The Peggy Hettrick Case - Part 1

48 Hours

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True Crime, News, Tv & Film, Cbs

3.9 • 7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Part one of the investigation into the murder of 37-year-old Peggy Hettrick. In February 1987, her mutilated, half-naked body was discovered in a field near the Colorado home of Tim Masters, a 15-year-old boy. He told police he had seen the body on his way to school but, thinking it was a mannequin, did not report it. Masters then became a suspect when police searched his home and found a collection of knives and his graphic drawings of murder and mutilation. But police couldn't find any evidence linking him to the crime and he was not arrested. The case went cold, but ten years later, police would re-open their investigation into Masters. “48 Hours" correspondent Susan Spencer reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 12/24/2011. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:42.9	Okay. of 48 hours. I think he'd seen her quite a bit before this night.
0:47.2	It'd been building up for a long time.
0:50.5	It was late at night.
0:52.2	She was coming home probably 1 o'clock in the morning or later.
0:56.0	She was walking down the curb line. She had no clue that the attack was coming.
1:02.0	He circled around, came up behind her, stabbed her.
1:06.0	One deep stab by a long knife into her back, which killed her very quickly.
1:13.6	You could see a bloody drag trail in the furrows.
1:19.6	The body had been displayed.
1:21.6	Then there was sexual mutilation.
1:33.3	Fort Collins in 1987, it very much had a small town feeling. So when Peggy Hattrick was killed, it was shocking to this community.
1:39.3	She was a highly intelligent person, very artistic.
1:43.3	Peggy was my older sister.
1:45.0	She traveled all over the world.
1:47.0	Just an amazing person, really an amazing person.
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