TROUBLE WATERS: THE MURDER OF PEGYE BECHLER

Episode 18: TROUBLED WATERS: The Murder of Pegye BechlerIn July 1997, a rental speedboat was found circling aimlessly off the coast of Newport Beach, California. Nearby, Eric Bechler floated alone on a body board. His wife, Pegye Bechler, was gone.Eric claimed it was a tragic boating accident. A rogue wave. A heartbreaking loss.But as investigators dug deeper, they uncovered a story involving financial pressure, life insurance policies worth millions, disturbing conversations about murder, missing 35-pound dumbbells, and a girlfriend who would secretly record the man she once planned to marry.Pegye’s body has never been found.Yet years later, a jury would convict Eric Bechler of first-degree murder in one of Orange County’s most compelling no-body homicide cases.In this episode of Murder on the Mic, Vanessa takes you through Pegye’s life, the investigation that spanned years, the shocking witness testimony, the secret recordings, and the courtroom battle that ultimately led to a conviction without a body.Because sometimes the ocean doesn’t give up its secrets.But killers do.