Andrea Canning

It was becoming clear to investigators that Carmen was connected to Eric's death.

It's just not me.

They arrested Carmen on that gun violation and sat her down in an interrogation room.

When they asked her if she had sold drugs to Corey, her memory was fuzzy.

So they offered Carmen an incentive to help jog her memory.

Soon enough, Carmen's memory seemed to get better, and she would have quite the story to tell.

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Detectives were speaking with housekeeper Carmen Lauber, who they believed was the key link between Corey and the fentanyl that killed her husband, Eric.

Oh, my God.

We need hard details.

Like I said, I love Eric.

He was a damn diggy.

And so Carmen began.

It was February 2022, a month before Eric died.

Carmen said Corey reached out and asked if she could get drugs for a real estate investor.

Corey figured that Carmen might have access to someone who could provide her with drugs.

And Carmen did.

A few days before Eric ate that Valentine's Day sandwich, Corey directed Carmen to a house she had flipped.

Carmen told investigators she went inside, took the cash Corey had left, and went to buy the drugs.

Carmen said she later returned and placed them in the backyard fire pit for Corey.