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Kelsey Grammer Reveals His Sister Karen’s Chilling Final Moments After Being Stabbed 42 Times

Kelsey Gramme reveals his sister Karen's chilling final moments after she was stabbed 42 times. She was brutally raped and murdered in Colorado in 1975.

In his new book Karen: A Brother Remembers, out May 6, Grammer delves into the horrific details of his sister’s murder, as well as the deep and lasting toll it took on his life, which has been touched by multiple tragedies. “For a long time, the grief was so dominant that I couldn’t access happiness,” Grammer, now 70, tells PEOPLE for a story in this week's print issue. Beyond sharing the details of her murder, Grammer paints a picture of Karen in the book as a free-spirited and loving woman who made the most of every moment, whose life was so much more than the way it ended.

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