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Kelsey Grammer on reclaiming the memory of his sister fifty years after her murder

By Eric Zembrzuski, CNN

Published 7:27 PM EST, Tue December 16, 2025

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Kelsey Grammer on reclaiming the memory of his sister fifty years after her murder

In 1975 Kelsey Grammer’s 18-year-old sister, Karen, was murdered. For fifty years his loving memories of her were colored by questions about her death. In this moving conversation, Kelsey tells Anderson how he finally found answers and, in doing so, the beloved sister he lost so long ago. For more of “All There Is with Anderson Cooper” visit cnn.com/allthereis. This conversation contains some graphic descriptions of violence.

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