Dateline: The Client — Who was Beverly Carter, and what happened to her? Details explored 

In September 2014, a real estate agent named Beverly Carter from Arkansas, who was 50 years old, had her life taken from her in a frightening way that shook up the town. Beverly was well-known for being good at her job at Crye-Leike Real Estate, and that day she'd even won a $50 award at work.

She had been looking forward to a cozy dinner with her husband of almost 35 years. But things took a terrible turn when she decided to show a house out in the countryside at 6 in the evening to a couple who said they wanted to buy it. Beverly Carter went there by herself, leaving her fancy Cadillac in the driveway.

After a while, when she didn't come back, her family and friends started to worry and called the police to say she was missing. A few days later, her body was found in a shallow hole in a concrete plant. It turns out, some people had a plan to hurt her because they wanted to take advantage of her kindness and how hard she worked. Her story made everyone in her line of work scared about safety.

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The details of Beverly Carter's murder case

Beverly Carter’s disappearance set off a massive search effort by both her workmates and the police. They found her car and her purse at the place she was last seen, but she was nowhere to be found. A few days later, they caught a guy named Arron Lewis, 33 who had a crime-ridden past.

He broke down and admitted to taking her, saying she was picked because, according to what The Associated Press said:

"A woman that worked alone."

At first, the police thought Lewis had committed the crime on his own, but then they found out his wife, Crystal Lowery, was involved too. Crystal went to court and admitted that they had come up with a plan to grab Beverly and ask for money. But they had problems pulling it off, so they had to change their minds.

Beverly Carter was tied up in their house the whole time, and when things got out of hand, they made the terrible choice to end her life because they were scared she would tell the cops it was them. The lawyers showed that Beverly was killed by having tape put over her face so she couldn't breathe, which is just about the most frightening way to go you can imagine.

Thanks to what Crystal said in court, they convicted Lewis, even though he kept saying he didn't do it. He was up against charges like killing someone for money, taking someone against their will, and robbing them.

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Beverly Carter's legacy and impact on real estate safety

Beverly Carter's murder shook up the real estate community. People who knew her from work talked about how hard she worked and how much she loved her family—being a wife, a mom, and a grandma. It is dangerous when agents have to meet people they don't know in places where no one else is around.

Her close friend, Brenda Rhoads, who's also the principal broker at their office, talked to ABC News about how scared everyone is now.

She said:

"They're scared, and I need someone to give them some reassurance."

Beverly's tragic case got the real estate world talking about beefing up their safety measures. They started pushing for things like sharing more about who you're meeting with clients and making sure to meet in public spots where there are plenty of people around. They also began using those safety apps that can keep an eye on you when you're out showing properties.

Beverly's memory is alive through the Beverly Carter Foundation, making sure real estate folks stay safe on the job. The folks behind it are on a mission to prevent what happened to Beverly Carter from happening to anyone else in the business.

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If you want to learn more about Beverly Carter's story, watch it on Dateline: The Client on Peacock or the Oxygen app.

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