The Peggy Hettrick Case - Part 2

48 Hours

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True Crime, News, Tv & Film, Cbs

3.9 • 7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Part two of the investigation into the murder of 37-year-old Peggy Hettrick. Her body was discovered in a field near the home of Tim Masters, and over a decade later, Masters was sentenced to life in prison for Peggy's murder. But Masters always maintained his innocence. Because of advances in forensic science, his new lawyers requested to test the DNA found on Peggy's clothing, revealing critical new evidence. “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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0:30.8	This special two-part edition of 48 hours continues.
0:36.5	Drawn to murder.
0:38.8	February 11th, 1987.
0:43.0	I was walking through a field on the way to catch a school bus.
0:48.2	I saw a body.
0:53.4	I didn't believe it was real.
0:55.0	I thought it was a mannequin and someone was playing some kind of sick joke on me.
1:02.0	Peggy Hedrick, a woman who lived in Fort Collins, was found brutally murdered in a field.
1:09.0	When the Fort Collins police began to investigate the case,
1:11.6	they looked at a number of suspects.
1:13.6	One of those suspects was a 15-year-old Tim Masters
1:16.6	who lived next to the field.
1:18.6	He had gone up to the body that morning, hadn't reported it.
1:21.6	Tim was very introverted and very shy and very quiet.
1:25.6	Didn't have a lot of friends.
1:29.3	They went to his house and they found very graphic drawings and writings as well as a large knife collection.
1:34.3	Would we bring you in here without some kind of proof?
1:37.3	Right away they started saying, I know you did this.
1:40.3	She's dead.
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