French gendarmes have issued a fresh appeal for witnesses as the investigation into the murder of a British woman in Dordogne reaches its seventh month without a breakthrough.
Karen Carter, 65, was stabbed to death outside her home in the village of Trémolat on April 29, 2025.
Despite extensive work by detectives from the Agen Section de recherche, supported by local gendarmes and overseen by an investigating judge in Périgueux, the case remains unresolved.
Investigators announced the public appeal on November 26.
Sources close to the case told France Bleu that it was “international” in scope.
Mrs Carter held both British and South African nationality, and officers have carried out hundreds of interviews not only in France but also in the UK and South Africa, where her estranged husband, Alan Carter, lives.
Investigators have examined many potential leads, including the possibility of a contract killing, without identifying a suspect.
Mrs Carter was attacked minutes after returning from a wine tasting evening with friends on April 29, 2025.
The family’s lawyer, Réda Hammouche, welcomed the decision to launch the appeal. He said the family continued to hope that justice will be done and that the public call may bring new information to light.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the gendarmerie’s dedicated team by email or by phone:
