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Bernice Beenie Peak

Case from Grand Island, NE dated Sep 09, 1972

Victim Details

Name

Bernice Beenie Peak

Gender

Female

Race

White / Caucasian

City

Grand Island

State

NE

Date Of Death

1972-09-09

Age At Death

50

First Name

Bernice

Last Name

Beenie Peak

Last Updated

07/10/2026

Case Description

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Bernice “Beenie” Peak, 50, a White woman, was attacked in her family’s new home by Hidden Lakes, just off Gunbarrel Road in Grand Island, Nebraska, on the night of September 9, 1972. Her father stopped by the next day to watch television and instead found an eerie quiet and, in the master bedroom, a scene of sudden violence: Bernice; her husband, retired Army Colonel William O. Peak III; and their 14-year-old daughter, Barbara, each shot in the head with a. 22-caliber firearm. William and ...

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Getting away with murder: Nebraska cold cases

The Grand Island Independent: Monday Mysteries series: Triple murder in subdivision, to this day, remains an enigma.

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I've been thinking about the circumstances surrounding the discovery of Bill Peak's... ...Read More
03/16/2023

Has anyone else been thinking about the lighter and cigarette found near Bill Peak? Something about ... ...Read More
02/02/2023

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