Peter Chadwick: Caught | Sneak peek | Forensic Files

so [Music] uh [Music] it was so unusual for something like this to happen right outside your door
behind the gates of a beautiful community well as they say a lot of things go on
behind closed doors the chadwicks lived a very suburban life peter was very quiet very soft-spoken
qc she was bubbly and vivacious when you say bubbly and vivacious did she have a sense of humor she was very
funny yes and so smart and talented she could do anything our kids started the same school as her
children they were all friends you see she came from malaysia not speaking english and she she met peter
in school she told us peter would work out of the home managing the family investments
you know they lived well so from the outside did it seem like the chadwicks had this idyllic life yes from the
outside it definitely seemed that way [Music] i work out of my house so my office just
faces the street here between four and five pm i saw cop cars in front of her house
and i'm thinking what's going on one of our other friends she came right up to me and said
karen where's qc where's peter [Music] at that point we just knew that she didn't pick up the kids it was kind of
talk of the neighborhood and that peter and her were missing we send a patrol officer out there so
they go inside it just looks like a typical newport resident where there was lunch being
prepared the house is immaculate that there's still vacuum lines in the carpet everything's
made it looks good and then when they go upstairs and they walk into the master bath they
realize there's a broken vase and a little bit of blood sweatered around now we're actually starting to get
worried about it [Applause] [Music] investigators quickly identify peter as a primary suspect in his wife's
disappearance chadwick was arrested but made bail and then he just disappeared in january 2015 peter chadwick becomes a
fugitive from justice the search intensifies for a millionaire fugitive accused of murdering his wife
and skipping bail we had no idea this manhunt was going to become the logistical monster that it
has two i mean this manhunt has really expanded the entire globe but now that manhunt is
over peter chadwick's life on the run ended and we'll tell you how law enforcement got their man
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Brief Summary

The episode details QC Chadwick's disappearance and the manhunt for her husband Peter after he became a fugitive.

Key points

The Chadwicks' Idyllic Life. From the outside, the Chadwicks seemed to live a perfect suburban life.
The Disappearance. Karen and Peter Chadwick go missing, raising alarm in their community.
Peter Becomes a Fugitive. Peter Chadwick is arrested but soon disappears, becoming a fugitive.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

It was so unusual for something like this to happen right outside your door.

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