CO - Man Arrested in Colorado Dog Breeder Paul Peavy's Killing, but Puppies Still Missing

[Knox]

A man has been arrested in connection with the death of Paul Peavey, a 57-year-old dog breeder who was found dead last week in Colorado, but the breeder's puppies are still missing, the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office said on Friday.

Sergio Ferrer, 36, of Georgetown, Colorado, is expected to be charged with first-degree murder, felony murder and aggravated robbery. The arrest affidavit, detailed below, provided a look at what investigators found when they went to the scene and interviewed Ferrer.

Peavey, who bred Dobermans, was first reported missing to the Clear Creek Sheriff’s Office on Aug. 21 and his body was found just before noon on Aug. 24 by a group of volunteers in the 1000 block of Two Brothers Road north of Idaho Springs — about 33 miles outside of Denver.

Affidavit details interviews investigators had with the suspect

The affidavit for Ferrer's arrest reads that on Aug. 22, deputies responded to the missing person report around Two Brothers Road and Virginia Canyon Road and found Peavey’s camper door open, but he was nowhere to be found.

Two days later, deputies responded to the same area after learning that a body had been found by a large group of people searching for Peavey. A leader of the group, Bruce Boynton, said the body, which was partially covered in branches and rocks and looked like it “had been dragged down the hill,” was about 30 yards from the camper, the affidavit reads.

Boynton told authorities several items were missing from Peavey’s property, including up to 19 Doberman puppies, cash, metal detecting equipment, jewelry and more. He and another member of the search party said they had seen Ferrer’s daughter trying to sell puppies on Facebook, and added that when Boynton tried to call Peavey’s phone, the person who picked up faked an accent and sounded like Ferrer, according to the affidavit.

Man arrested in Colorado dog breeder’s killing, but his puppies are still missing

A man has been arrested in connection with the death of Paul Peavey, a 57-year-old dog breeder who was found dead last week in Colorado, but his Doberman puppies are still missing.

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[nao]

Moo...that is very foolish theft. 19 puppies that is a lot of food and a lot of work. Plus they have to sell pups cheap, they cannot register pups. So they just selling mutts ....moo

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Slater said Peavey's body was found in a wooded area of the property, down a steep incline from his trailer. Part of his body was covered with brush and rocks, but Slater said there was obvious trauma to the top of his head. He later recalled the man's head was “blown apart, basically" and when prosecutors asked if Peavey's "brain was present at the scene," he replied, "No, it was not."

Investigators say murdered Colorado dog breeder had denied suspect a puppy; share grisly details about crime

A dog breeder in Colorado, who was found deceased last summer, denied selling the suspect a dog, according to a prelim hearing, where authorities shared grisly details about the discovery of his body.

www.denver7.com

 

[TwinkieDefense]

April 9, 2025 article - 2 arrested

Additional arrest made in connection to Colorado dog breeder’s homicide

A second arrest has been made in connection with the 2024 death of a Colorado Doberman breeder, according to the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO).

www.kktv.com