Peter Keegan died of cancer on November 13, 2017, seven years and two days after the murder of his wife, Susan, and three months after he was arrested for that crime. The case against him has been closed – due to the “death of the offender,” in the District Attorney’s legal parlance. With that, the … Continue reading
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Grand Jury Testimony Released
More than 700 pages of Grand Jury testimony have been released to the public, following its decision in August 2017 to indict Dr. Peter Keegan on a single count of second-degree murder in the death of his wife, Susan Keegan. Excerpts are now available on a separate page of this website. The seven-year delay following … Continue reading
Magnificent, Irreplaceable Susan
In the words of the Ghost who haunts Hamlet: Murder most foul, as in the best it is, But this most foul, strange, and unnatural. Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Susan: Welcome to Age 61
Ah, Susan. 61 today, had your life not been stolen from you. Happy birthday, you rascal. Your family and your friends still grieve, and we still miss you terribly. You are a lady still loved. As to the injustice of your death, sometimes it does seem as if it’s all been said before. A botched … Continue reading
Bearing Witness to a Missing 60th Birthday
Dear Susan: If only we could hear your birthday wishes. You should be celebrating another turn of the dial today, a decade leap into the once unimaginable age of 60. Knowing you, you would have marked the transition with gratitude, astonishment, optimism, and an adventurous travel plan. Instead, your life was stolen – homicide, according … Continue reading