MO MO - Melissa Peskey, 40, shot and killed, Boonville, 13 Dec 2018

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oceanblueeyes said:
Or an infrared night vision scope on the weapon?

LE should already know what type of firearm was used to shoot her including size of bullet.

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It is possible for this to be the case but I don't know how that would work with a lone actor who also has to keep their car on the road while also looking through a scope to their right. Any scenario like this, to me, necessarily requires someone else to be driving.
 
oceanblueeyes said:
Or an infrared night vision scope on the weapon?

LE should already know what type of firearm was used to shoot her including size of bullet unless it made an exit wound and wound up not being located in the general area where it happened.

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That, OBE, would make a heck of a lot more sense than what I suggested! Thank you! As I said before, you bring so much knowledge and insight to these cases.
 
Here's a quote and the link for the Missouri State Highway Patrol responding to the call that a single-car accident had occurred along I-70:

"It was along a location on Interstate 70 in Cooper County, Missouri, where troopers responded to a report of a single car crash. They were called at 10:30 p.m. last Thursday.* When they arrived, they found 40-year-old Melissa Peskey dead in the driver's seat."

[*Thursday, December 13, 2018.]

Investigators Receive Dozens Of Leads In Killing Of Sioux Falls Woman
 
alexwood said:
Thank you for commenting, Mr. Obvious. Any attention that we can bring to this case, at this point, is so appreciated. There is a dearth of information right now from media and LE.

I still do wonder about the shooter being able to see in the dark, because it appears there is no lighting on that stretch of I-70 where Melissa Peskey was shot. I might add that the bullet that killed her entered her skull behind the left ear. But that information came from Gray Hughes' most recent YouTube episode, and he did not have a corroborating mainstream media link to verify this statement. I repeat, Gray Hughes did state this information in his most recent episode (today) on YouTube, but it is not corroborated with a link by Gray Hughes.

Here is a link to today's Gray Hughes episode on YouTube:


Insofar as the shooter being able to see in the dark, I can only offer that night vision goggles were used, maybe?
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Possibly he was right behind her with his bright's on which would also blind her.
 
alexwood said:
I wonder how the shooter would be able to hit her while driving in the dark. I don't know, but it doesn't look like that stretch of interstate has lights. Running her off the road, before the shooting, would make it easier to shoot her of course.
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And perhaps also more likely the kids would see something, right? I pray they are safe.
 
meanmaryjean said:
BUT if he had a tracking device somewhere on her/ the car/ in the kids' backpacks - he would not NEED to follow within visual range until the very end, right? He could lay several miles back and wait for the right place and time.
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Could even be just simply the, "find my friend" on apple or something like the life360 app.
 
Hey!

NanZDrew said:
A tracking device like this. Attach it underneath the bumper or inside the hood in a hidden place. Buy a burner phone to track it. After killing MP, remove the device and flee before LE arrive.
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I don't recall IF there were any witnesses to the car accident - when she went off the road? If not, then yes, he probably could have had time to do what I bolded above.

Ah - just read where someone called 911 & State troopers responded.

Alexwood said:
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I still do wonder about the shooter being able to see in the dark, because it appears there is no lighting on that stretch of I-70 where Melissa Peskey was shot.
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Insofar as the shooter being able to see in the dark, I can only offer that night vision goggles were used, maybe?
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Agree on that!

So - if he did shot her AFTER the accident - "how" did he cause the accident to happen?? I'm sure the LE will be looking to see if one of her tires weren't shot out, dents in the car....
 
if he had a tracker on her car, he also very well had something on her phone. or maybe she told him she was leaving and where she was going. in that case, he could have left before her and laid in wait. lots of time to watch that dot get closer and plan his moment.

but if he had a tracker, he probably had a monthly subscription. those pet trackers only track when they are a few miles from each other. tho perhaps he could drive fast and wait til he came in range of her. that sounds crazier, but heck, he did shoot his wife so perhaps.

driving from KC to STL, Boonville is the first place with lit facilities in a longer while. but definitely dark highway.

and it makes more sense to me that he shot her up close after the accident but then it also makes sense that the "one vehicle accident" was seen and reported as or right after it happened. those people could tell if they saw a car "helping the driver" (aka shooting). so that leads me to believe that the shooting took place to cause the accident.

I don't know! haha. frustrating. still I think he did it if she was leaving and if he had a tracker - its too weird to be a random shot from the highway.
 
Niner said:
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I don't recall IF there were any witnesses to the car accident - when she went off the road? If not, then yes, he probably could have had time to do what I bolded above.

Ah - just read where someone called 911 & State troopers responded.



Agree on that!

So - if he did shot her AFTER the accident - "how" did he cause the accident to happen?? I'm sure the LE will be looking to see if one of her tires weren't shot out, dents in the car....
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So glad to see you on here, Niner. None of the articles reported whether or not there were witnesses. LE has released very little imformation.

I think if someone is right on your bumper or right beside you lunging at you, it could make you panic and lose control without even being hit.
 
It makes sense to me that she was shot first and that is what caused the accident.

That's usually what has happened in road rage cases but imo this one is personal.

I read her husband is in the military so does anyone know what his MOS happens to be?

Often the reason why wives don't show up to the big welcome back ceremony celebration when their husbands return from a long overseas deployment means they have moved on to another guy and even moved in along with the kids with someone else who is based there who wasnt't deployed. It happens to wives who return from deployments too.

BUT in this case it doesn't seem to be the case with Melissa at all. She seems to be a great person to all who knew and loved her with her top priority being her 2 children.

I am sure they had communication contact when he was deployed. I think she had told him the marriage was over before he even returned. He may have started plotting how he was going to kill her even back then.

I sure wish we would hear if LE considers him the suspect or still a POI. Did he get custody of their children? I hope not with him being a POI in their mother's death.

I have seen a couple of cases where they will get one of their military buddies to do the hit for them.. They need to interview everyone of his close friends.

Jmo
 
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oceanblueeyes said:
It makes sense to me that she was shot first and that is what caused the accident.

That's usually what has happened in road rage cases but imo this one is personal.

I read her husband is in the military so does anyone know what his MOS happens to be?

Often the reason why wives don't show up to the big welcome back ceremony celebration when their husbands return from a long overseas deployment means they have moved on to another guy and even moved in along with the kids with someone else who is based there who wasnt't deployed. It happens to wives who return from deployments too.

BUT in this case it doesn't seem to be the case with Melissa at all. She seems to be a great person to all who knew and loved her with her top priority being her 2 children.

I am sure they had communication contact when he was deployed. I think she had told him the marriage was over before he even returned. He may have started plotting how he was going to kill her even back then.

I sure wish we would hear if LE considers him the suspect or still a POI. Did he get custody of their children? I hope not with him being a POI in their mother's death.

I have seen a couple of cases where they will get one of their military buddies to do the hit for them.. They need to interview everyone of his close friends.

Jmo
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As far as Ryan Peskey's (Melissa Peskey's husband) MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) is concerned, Jethro4WS uncovered a news story that seems to raise the possibility that Ryan Peskey was an MP.

Here is a quote from the article that Jethro4WS uncovered, which article is posted below:

"BISMARCK, N.D. - Fifteen members of the North Dakota Army National Guard's 191st Military Police Company are returning home Wednesday after a year-long mission in Afghanistan. Throughout the day, soldiers will be flying in from Afghanistan to their homes in North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota."

Jethro4WS said:
Based on what was said in the interview with GH I have been trying to figure out the unit that returned from deployment and possibly how long they were deployed.

The only one I found in the November time frame was this one.
Soldiers return home



If that is his unit and they were deployed for a year then I have questions about what was going on here.

If that isn't the unit and someone knows of which unit is the correct one and when that unit returned home (almost always ends up in a newspaper/tv story somewhere) that would be helpful.
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Quite true about swearing if a car is really close to you causing you to have an accident NanZDrew!
But then.... were there witnesses ? - I've seen "somewhere" it was reported as 1 car accident, yes? If so, then that couldn't have happen.
I too believe she was shot first, and that caused the accident. Now "how" did he do it?? The $64,000 question!! (referencing a VERY old TV game show! LOL!) :)
 
I didn’t get to see the GH video that was deleted.

When is the husband NOT potentially a “person of interest”—that’s pretty much standard procedure in the initial stages of any investigation like this. This is different from officially being named a suspect.

If Melissa did in fact suspect that she was being tracked, and there were issues, etc, well of course this is suspicious and potentially relevant, but I will say ftr this case still does have the potential to be a random shooting case IMO and I say this for many reasons.

Unless this guy wanted to risk his kids being killed (which is definitely plausible, considering we are fresh off the Watts case), I doubt he would a shoot at his wife with the kids in the car or advise a hitman to do as such. Again, this is assuming he is not some sort of FA.

Secondly, Cori Romero was the victim of a night time random freeway shooting, case still unresolved (yes my pet case, NOCO):
CO - Possible Serial Shooter Has Colorado Drivers on Edge #1

There are other reasons why I could totally see this turning out to be random or road rage. I know from experience incidents of shots being fired on vehicles are not always easy to find on the internet, but imo it’s worth taking a look at other possibly similar incidents in the area (vehicles shot at).

Let’s just say my eyes and ears are very open on this one and upon first glance I certainly wouldn’t rule out a random shooter (and apparently neither has LE).

Again, this is without considering the victim and husband’s personal relationship, but even then...I won’t be surprised if a comment is made that the husband has been ruled out. Conversely, I also will not be surprised if this was NOT random.

You guys would be floored if you knew how often this actually happens (vehicles fired at). Here’s an example (@Forager ‘s spreadsheet):

(Note to pick up here, will take a bit to find)
 
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