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Lawyer Charged With Wife's 2006 Murder
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Jen Chung
Published Dec 22, 2007
Modified Mar 7, 2008
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Jen Chung
Published Dec 22, 2007
Modified Mar 7, 2008
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Over a year ago, a Westchester couple, driving home from Manhattan, was shot on Route 100. The wife, teacher's assistant Peggy Perez-Olivo, was fatally shot in the head while her husband, recently disbarred lawyer Carlos Perez-Olivo, was shot in the stomach. Carlos Perez-Olivo claimed another car had run him off and that the driver shot at them. Now investigators have made an arrest, charging Perez-Olivo was charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon.
After the shooting, there was speculation that the husband could have been the culprit (one reason: it was strange that his SUV wasn't damaged) and he was even questioned by the police. After a year-long investigation, the Westchester DA's office announced they had finally enough forensic evidence to, per the NY Times, "connect Mr. Perez-Olivo to a handgun recovered from a nearby lake shortly after the killing." New Castle police chief Robert Breen said, "It was a puzzle, and all the pieces fit."
Perez-Olivo, who had lives near Bill and Hillary Clinton in Chappaqua, was disbarred in 2006 for mishandling four clients' cases (in fact, one juror was appalled with his defense of a man who was eventually found guilty of killing his wife's lover). It has been suggested that Perez-Oliva was targeted by unhappy clients. Additionally, Perez-Oliva has been unsuccessful in getting his wife's $500,000 life insurance policy because of his status as a suspect in the murder.
He is being held on $1 million bail, less than the prosecutors' requested $5 million but much more than his defense lawyer's suggestion of $50,000. Perez-Oliva gave an interview with WCBS 2, denying the charges and saying htat three men did shoot him, "I only regret, this whole situation, I didn't protect her. I tried, I failed. The idea that I would hurt her is, to anybody that really knows us, is inconceivable."
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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