How did Peter Peapell die under his car in his garage on 22 February 1987?
Two answers, none aheadNone is ahead yet. See what would settle it.
Where it stands
Two answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Two are still possible.
Why it matters
An open verdict; the position he was found in was said to be hard to reach alone, and his wife said he had no reason to kill himself.
Answers 2
Next steps 2
1
Peapell inquest
Could shiftFair odds
32score
Details
Find Oxfordshire coroner or Oxford Mail coverage of Peter Peapell's 1987 inquest.
2
Find the Oxfordshire inquest report on Peapell (spring 1987)
Could shiftFair odds~3 h
23score
Details
Oxford Mail / Swindon Advertiser coverage of the inquest would give the pathology and any police reconstruction of how he came to lie under the car.
Ranked by how likely each is to move the key question, for the time it takes