Ex-Army recruiter blamed wife for his demotion. Did he kill her for revenge?

By Us - CBSNews.com Mar 19, 2025 | 2:15 PM

Cati Blauvelt was discovered in an abandoned South Carolina farmhouse in 2016 — a broken knife blade inside her body. Almost immediately, her friends had one suspect in mind: John Blauvelt, her estranged husband, a once-respected Army recruiter.

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Ex-Army recruiter blamed wife for his demotion. Did he kill her for revenge?