Andrea Cukor, whose husband Peter Cukor was killed by a mentally ill man in 2012, speaks to reporters after the sentencing. Behind her, her son Alexander Cukor listens to her comments. Photo: Melati Citrawireja Andrea Cukor, whose husband Peter Cukor was killed by a mentally ill man in 2012, speaks to reporters after the sentencing. Behind her, […]
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Cukor family settles lawsuit against Berkeley police
Peter and Andrea Cukor. Photo: Matthew Sumner The family of Peter Cukor, who was allegedly killed by a mentally disturbed man in February 2012 while he waited for police to come to his house, has dropped its lawsuit against Berkeley in exchange for promises to change the questions dispatchers ask those calling during an emergency. […]
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Family of murder victim Cukor files suit against Berkeley
Peter and Andrea Cukor. Photo: Matthew Sumner The family of Peter Cukor, killed by a mentally disturbed man outside his Berkeley hills home on February 18, filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday against the city. R. Lewis Van Blois, the Cukor family attorney, charged in the lawsuit that the city and police acted grossly negligently […]
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Family of murdered man files claim against Berkeley
Peter and Andrea Cukor. Photo: Matthew Sumner The family of Peter Cukor, killed outside his Berkeley hills home on February 18, took steps Wednesday to sue the city of Berkeley for wrongful death. R. Lewis Van Blois, the Cukor family attorney, filed a claim against Berkeley and its police department for wrongful death and severe […]
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Family of murder victim criticizes police response
The entrance to the house where Peter Cukor was attacked and killed. Photo: Tracey Taylor Peter Cukor used his cell phone and what he had been told was an emergency number when he called Berkeley police to report that a strange man was lurking around his property, his family said at a press conference Friday. […]
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Police: We responded properly to Cukor’s murder
The home where Peter Cukor lived, off Park Hills in Berkeley, is largely concealed behind foliage and a wall. Photos: Tracey Taylor Berkeley police have reviewed the agency’s actions on the night Peter Cukor was murdered and do not believe they took any missteps, Berkeley Police Chief Michael Meehan said Thursday. But media reports have […]
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Murder suspect was looking for fictional girlfriend
KTVU broadcast this image of Daniel Jordan Dewitt The mentally ill 23-year old man who is accused of killing Peter Cukor Saturday night entered into the 57-year old’s home in search of a fictional girlfriend. Daniel Jordon DeWitt walked through a gate toward Cukor’s front door and said “he was a psychic and was told […]
