Episode Summary
When mother-of-three QC Chadwick and her husband, Peter, don’t pick their kids up and the bus stop, their friends and neighbors immediately know something’s wrong. But, they never could have guessed the horrors that had already occurred behind closed doors… and the lengths a man would go to in order to avoid capture.
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QC Chadwick
QC and her husband, Peter Chadwick
Police found shards of glass surrounding the Chadwick’s bathtub.
Peter Chadwick in custody claiming his cuts and bruises were from a struggle between him and “Juan.”
Peter and QC on a vacation.
Peter in court where he pled guilty to second degree murder.
QC with her two of her sons.
Episode Source Material
- The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA): Suspect claims man killed his wife, source says, by Richard Winton and Lauren Williams.
- Santa Ana Orange County Register (Santa Ana, CA): Newport Beach. Published February 11, 2015.
- Santa Ana Orange County Register (Santa Ana, CA): Newport Beach fugitive remains at large, by Kelly Puente.
- The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA): Millionaire fugitive Peter Chadwick hid in Mexico for years before a tip ended the manhunt, by Hannah Fry.
- 48 Hours: Peter Chadwick: Caught (Season 31, Episode 55).
- NBC 4 (Los Angeles, CA): Former Fugitive Millionaire Admits Killing Wife in Newport Beach, by City News Service.
- ABC News: Exclusive look inside Peter Chadwick’s life on the run in Mexico, by Michela Moscufo, Amanda Karrh, and Keren Schiffman.
- Countdown To Capture: Peter Chadwick: Murderer and Fugitive (Podcast). Episodes 0-7.
- 20/20: Dial M for Missing (Season 45, Episode 5).
- CBS News: Fugitive murder suspect goes from real estate millionaire to bussing tables during years on the run by Chuck Stevenson and Gayane Keshishyan Mendez.
- DailyMail.com: Fugitive Peter Chadwick is sentenced to 15 years after pleading guilty to killing his wife in 2012…by Rachel Bunyan.
- ABC 7 Eyewitness News: Millionaire admits killing wife in Newport Beach home, sentenced to 15 years in prison by Paul Anderson.