# How did Peter Peapell die under his car in his garage on 22 February 1987? · Marconi scientists' deaths, 1982–1990 > Two answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Two are still possible. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marconi-scientists/questions/QST0DGGA2MVRF1B/how-did-peter-peapell-die-under-his-car-in-his-garage-on-22 Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-11-03T21:23:42+00:00 --- **0** # How did Peter Peapell die under his car in his garage on 22 February 1987? Asked 3 Nov 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·Part of [Which of the deaths remain unexplained after their inquests, and what would settle each one?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marconi-scientists/questions/QST0DGG9P56CQK6/which-of-the-deaths-remain-unexplained-after-their-inquests)·2 answers·0·0 following **Two answers, none ahead** None 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 [**Placed there by someone else** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marconi-scientists/answers/ANS0DGGBG70SBXW/placed-there-by-someone-else) Not tested yet Evidence: none yet Still possible [**Self-inflicted carbon monoxide poisoning** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marconi-scientists/answers/ANS0DGGBFKDMND6/self-inflicted-carbon-monoxide-poisoning) Not tested yet Evidence: none yet Still possible ## Next steps 2 1 Peapell inquest Could shiftFair odds **32** score 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 **23** score 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. 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