix documentary Lover, Stalker, Killer has caused a major stir, with viewers traumatized by the horrific true story of jealousy, betrayal, stalking, and murder. At the heart of the horror is Shanna “Liz” Golyar, who murdered a woman named Cari Farver and then impersonated her for four years to stalk her boyfriend, Dave Kroupa. She is currently serving life in prison.
Where is Shanna “Liz” Golyar now?
On December 22, 2016, Shanna “Liz” Golyar was charged with the first-degree murder of Cari Farver. On August 15, 2017, she was found guilty of the crime. She is currently at the Nebraska Correctional Centre for Women serving her sentence.
Golyar was insanely jealous of Cari Farver, who had been in a short relationship with Dave Kroupa. She would murder Cari and then spend the next four years impersonating the victim, stalking Dave and his ex, threatening his children, and texting Cari’s mother explaining she was moving away, all to cover up the terrible truth. Digital forensics administrator Anthony Kava would put the pieces together and estimated that Golyar must have spent up to 50 hours a week impersonating the dead woman.
Golyar was given a life sentence for the murder of Cari Farver. At the time of writing, she is not eligible for parole.
Liz Golyar has two children. She also had four pets that died in a fire that Golyar deliberately set in her own house.
Who shot Liz Golyar?
In another smokescreen, Golyar would shoot herself, then phone the police and claim that she had been shot by Dave Kroupa’s ex-partner Amy Flora. However, Liz underestimated the resources of the police, who by now had determined that Liz was behind the events. They would then allow her to continue with her plans, in the hope that they would find concrete evidence that they could use in a court of law.
Was Cari ever found?
To this day, the body of Cari Farver has never been found. The prosecutors believe the murder happened at an Omaha apartment on November 13, 2012. The investigators would fail to find a murder weapon either, or any witnesses, so the evidence against Golyar would all depend on the circumstantial evidence tying Golyar to Farver. Evidence would include her fingerprints on a packet of chewing gum in her love rival’s car and a photo taken by Golyar allegedly showing Farver’s foot after she had been murdered.
Is there a book about the case?
There have been several accounts of the case in print, and one of the most incisive is the book A Tangled Web by Leslie Rule. Goodreads describes the work by saying:
“With mesmerizing detail and compelling narrative skill, Leslie Rule tracks every step of the heart-pounding path to long-awaited justice–from a sociopath’s twisted past to the deadly deception and the high-tech forensics that condemned the killer to prison, where the tangled web of manipulations still draws trusting souls into danger.”
