PAUL PEAVEY: Colorado dog breeder murdered, 10 puppies missing *ARREST*

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Colorado dog breeder's suspicious death linked to missing Doberman puppies​

Colorado authorities are investigating the suspicious death of a dog breeder and looking for 10 Doberman puppies who were missing from his property, according to the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office.

Paul Peavey, 57, was first reported missing last Wednesday before a privately organized search party discovered his body on Saturday, the sheriff's office said in a statement on Sunday.

“His death is considered a homicide; however, we do not believe the public is in imminent danger,” the sheriff’s office said in a post on X.

Peavey's autopsy will be conducted on Wednesday. It is unclear when the results will be released and the coroner's office didn't immediately respond to an inquiry.

Officials confirmed on Wednesday that as the homicide investigation continues, 10 of Peavey's Doberman puppies remain unaccounted for.

The sheriff's office posted a series of updates on social media, asking the public for help searching for Peavey's puppies.

The missing puppies may have been sold since last Tuesday, officials said. All puppies were microchipped, so anyone who had bought a puppy in the area within the last week was asked to check for a microchip to determine if it was one of Peavey's.
 

Clear Creek County sheriff apologizes after community finds missing Idaho Springs man dead​

After a community-organized search party found the body of an Idaho Springs man who had previously been reported missing, the Clear Creek County sheriff is now saying the assessment of the initial missing person's report was "not acceptable."

On Saturday, three days after 57-year-old Paul Peavey was reported missing, a group of community members found his body within minutes of starting a search for him.

In a post to an Idaho Springs Facebook group Tuesday, Sheriff Matthew Harris acknowledged they received a missing person's report on Wednesday evening, but a deputy never went to the property that night.

"We didn't go, and it was not the right decision," Harris said in an interview with 9NEWS.

Bruce Boynton, the search party organizer and a close friend of Peavey's, said they shouldn't have been the ones to find Peavey's body, and that authorities should have acted sooner.

Harris said he agrees.

"It's one of the things that weighs heavy on my heart is that that these folks had to go, and they had to see that," Harris said. "And we should have been there, side by side, assisting on that."

In the statement, Harris said a missing persons case was opened for Peavey only after the caller who reported his disappearance on Wednesday called again the following day.

He added that, although a deputy did make efforts to find Peavey on Thursday — including searching his property and entering his name into national missing persons databases — the sheriff's office could have done additional things, like sharing his information on social media and partaking in Saturday's search party, which was made up of more than 40 community members.

Over the weekend, Harris defended their decision, saying their office didn't receive any information that Peavey was endangered. But now, Harris is saying their assessment of the initial report about Peavey's disappearance did not meet professional standards and was not acceptable.

"The reporting party did report significant information that should have led us to respond on scene to that call," Harris said. "It was a misstep on our part, certainly."

In the statement, he said they are now conducting an internal investigation into their response.


Peavey's death is being investigated as a homicide. Harris said they have several strong leads on suspects in this case. But they are still trying to track down Peavey's missing Doberman puppies, which could help the investigation. Anyone who has bought a Doberman puppy recently is being asked to check for a microchip and contact the sheriff's office.
 

Mystery as Colorado dog breeder is found murdered and 10 Doberman puppies are missing​

A well-known Colorado dog breeder was found murdered in a wooded area and at least 10 of his Doberman puppies are still missing.

Paul Peavey, 57, of Idaho Springs, was found by a search group of around 50 people that one of his closest friends, Bruce Boynton, organized on Saturday.

'It sucks we had to go find our friend,' Boynton, who owns Pickaxe Pizza, told 9 News. '[He] was tossed over the hill and covered up with sticks and stones and debris.

'[It's] nothing anyone wants to see in their life. It’s something that would haunt you for the rest of your life.'

Clear Creek County Sheriff Matthew Harris said the body was found off an embankment and out of plain sight, and its condition suggested the death was suspicious in nature. It is unclear if Peavey was killed so his murderer could steal the puppies, with cops yet to make any arrests or share a possible motive.
 
I saw this one a couple of times under new posts but wasn't even going to take a look for a couple of reasons. No big ones, just like not long ago I felt I needed some new cases as most that are my main ones have been pretty inactive or no news but now Soto had a huge document and interview dump and doubt I will ever catch up so in no need of adding any new ones. And that's just how it goes isn't it...

Not even sure why I did finally come in, curiosity I guess.

My first I thought would be something business related. Did someone buy ten puppies and feel they were screwed over, never got them or some such? Whether personally or for their own resale? It isn't unusual to have a resale of such by someone who does no breeding but buys puppies from a breeder routinely and marks them up or gets a better price for a number of them, then sells them himself, etc...

Or needed the income and had no money at the moment to buy them from him or they had been cut off if had been doing so, something on that order...

I wouldn't think that route if puppies weren't missing, if that were the case it would be more of a who did this what was the motive kind of case.

Assuming of course, IF the puppies were the TRUE motive.

Clearly and most likely male imo for where he was thrown or placed.

Could just be someone needing money for drugs and a quick sale of something but don't think so unless an idiot. I would never be such nor a thief but the last thing I'd want is to have ten live things I have to take care of and try to sell. You'd steal the car first.

Or is he in business partnership with anyone OR going through a divorce or any such?

It's pretty clear he is not a loner and has friends and they knew immediately something was wrong... Probably even have suspicions as to who. Not a lot of info here.

Guessing there may be more on SM or something but what's here is all I've seen and only just now.

I wonder the cause, guess would be by gun.

I suspect there's more here just because of the instant knowledge this wasn't normal or maybe there were already concerns over some problem he was dealing with, or person.

As wrong as he now says it was, the sheriff's department not going right out, we know it's not unusual with an adult. That has changed a lot in recent times but still does happen. And I think because in many a case they show up a short time later. However, if there were other things the ones calling it in knew of he was dealing with that made it more worrisome, they certainly should have responded.

Again it sounds like friends immediately and in no way thought his not being reached was normal and that something more was up.

There's very little here and that's all I get from what is here.

I had a sister in law that was a dog breeder of many types consistently. Her sister started doing it with just one dog for some extra vacation income maybe. I myself have a problem with it but not so much that I make it some platform or a big deal over it. I say this (and it isn't about them either, I mean in general, mankind messing with breeds and the mother being pregnant over and over and over for one purpose, I just don't like it) but not here to talk that. I bring it up because people will buy a number of them and they run their own sale of such or business but don't breed themselves. Some did so regularly from the one who did it full time, the SIL. Regular customers, and even probably could do so on credit if long term customers. So I know such is a thing, and this was ten puppies. So I'm thinking some business deal or one that fell through on one side or another or the customer didn't have the $$$...?

Again so little info that could be way off base but the little info there is the supplies 'look" like the motive.

I wonder if that's the only type he bred? Dobermans....?
 
I sure hope they don't try to cut out the microchips on those puppies!
I'm sure that's what they will do unless they want to be traced.

So no cause of death yet but his body was hidden down an embankment. Shame on LE for not going out and that the searchers had to find him. I hope the scene wasn't disturbed too much due to that. But the perp also had three days to get a long way away because of that, so those pups are long gone.
 
I'm sure that's what they will do unless they want to be traced.

So no cause of death yet but his body was hidden down an embankment. Shame on LE for not going out and that the searchers had to find him. I hope the scene wasn't disturbed too much due to that.
Sounds like he was covered with sticks and such too which would be a high indication of murder, or at least concealing. Guessing myself by gun. Seems a very high likelihood.

These friends sound like they wanted LE doing it and so would know I'd hope not to disturb the scene but I could see them doing so IF wondering if any chance he was still breathing. Other than that,, I think they'd call LE again and wait unless they thought there was a CHANCE he wasn't dead. They WANTED LE responding and searching...

He was reported missing on the 21st so eight days ago already. HOPEFULLY the thief had a place/s these puppies were being sold to and so by the time this news hit (the article is recent, not from eight days ago) about the microchipping he has no access to cut the chips out. Sadly and honestly I don't think he'd do that anyhow, he'd simply get rid of them if he thought it could be his downfall. All it will take is one buyer who GOT a puppy having the chip looked at and then reporting who he bought the pup from.

Still seems to me this is going to be business related in some manner. Maybe not someone the dead breeder regularly did business with or could be as well. Hard to say.
 

No stolen puppies yet recovered in Colorado as investigators seek dog breeder's killer​

None of the approximately 10 Doberman pinscher puppies apparently stolen when 57-year-old Paul Peavey was killed on his property in the Colorado mountains have been located yet.

All of the puppies have microchips that would help identify their origin and investigators have asked for anyone in central Colorado who has recently purchased a Doberman puppy to contact them. They are also hoping to be contacted by people who purchased or arranged to purchase dogs from Peavey dating back to June.


There were hints Wednesday from investigators that they might be getting closer to finding suspects in the case. Fulton declined to say whether a person arrested on an out-of-state warrant over the weekend had been cleared in the case. And detectives were working through evidence. That included a game camera Peavey had set up on the property.
 
I'm sure that's what they will do unless they want to be traced.

So no cause of death yet but his body was hidden down an embankment. Shame on LE for not going out and that the searchers had to find him. I hope the scene wasn't disturbed too much due to that. But the perp also had three days to get a long way away because of that, so those pups are long gone.
At least they are admitting it instead of passing the buck like usual.
 
I think it would ruin value to try to remove, sadly they are more apt to get rid of the pups. One can hope though they immediately had buyers...

I do think it related to the business and the most recent news above seems to indicate LE thinks so too...

Hard to say for sure of course but seems likely.
 
They have identified a suspect.



From the link -

The Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office has recommended charges against Sergio Ferrer, 36, in connection with Peavey’s death, including first degree murder, felony murder and aggravated robbery, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.

Final charges will be determined by the 5th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, according to the sheriff’s office. CNN has reached out to the district attorney’s office for comment.

Peavey, who bred European Doberman pinschers, was last heard from on August 19 and his body was found on Saturday around noon by a search party of community volunteers, according to Bruce Boynton, a friend of Peavey’s.

Ferrer was arrested four hours after authorities located Peavey’s body on an unrelated warrant from Nebraska, where he was wanted for failure to appear on a weapons charge, according to the sheriff’s office.

At the time of the arrest, he was considered a person of interest in Peavey’s death, authorities said.

The sheriff’s office also announced the coroner’s office completed Peavey’s autopsy on Thursday and his manner of death was ruled a homicide, with his cause of death being a gunshot wound.

As many as 10 Doberman puppies were missing from his property. Four adult dogs were initially missing as well, but later returned to the house. The Doberman puppies are still unaccounted for as of Friday afternoon, according to the sheriff’s office.

The four adult dogs are being held by the sheriff’s office as evidence and until ownership can be determined, sheriff’s office spokesperson Jennifer Fulton told CNN Thursday.

Authorities continue to ask the community for any tips to aid the investigation.
 
A lot more info in this article plus a pic of one of the puppies by the look of it.



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A man with a beard and sunglasses stands outside holding a Doberman puppy.

Paul Peavey, a breeder of Dobermans, was found dead in Colorado.Credit...Meredith Mazutis
Hank Sanders
By Hank Sanders


A Colorado man was charged with murder on Friday in the death of a dog breeder who was found shot to death in his Idaho Springs home last Saturday, the authorities said.

The man, Sergio Ferrer, 36, of Georgetown, Colo., had been “considered a person of interest” in the death of the breeder, Paul Peavey, 57, within hours of his body being found, the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office in Colorado said in a statement. Mr. Ferrer was arrested the same day for failing to appear in court on an unrelated weapons charge out of Nebraska.

On Friday, the sheriff’s office charged Mr. Ferrer with first-degree murder, felony murder and aggravated robbery in Mr. Peavey’s death.

Mr. Ferrer’s possible connection to Mr. Peavey was first brought to the attention of the sheriff’s office by a member of a community search party that found Mr. Peavey’s body on Aug. 24, according to an affidavit for an arrest warrant prepared by Detective Joel Buehrle of the sheriff’s office. The search party member believed that a relative of Mr. Ferrer’s had been selling Doberman puppies on Facebook.

After witnesses said that they saw Mr. Ferrer with a new dog, the authorities obtained a warrant to search his home.

During a search of Mr. Ferrer’s home on Aug. 25, the authorities found several items belonging to Mr. Peavey, including a phone with his name on it, jewelry and metal detectors, according to the affidavit.

In interviews with the authorities, Mr. Ferrer changed his story about his relationship with Mr. Peavey several times, the affidavit shows. Mr. Ferrer said that he met Mr. Peavey “years ago” through a barbershop where Mr. Ferrer had worked and that he had arranged to buy a puppy from Mr. Peavey.

Eventually, according to the affidavit, Mr. Ferrer admitted to shooting and killing Mr. Peavey, but he said it was in self-defense after a fight between the two involving illegal activity, the affidavit said.

The case has received widespread attention, in part because as many as 10 of the breeder’s Doberman puppies were missing and the authorities believed that finding them could help in the investigation.

When the Doberman puppies went missing, a local veterinarian supplied the authorities with the list of microchip codes that Mr. Peavey had put in his puppies, the affidavit said.

It added that the authorities discovered that on the same day Mr. Peavey was reported missing, someone had bought a Doberman puppy that matched one of the listed codes and had paid for it through a Cash App account that was linked to Mr. Ferrer.

Mr. Ferrer admitted to taking more than three of the puppies, which he transported to Denver to give away, the affidavit said. He said he took one home.

It was unclear if Mr. Ferrer had legal representation. Efforts to reach relatives of Mr. Ferrer on Friday were not immediately successful.

Mr. Peavey, 57, was last heard from on Aug. 19 and was reported missing on Aug. 21, the sheriff’s office said.

“Paul was a wonderful person,” Meredith Mazutis, a Doberman breeder and friend of Mr. Peavey, said on Friday.

Ms. Mazutis said she was relieved that there had been an arrest in Mr. Peavey’s killing but said the authorities needed to do more to find the missing puppies.

“Paul’s gone,” she said. “We’re never going to bring him back.”

Mr. Peavey bred European Dobermans on a 110-acre property in Idaho Springs, a town about 30 miles west of Denver. Although his three adult Doberman dogs were found safe on the property, as many as 10 puppies were reported missing and are “still unaccounted for,” the sheriff’s office said Friday afternoon.

An investigation into the dogs’ location is continuing. The authorities said that anyone who had bought a puppy from Mr. Peavey’s business since June should contact them.

For buyers in the United States, a European Doberman puppy typically costs $3,000 to $4,500 from a breeder.

“There absolutely has been an increased demand in the past few years,” John Walter, a Doberman expert who runs DobermanPlanet.com, said of European Dobermans, adding that Dobermans are great family dogs. “Dobermans are the only breed that were bred for the sole purpose of protecting humans.”

Susan C. Beachy contributed research.
 
Well I have to admit, LE have redeemed themselves a little - from not responding to him missing or helping finding him in the first place, to now having charged his alleged killer already.

This is how he was caught - how neat is this.......? Not even on page 2 yet !

"the authorities discovered that on the same day Mr. Peavey was reported missing, someone had bought a Doberman puppy that matched one of the listed codes and had paid for it through a Cash App account that was linked to Mr. Ferrer."
 
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A lot more info in this article plus a pic of one of the puppies by the look of it.



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A man with a beard and sunglasses stands outside holding a Doberman puppy.

Paul Peavey, a breeder of Dobermans, was found dead in Colorado.Credit...Meredith Mazutis
Hank Sanders
By Hank Sanders


A Colorado man was charged with murder on Friday in the death of a dog breeder who was found shot to death in his Idaho Springs home last Saturday, the authorities said.

The man, Sergio Ferrer, 36, of Georgetown, Colo., had been “considered a person of interest” in the death of the breeder, Paul Peavey, 57, within hours of his body being found, the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office in Colorado said in a statement. Mr. Ferrer was arrested the same day for failing to appear in court on an unrelated weapons charge out of Nebraska.

On Friday, the sheriff’s office charged Mr. Ferrer with first-degree murder, felony murder and aggravated robbery in Mr. Peavey’s death.

Mr. Ferrer’s possible connection to Mr. Peavey was first brought to the attention of the sheriff’s office by a member of a community search party that found Mr. Peavey’s body on Aug. 24, according to an affidavit for an arrest warrant prepared by Detective Joel Buehrle of the sheriff’s office. The search party member believed that a relative of Mr. Ferrer’s had been selling Doberman puppies on Facebook.

After witnesses said that they saw Mr. Ferrer with a new dog, the authorities obtained a warrant to search his home.

During a search of Mr. Ferrer’s home on Aug. 25, the authorities found several items belonging to Mr. Peavey, including a phone with his name on it, jewelry and metal detectors, according to the affidavit.

In interviews with the authorities, Mr. Ferrer changed his story about his relationship with Mr. Peavey several times, the affidavit shows. Mr. Ferrer said that he met Mr. Peavey “years ago” through a barbershop where Mr. Ferrer had worked and that he had arranged to buy a puppy from Mr. Peavey.

Eventually, according to the affidavit, Mr. Ferrer admitted to shooting and killing Mr. Peavey, but he said it was in self-defense after a fight between the two involving illegal activity, the affidavit said.

The case has received widespread attention, in part because as many as 10 of the breeder’s Doberman puppies were missing and the authorities believed that finding them could help in the investigation.

When the Doberman puppies went missing, a local veterinarian supplied the authorities with the list of microchip codes that Mr. Peavey had put in his puppies, the affidavit said.

It added that the authorities discovered that on the same day Mr. Peavey was reported missing, someone had bought a Doberman puppy that matched one of the listed codes and had paid for it through a Cash App account that was linked to Mr. Ferrer.

Mr. Ferrer admitted to taking more than three of the puppies, which he transported to Denver to give away, the affidavit said. He said he took one home.

It was unclear if Mr. Ferrer had legal representation. Efforts to reach relatives of Mr. Ferrer on Friday were not immediately successful.

Mr. Peavey, 57, was last heard from on Aug. 19 and was reported missing on Aug. 21, the sheriff’s office said.

“Paul was a wonderful person,” Meredith Mazutis, a Doberman breeder and friend of Mr. Peavey, said on Friday.

Ms. Mazutis said she was relieved that there had been an arrest in Mr. Peavey’s killing but said the authorities needed to do more to find the missing puppies.

“Paul’s gone,” she said. “We’re never going to bring him back.”

Mr. Peavey bred European Dobermans on a 110-acre property in Idaho Springs, a town about 30 miles west of Denver. Although his three adult Doberman dogs were found safe on the property, as many as 10 puppies were reported missing and are “still unaccounted for,” the sheriff’s office said Friday afternoon.

An investigation into the dogs’ location is continuing. The authorities said that anyone who had bought a puppy from Mr. Peavey’s business since June should contact them.

For buyers in the United States, a European Doberman puppy typically costs $3,000 to $4,500 from a breeder.

“There absolutely has been an increased demand in the past few years,” John Walter, a Doberman expert who runs DobermanPlanet.com, said of European Dobermans, adding that Dobermans are great family dogs. “Dobermans are the only breed that were bred for the sole purpose of protecting humans.”

Susan C. Beachy contributed research.
A search party member said he was a relative of the victim's. The perp however doesn't say that... Stealing someone else's chipped dogs to sell them and putting it on FB. Not real bright is he...

And he claims self defense and claims they were both in some illegal activity and got in a fight over it... Or it sounds like that is what he is saying anyhow...
 

Suspect in dog breeder's murder claims he gave away Doberman Pinschers​

A man accused of killing a Clear Creek County dog breeder and then hiding his body on the breeder's property initially said he stole multiple items from the victim's camper - including the likely murder weapon - but did not hurt the victim.

Later, Sergio Ferrer changed his story and told investigators he killed Paul Peavey in self-defense, according to an arrest affidavit from the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office.


On Aug. 24, a privately organized search party discovered Peavey’s body near his home just before noon. When investigators spoke with one of the men who found Peavey's remains, he mentioned Ferrer and another person had been selling Doberman Pinscher puppies on Facebook. The man also told investigators he had called Peavey's phone and it was answered by someone who was not Peavey. He said that person appeared to have a "fake accent," the affidavit says. He said he believed the person he spoke with was Ferrer.

That man also told investigators that multiple items were missing from Peavey's place. Those items included jewelry, weapons, and metal detectors.

Since Ferrer lived in Georgetown, investigators contacted Georgetown Police and were told they were already looking to arrest him on an unrelated warrant. Due to his possible involvement in Peavey's death, Georgetown Police said they would try to contact him. Ferrer was arrested that day at his work.

The next day a witness contacted the sheriff's office and reported that Ferrer's Jeep had been seen in Georgetown on Aug. 23. According to the affidavit, a puppy and dog crates were inside.

When investigators eventually searched Ferrer's home they found multiple items that had reportedly been stolen from Peavey.

They included:
  • Two pepper ball guns
  • A black bag containing jewelry
  • Four metal detectors
  • A cellphone with Peavey's name on it
Investigators also seized other items including clothing with possible blood on it and wipes that appeared to match those found at the crime scene.

When asked about some of the items, Ferrer said he got the metal detectors from a man named "Jared." When contacted, that man said he had no knowledge of any metal detectors. Ferrer volunteered to investigators that Peavey had given him the rifle BB gun.

He later claimed Peavey sold him two pistol BB guns, two rifle BB guns, and a 9mm handgun. Ferrer further explained that he went to Peavey's place on Aug. 19 to make a final payment for a puppy and found his place a mess, the affidavit says. He said he took numerous items.

"I saw an opportunity to take some stuff and put money in my pocket," he told investigators, the affidavit says. "But I didn't do nothing to Paul."

When asked why he didn't call the police, he explained he knew he had a warrant and would be arrested. When pressed by investigators, Ferrer eventually admitted he shot Peavey, but claimed it was self-defense after Peavey pointed a gun at him, the affidavit says. He said Peavey was involved in a drug cartel - and that the incident was centered around missing drugs - and had nothing to do with the dogs.

He denied that he ever sold any of Peavey's dogs and insisted he took the dogs to Denver and gave them all away.

However, a vet called the sheriff's office and alerted them after a woman brought in a puppy with a microchip that matched one of Peavey's puppies. The new owner said she bought the puppy on Aug. 21 from a man and a young girl. She said she paid $750 using Cash App to "Ferrer Ferrer."

A spokeswoman for the sheriff's office said they know where two of the 10 missing puppies are. The other was purchased from Peavey shortly before he disappeared.

The Clear Creek County Coroner’s Office completed the autopsy and confirmed the manner of death as a homicide and that his cause of death was a gunshot wound. Bullet fragments consistent with a 9mm bullet were recovered from his body.

When asked if the 9mm found in his room matched the one used to kill Peavey, Ferrer responded, "Then I took the wrong [expletive] weapon," the affidavit says.
 
Idiot. Liar. Freaking dum dum. Butterscotch flavor. Just another that murders and is evil all for the love of money and profit. Imo.

But idiot for sure... I wonder if anyone will concern themselves whether he will get a right or chance at parole.... Let's see how each state and situation works or if someone flees the country....
 
Idiot. Liar. Freaking dum dum. Butterscotch flavor. Just another that murders and is evil all for the love of money and profit. Imo.

But idiot for sure... I wonder if anyone will concern themselves whether he will get a right or chance at parole.... Let's see how each state and situation works or if someone flees the country....

Scum, 'nuff said.
 

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