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Fox News
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Extra: Our Unedited Conversation With Kelsey Grammer
Kelsey Grammer is an award-winning actor famous for numerous legendary roles in shows including Cheers, Frasier, and The Simpsons. However, his life has also been filled with tragedy. On July 8, 1975, his sister, Karen Grammer, was abducted, raped, and murdered in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The brutality of this crime was unimaginable, and it haunted him for decades. Nearly 50 years later, Kelsey Grammer is opening up about the horrific crime that still impacts his life in his new book, Karen: A Brother Remembers. Grammer recently joined host Dave Anthony on the FOX News Rundown to discuss the book and why he wanted to tell the story of his late sister. He talked about the difficulty of coping with grief and how, for years, he wanted to murder Karen's killers. We often have to cut interviews short during the week, but we thought you might like to hear the full interview. Today on Fox News Rundown Extra, we will share our entire interview with actor Kelsey Grammer, allowing you to hear more about Karen's story, his successful acting career, and his passion for history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Yahoo
Kelsey Grammer Recalls Horrifying Moment Police Turned Up at Family Home To Reveal His Sister Had Been Murdered
Actor Kelsey Grammer has detailed the tragic moment police officers arrived at his family's Florida home to reveal that his sister, Karen, had been brutally killed. Grammer, 73, revealed his grief over the death of his beloved sibling and the trauma he experienced from having to identify the 18-year-old's body while laying bare their touching relationship in his new memoir, 'Karen: A Brother Remembers,' which was published on May 6. At the time of Karen's death, the actor was living at the family's Pompano Beach home. However, his younger sibling, whom he described as 'funny and free-spirited,' had moved away to Colorado Springs, CO, after graduating from high school. Just months after she moved out, detectives turned up on the Grammer family's doorstep with gut-wrenching news: They had found the body of a Jane Doe whom they believed was Karen. It was Grammer who was assigned the difficult task of identifying the body—a moment that he later revealed would haunt him forever. Karen was abducted on July 1, 1976, by Freddie Lee Glenn and his accomplice, Michael Corbett, who were planning on robbing the Red Lobster restaurant where she worked. But in a heinous turn of events, they kidnapped Karen before raping her and stabbing her 42 times, nearly decapitating her in the process. 'The coroner noted that through a gaping wound in her neck, he could see all the way into Karen's lung. I had been right in saying he almost decapitated her. Freddie Glenn punched holes in my sister's body with unimaginable brutality,' Grammer described. The actor—who was two years older than his sister and had always considered himself to be her protector—later learned that his sister was alive when the men left her in an alley. After they left, Karen crawled to the door of a nearby trailer, begging someone to help her. Grammer revealed he always hoped someone kind helped his sister in any way they could. However, he later found out that wasn't the case. 'In my imaginings, the man who found Karen at his doorstep was a 'good Samaritan' of sorts,' he wrote. 'I stand corrected and disappointed that that man did not attempt to help her but simply called the police after leaving her body as it lay … eyes vacant, staring at the sky, her legs still on the steps, her head on the ground and a clenched fist above her head with a single finger pointing—somewhere or nowhere—just pointing. 'She had fallen backward from the trailer door after knocking for help. It was her last hope and disappointment after crawling 400 feet from the place where she had been stabbed. Bloody fingerprints mark the trail of her final moments at exactly 3'6' along the office and walls of the trailer park. 'She had been on her knees, crawling her way … What I had hoped were a final, few moments of kindness from some stranger, were nothing of the sort,' he explained. Later in the memoir, Grammer revealed that he and Karen were extremely close as they were the only two siblings and they grew up with a single mother. He revealed that his story was dedicated to his sister, whom he described as 'an Oreo cookie dipped in an ice-cold Coca-Cola. 'She was a poem, a light, fun, innocent, and wise.' 'This is your story Karen. I hope you like it. It holds you. It holds me. It holds our love. Forever yours, Kelsey,' he added. Glenn is serving a life sentence. However, he has come up for parole multiple times. 'I accept that you live with remorse every day of your life, but I live with tragedy every day of my life,' Grammer told the killer in a 2014 parole hearing. The actor revealed that he and his wife, Kayte, had visited the same Red Lobster restaurant Karen worked at to honor her. 'Kayte and I went for a bite of food, shared a bottle of wine. We talked. Reviewed … at the wooden fence just feet from where Karen left her body. It had broken me, again. Just when I thought nothing else ever could,' he said. Job Market Defies Tariff Fears To Remain Strong in April, Offering Jolt of Confidence to Homebuyers Supply of Homes for Sale Hits a Post-Pandemic High in April—but Pending Sales Drop as Buyers Grapple With Economic Uncertainty Buyers Now Need To Earn 70% More Than They Did 6 Years Ago To Buy a Home
News.com.au
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Frasier star Kelsey Grammer opens up about unspeakable tragedy
Kelsey Grammer has seen his share of tragedy in his life, but it was one moment of unspeakable loss that nearly broke his faith in God. The Emmy-winning Frasier star opened up about the spiritual toll he endured after the brutal murder of his sister Karen in 1975. Grammer penned a memoir, Karen: A Brother Remembers to honour the life of his sister and told Fox News Digital how his latest project restored his faith in God. 'When the deaths occurred, starting with my grandfather, and then my dad — and I didn't really know my dad — and then when Karen was killed, hanging on to what I'd always seen as a kind of gift of faith, became … hollow faith,' Grammer explained. 'It wasn't working. I thought, 'Why did I lose this? What happened?' I felt betrayed by it. And, so, I sort of cursed God at one point and said, 'You know, hey, I'd rather you didn't bother to help at this point because, honestly, this was colossal. I'm not interested.'' In Grammer's memoir, he recounted the deeply personal and tragic story of his late sister, who was murdered at the age of 18. He was just 20 years old and studying theatre at Juilliard in New York when his younger sister, a recent high school graduate, moved to Colorado Springs. She was kidnapped by several men who had intended to rob a Red Lobster where she worked. They instead kidnapped Karen, sexually abused her repeatedly and ultimately stabbed her to death. In 1976, Freddie Glenn was convicted of killing Karen Grammer and two other victims from the previous year. The Supreme Court ruled Glenn could seek parole after 30 years, but the sitcom star has twice helped block Glenn's attempts at parole as justice for his sister and the other victims' families. 'He just thinks it's been long enough and, so, when do I get out of prison? So, when am I done with mine then? Because I'm still stuck,' Grammer told Fox News Digital. 'And although this book has helped release a great deal of that feeling, there is a kind of … well, 'We're in this together, Freddie, you and me.' And … if I don't get free, you're not either.' At a parole hearing in 2009, Grammer wrote a letter to the court that said, 'She was my best friend and the best person I knew. She had so much to live for. I loved my sister, Karen. I miss her. I miss her in my bones. 'I was her big brother. I was supposed to protect her — I could not. I have never gotten over it. … It very nearly destroyed me.' Before his sister's death, the 70-year-old star first experienced loss at the age of 13 when his father was shot and killed during a home invasion. After the death of Karen, Grammer's two half-brothers, Stephen and Billy, died in a scuba diving accident in the Virgin Islands. Grammer admitted he turned away from God in his darkest moments, but he encouraged others to do the opposite. 'I would advise people to step away from that. If I could, I would say, rather than turn away from God, turn toward Him in these situations,' he told Fox News Digital. 'Because it isn't like God's out to get you. But it feels like that sometimes. And that was very hard.' Although that sense of brokenness followed Grammer for years, his faith slowly began to mend through love and family. 'By virtue of writing this book, [my faith] has gained a little ground. By virtue of meeting Kayte, by virtue of living through what we've lived through as well, has fortified my faith,' Grammer said, referring to wife Kayte Walsh. The couple share three children and named their first daughter Faith. Grammer, one of TV's highest paid actors ever thanks to his hit sitcom Frasier, has continued to find peace through reflection, especially when he wrote his memoir. The Cheers star told Fox News Digital what inspired him to write this memoir 50 years after his sister's death. 'I was instructed through a medium that Karen wanted me to tell her story. … I had a session with her in which she brought me Karen's wishes,' Grammer said. 'I'm very, very happy with the book. I'm happy that I did it. I feel lighter that I actually was able to accomplish it because I carried around a lot of woe, a lot of grief.' In his memoir, Grammer recounted the memories of his sister and how her loss affected him and his family. As Grammer courageously confronted the pain of losing a loved one to senseless violence, he celebrated his late sister's life in the most profound way. When Fox News Digital asked Grammer one memory that stood out to him and brought him comfort when he thought about Karen, he shared an emotional moment when he bonded with his beloved sister at a young age. 'That's one thing I say … she was an Oreo cookie dipped in ice-cold Coca-Cola. I think of that moment. … There was a moment when we were sitting there. … We were both sitting on a green couch in our living room in Florida, and then she thought she would dip an Oreo cookie in Coca-Cola. … It was fantastic.' In the end, Grammer didn't speak of closure as a destination but as a quiet shift in the way grief and love coexist. 'I don't think closure is possible when you've suffered a tragic loss in your life. The look for me of closure would be that, somewhere between the grief that is constant and is sometimes as alive as the moment it first took place, will be balanced in time by a fondness for the person that you loved and a memory that will at least stand face-to-face on the same level as the grief does.'
Daily Mail
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Actor Kelsey Grammer shares the turmoil he faced over his ex-lover's decision to have an abortion
opens up about his life and past experience with abortion in his new book Karen: A Brother Remembers, where he also recalls the horrifying 1975 rape and murder of his beloved sibling. Regarding the termination of his child by a former lover, he wrote: 'I know that many people do not have a problem with abortion, and though I have supported it in the past, it eats away at my soul.' Grammer, 70, revealed that he and a previous partner got the abortion in 1974. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO Grammer wrote that of his regret when trying to talk his ex-partner out of the abortion, as he was 'willing' to become a dad at the time. The actor said he felt bad that he 'did not plead with her to save [the unborn child's] life'. He said in his memoir that he felt bad about what had occurred - which was six months prior to his sister Karen's tragic death on July 1, 1975. Grammer wrote that he 'volunteered' to have his son's 'body vacuumed out of his mother's'. He added: 'I regret it. That's all I meant to say.' The star was also critical of the medical professionals involved in the procedure: 'The doctor, or so-called doctors, who have executed generations of children in this manner - I have no idea how they call themselves doctors. 'Something about the "first, do no harm" thing. But I offer no controversy.' He also touched on how he and wife Kayte Walsh had been expecting twins when tragedy ensued for them. Grammer said that a fetus sack ruptured more than three months into the pregnancy, and wrote about how it would not repair, endangering the life of his spouse. Grammer explained: 'Doctors advised us his continued growth without the safety of his amniotic fluid would surely kill him and probably take Faith, too.' Following extensive prayer, Grammer wrote that he and his spouse made the heart-wrenching decision to abort the male fetus to spare Walsh. He said: 'We killed our son so Faith might live. We wept as we watched his heart stop. It is the greatest pain I have ever known.' Grammer said Walsh's 'scream was enough to make a man mourn a lifetime'. The actor's dad to seven children in total, with previous partners and his wife.
Fox News
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Kelsey Grammer 'cursed God' after sister's murder until love restored his faith
Join Fox News for access to this content Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account - free of charge. By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News' Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. Please enter a valid email address. Having trouble? Click here. Kelsey Grammer has seen his share of tragedy in his life, but it was one moment of unspeakable loss that nearly broke his faith in God. The Emmy-winning "Frasier" star opened up about the spiritual toll he endured after the brutal murder of his sister Karen in 1975. Grammer penned a memoir, "Karen: A Brother Remembers" to honor the life of his sister and told Fox News Digital how his latest project restored his faith in God. KELSEY GRAMMER FINDS 'CLOSURE' AFTER SISTER WAS BRUTALLY MURDERED: 'DEEPLY TROUBLING' "When the deaths occurred, starting with my grandfather, and then my dad — and I didn't really know my dad — and then when Karen was killed, hanging on to what I'd always seen as a kind of gift of faith, became ... hollow faith," Grammer explained. "It wasn't working. I thought, 'Why did I lose this? What happened?' I felt betrayed by it. And, so, I sort of cursed God at one point and said, 'You know, hey, I'd rather you didn't bother to help at this point because, honestly, this was colossal. I'm not interested.'" In Grammer's memoir, "Karen," he recounted the deeply personal and tragic story of his late sister, who was murdered at the age of 18. He was just 20 years old and studying theater at Juilliard in New York when his younger sister, a recent high school graduate, moved to Colorado Springs. "I felt betrayed by it. And, so, I sort of cursed God at one point and said, 'You know, hey, I'd rather you didn't bother to help at this point because, honestly, this was colossal. I'm not interested." — Kelsey Grammer She was kidnapped by several men who had intended to rob a Red Lobster where she worked. They instead kidnapped Karen, raped her repeatedly and ultimately stabbed her to death. In 1976, Freddie Glenn was convicted of killing Karen Grammer and two other victims from the previous year. The Supreme Court ruled Glenn could seek parole after 30 years, but the sitcom star has twice helped block Glenn's attempts at parole as justice for his sister and the other victims' families. "He just thinks it's been long enough and, so, when do I get out of prison? So, when am I done with mine then? Because I'm still stuck," Grammer told Fox News Digital. "And although this book has helped release a great deal of that feeling, there is a kind of … well, 'We're in this together, Freddie, you and me.' And … if I don't get free, you're not either." At a parole hearing in 2009, Grammer wrote a letter to the court that said, "She was my best friend and the best person I knew. She had so much to live for. I loved my sister, Karen. I miss her. I miss her in my bones. "I was her big brother. I was supposed to protect her — I could not. I have never gotten over it. ... It very nearly destroyed me." Before his sister's death, the 70-year-old star first experienced loss at the age of 13 when his father was shot and killed during a home invasion. After the death of Karen, Grammer's two half-brothers, Stephen and Billy, died in a scuba diving accident in the Virgin Islands. Grammer admitted he turned away from God in his darkest moments, but he encouraged others to do the opposite. "I would advise people to step away from that. If I could, I would say, rather than turn away from God, turn toward Him in these situations," he told Fox News Digital. "Because it doesn't [mean] God's out to get you. But it feels like that sometimes. And that was very hard." Although that sense of brokenness followed Grammer for years, his faith slowly began to mend through love and family. "By virtue of writing this book, [my faith] has gained a little ground. By virtue of meeting Kayte, by virtue of living through what we've lived through as well, has fortified my faith," Grammer said, referring to wife Kayte Walsh. The couple share three children and named their first daughter Faith. Grammer has continued to find peace through reflection, especially when he wrote his memoir, "Karen: A Brother Remembers." The "Cheers" star told Fox News Digital what inspired him to write this memoir 50 years after his sister's death. "I was instructed through a medium that Karen wanted me to tell her story. … I had a session with her in which she brought me Karen's wishes," Grammer said. 'FRASIER' STAR KELSEY GRAMMER FORGIVES HIS SISTER'S KILLER BUT WON'T 'ADVOCATE FOR HIS FREEDOM' "I'm very, very happy with the book. I'm happy that I did it. I feel lighter that I actually was able to accomplish it because I carried around a lot of woe, a lot of grief." In his memoir, Grammer recounted the memories of his sister and how her loss affected him and his family. As Grammer courageously confronted the pain of losing a loved one to senseless violence, he celebrated his late sister's life in the most profound way. When Fox News Digital asked Grammer one memory that stood out to him and brought him comfort when he thought about Karen, he shared an emotional moment when he bonded with his beloved sister at a young age. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER "That's one thing I say … she was an Oreo cookie dipped in ice-cold Coca-Cola. I think of that moment. … There was a moment when we were sitting there. … We were both sitting on a green couch in our living room in Florida, and then she thought she would dip an Oreo cookie in Coca-Cola. … It was fantastic." In the end, Grammer didn't speak of closure as a destination but as a quiet shift in the way grief and love coexist. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP "I don't think closure is possible when you've suffered a tragic loss in your life. The look for me of closure would be that, somewhere between the grief that is constant and is sometimes as alive as the moment it first took place, will be balanced in time by a fondness for the person that you loved and a memory that will at least stand face to face on the same level as the grief does." "Karen: A Brother Remembers" is available everywhere books are sold.
