Late summer 2024 ended in violence for Paul Christopher Peavey, a 57-year-old Idaho Springs resident and Doberman breeder. He was last heard from on August 19, 2024, reported missing two days later, and on August 24 a privately organized search party found his body on his Two Brothers Road property. Investigators determined Peavey had been shot multiple times and his death was ruled a homicide.

Several of Peavey’s Doberman puppies were missing after his death; the pups were microchipped and authorities treated locating them as a lead in the murder inquiry. Other adult dogs were found running loose on the property, and money, jewelry, and metal detecting equipment were reported stolen from his camper. Investigators recovered Peavey’s phone and other belongings at a residence tied to one suspect.

Within days of the discovery, 36-year-old Sergio Ferrer was arrested on an unrelated warrant and subsequently charged with first-degree murder and robbery; court documents say he gave conflicting accounts, at one point claiming self-defense. Months later Ana Ferrer was extradited from Nebraska and charged with accessory, theft, and tampering; she later pleaded guilty to accessory and misdemeanor theft. Some puppies were recovered but several remain unaccounted for.

Does anyone have information about Peavey, his dogs, or sightings of the missing puppies around Idaho Springs in August 2024?