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Gabrielle Canon

Man charged with murder of Colorado dog breeder as 10 puppies missing

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Police said the search for the missing puppies was under way, and have asked the public for help. Photograph: Matt Rourke/AP

Authorities investigating the murder of a Colorado dog breeder had believed that searching for his 10 doberman puppies might lead them to the perpetrator. But on Friday, officials said, they had charged a suspect and were hoping that development would also help them locate the missing dogs, which are still unaccounted for.

Paul Peavey, a 57-year-old resident of Idaho Springs, Colorado, was found shot to death on 24 August – days after he had been reported missing by friends and family – by a search party combing through his sprawling 110-acre property.

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