Doberman breeder found dead, 10 missing puppies thought to have been sold through social media: Sheriff

Inset: Paul Peavey (KCNC/YouTube). Background: The Colorado property where Peavey was found dead on Saturday, Aug 24, 2024. (KUSA/YouTube).

Inset: Paul Peavey (KCNC/YouTube). Background: The Colorado property where Peavey was found dead on Saturday, Aug 24, 2024. (KUSA/YouTube).

Deputies say that the man who killed a Doberman pinscher breeder has been arrested. Authorities in Nebraska first took Sergio Ferrer, 36, into custody for an unrelated weapons charge, but records show he is now jailed in Clear Creek, Colorado, where he will face charges for allegedly murdering Paul Peavey, 57.

As previously reported, the victim had been last seen alive on Aug. 19, and reported missing on Aug. 21. Deputies checked out his camper on Aug. 22, only to find that its door was open and he was not there, according to an affidavit recently obtained by Denver ABC affiliate KMGH. A search party comprised of his friends found him dead downhill from his camper on Aug. 24.

Authorities have said that up to 10 puppies were missing from the premises, and were believed to have been sold on social media. Other items, including, cash, metal detecting equipment, and jewelry were also gone, according to the reported affidavit.

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Ferrer ended up on law enforcement radar after members of the search party said that they had seen the defendant’s daughter trying to sell puppies on Facebook and that when they called Peavey’s phone, the person who answered faked an accent but sounded like Ferrer, according to authorities in the KMGH report.

Investigators claim to have found items matching a number of Peavey’s missing possessions at Ferrer’s residence, including jewelry, metal detectors and wipes.

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