“Crye-Leike and all of its employees and independent contractor agents are so very sorry for the loss suffered by the Carter family and send our most heartfelt sympathies to the family on this the 3rd anniversary of the death of Mrs. Carter,” said Crye-Leike Public Relations Director Lisa Maskey in an emailed statement.
She was targeted because she was “a woman that worked alone.”
According to the man accused of kidnapping and killing Arkansas real estate agent Beverly Carter. A jury convicted an Arkansas man Friday of capital murder in the kidnapping suffocation death of a real estate agent. Arron Lewis was accused of kidnapping and killing 50-year-old Beverly Carter, who disappeared after telling her husband that she was showing a house to a prospective buyer.
In September 2014 Carter went missing after a home showing. In January 2016 Arron Lewis, who said he targeted Carter because she was alone and had money, was found guilty of her murder.
“It’s really not a legal issue but a business practice issue where I expect we will see developments in technology to help mitigate the risk but also enable consumer-centric business practices to continue to evolve.”
[…] in many states, an employer isn’t civilly liable for injuries or death of an independent contractor [sic].
- Former President and General Counsel for eXp Realty Russ Cofano
Lastly, he notes there isn’t much brokerages can do legally (beyond background checks) to improve the safety of their agents. But they can bolster their safety protocols and education standards.
Carter’s son Carl set up a not-for-profit foundation in her name — the Beverly Carter Foundation — whose mission is helping agents and brokerages with information on safety and training programs.
Her family tried suing Crye-Leike Real Estate for wrongful death and negligence, alleging that the brokerage failed to provide Carter with the proper safety training that could have saved her but the judge ruled the lawsuit was filed late by 3 days.
The lawsuit filed on Sept. 29 by Carter’s husband and two sons accuses the firm of lacking support for Carter in the areas of background checks and preliminary meeting setups for unknown buyers among other complaints.
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