On the night of December 27, 1986, 20-year-old Cara Knott was driving south on Interstate 15 from her boyfriend's home in Escondido, California to her parents' home in El Cajon, when Peyer, who was on duty in a marked CHP patrol car, directed Knott to pull off the freeway on an isolated, unfinished off-ramp. It was later discovered that Peyer had also been harassing a number of other female drivers in the same area and pulling them over on the same off-ramp and was supposedly trying to pick them up as dates. In the Knott case, it was thought that the situation escalated to physicality when Knott threatened to report Peyer for his inappropriate actions. When he attempted to grab her she slashed and scratched his face. Peyer then bludgeoned her with his flashlight and strangled her with a rope. He then threw her body over the edge of an abandoned bridge where she fell into the brush below.

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The first trial resulted in a hung jury. Upon retrial, testimony regarding a potential second suspect and a hearsay explanation for the defendant's scratches was ruled inadmissible, and Peyer was found guilty of murder, the first-ever conviction of murder by an on-duty CHP officer.[1] In 1988, Peyer was sentenced to 25 years to life.

After conviction, Peyer continued to claim his innocence. In 2004, Peyer was asked if he would contribute a sample of his DNA to a San Diego County program that was designed and initiated to use DNA samples to possibly exonerate wrongfully imprisoned persons, since at the time of his trial and conviction such testing was not yet available. Peyer refused to provide any DNA for the test. At a subsequent parole hearing in 2004, when asked why he wouldn't provide a DNA sample, Peyer refused to answer. The board denied his parole on the grounds of his lack of remorse for the crime as well as for his refusal to explain why he was saying he was innocent yet he would not let anyone help him prove it.

Dude...


I've come to understand

Crankster: “. . . then the whole nation is degraded.”

topic Author's Reply - Sep 2, 2015 - 08:14pm PT
Supertopo is a climbing forum thus lets talk about climbing.

Wrong. It is a "Climber's Discussion Forum".

Too bad your meaningless job doesn't have the benefits mine does.

And the promise of a good retirement helped me make that decision.

Look at the grief on this child's face.
Share this picture to put a spotlight on the
killing of police. This 9 year old child's father
is Louisiana State Police Senior Trooper Steven Vincent.
Trooper Vincent was murdered - executed - while on duty.
Today was the Trooper's funeral (and the Troopers son is
standing in the picture with Col Mike Edmonson who
gave the eulogy.

And the promise of a good retirement helped me make that decision.

10b...no, to "Protect and Serve" was NOT why I initially joined. Growing tired of being a poor, starving college student is why I signed up. Once established in the career, "Protect and Serve" came to the forefront. The only reason I put up with fighting drunks and slipping on 15 year-old boys' brains on the roadway, etc., was because it supported my family well and I saw light at the end of the tunnel with retirement benefits. Otherwise, nobody in their right mind would put up with that crap. I seriously got way more joy out of helping a stranded driver in the middle of the desert on a 115 degree day get on their way than I did writing a 100+ mph speeding ticket or taking a drunk to jail.

Jody

climber
Occupied Territory

Topic Author's Reply - Sep 1, 2015 - 07:22pm PT
Idiots....paint with a broad brush, disparage everyone who has a different point of view and are hopelessly inept in dealing with nuanced arguments.

You finally admitted what you are. That is exactly what you do. Thanks for being honest...finally.

Read my post to Norton...it applies to you too.