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Post by theczar on Jun 12, 2013 14:33:30 GMT -5
 Fugitive Profile as of August 24th, 2014 (Based on 2007 AMW archive, please contact site with more recent information): Sex: Male Race: Other Age Now: 51-53 Height: 5'8" Weight: 200 lbs Hair (Color, Description, Facial Hair): Brown Eyes (Color and Correction): Brown Scars and Tattoos: Peltekian has scars on his back Traits and Habits:-Born in Lebanon -Speaks fluent Arabic -Legal resident of the United States -Father of a 9-year old daughter -Wears fancy clothes -Enjoys fast cars -Drinks Budweiser beer -Has worked as car mechanic,tire and paint salesman Possible Locations: -Glendale, CA -Whittier, CA -Illinois -Houston/Pasedena, TX -Lebanon Who to call if you've seen him: Based on wanted location, our advice would be to call L.A. Crime Stoppers 1-800-222-TIPS or submit an anonymous tip to the Long Beach Police Department at www.tipsubmit.com/WebTips.aspx?AgencyID=651&HR=http://www.tipsoft.com/index.aspx?p=webtipsSarkis Peltekian is wanted for Vehicular Manslaughter where seven teenagers were killed in a crash. Peltekian was driving down a freeway at a very high speed and under the influence of alcohol. He eventually lost control of his car and crashed into the central divider. The impact of the crash sent him veering across the right lane, where he hit a truck that was carrying nine teenagers. The truck plunged 50 feet off into a rail yard and landed on a crane. Only two of the teenagers survived. Peltekian was arrested and posted bond. He never returned to his job and moved out of his apartment. He hasn't been seen since. One thing that interests me about this case is how little attention that's been given to it. Compare it to Fredrick Russell, who had multiple articles posted about him, and was even on the U.S. Marshal's 15 Most Wanted list, and he had half the number of victims compared to Peltekian. I have two guesses: one is that some investigators believe that Peltekian fled to his native Lebanon, which would probably decrease the chances he would be caught. The other is that some consider the victims to be less than sympathetic. The only article I found focused on a lawsuit the families were filing. The state claimed the teens were part of a tagging crew that cost the city thousands of dollars. While families claimed the teens were leaving the crew and stopped tagging, spray paint cans were found at the scene of the accident. That and the fact that nine teens were in the same vehicle, which is just begging for trouble, it's possible investigators didn't pay much attention to this one. Anyway, if Peltekian isn't in Lebanon, I could see him possibly living somewhere like New York, Chicago, or Miami, or any other big city where he could probably blend in easily. Thoughts? articles.latimes.com/1994-09-24/local/me-42290_1_alleged-taggersUPDATE from site admin: I could find no new articles online about this case since theczar's original posting in 2013. As far as I can tell, Peltekian is still at large as of this update (7/23/2018). However, if anyone has any updates/proof-of-updates one way or the other, they are always more than welcome to let us know. Admin Note: If you have any news-related updates on this case, please contact us here: amwfans.com/thread/1662/website-contact-form |
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Post by Scumhunter on Jun 12, 2013 14:41:29 GMT -5
View AttachmentSarkis Peltekian is wanted for Vehicular Manslaughter where seven teenagers were killed in a crash. Peltekian was driving down a freeway at a very high speed and under the influence of alcohol. He eventually lost control of his car and crashed into the central divider. The impact of the crash sent him veering across the right lane, where he hit a truck that was carrying nine teenagers. The truck plunged 50 feet off into a rail yard and landed on a crane. Only two of the teenagers survived. Peltekian was arrested and posted bond. He never returned to his job and moved out of his apartment. He hasn't been seen since. One thing that interests me about this case is how little attention that's been given to it. Compare it to Fredrick Russell, who had multiple articles posted about him, and was even on the U.S. Marshal's 15 Most Wanted list, and he had half the number of victims compared to Peltekian. I have two guesses: one is that some investigators believe that Peltekian fled to his native Lebanon, which would probably decrease the chances he would be caught. The other is that some consider the victims to be less than sympathetic. The only article I found focused on a lawsuit the families were filing. The state claimed the teens were part of a tagging crew that cost the city thousands of dollars. While families claimed the teens were leaving the crew and stopped tagging, spray paint cans were found at the scene of the accident. That and the fact that nine teens were in the same vehicle, which is just begging for trouble, it's possible investigators didn't pay much attention to this one. Anyway, if Peltekian isn't in Lebanon, I could see him possibly living somewhere like New York, Chicago, or Miami, or any other big city where he could probably blend in easily. Thoughts? articles.latimes.com/1994-09-24/local/me-42290_1_alleged-taggers My guess is he went back to his native country. And the kids tagging is no excuse for Peltekian's reckless driving that night. Yeah, what they did was illegal, but in the grand scheme of things, there are far worse crimes than what some would label as artistic expression (once again, not condoning graffiti and defacing public property without permission is wrong no matter your reason, but it just sounds like they were misguided vandals and not gang members). Speeding down the highway drunk, it seems like Peltekian was likely to kill someone that night, whether it be those nine teenagers or someone else. I remember Pakman on the old forums even had Peltekian on his dirty dozen (I can't believe I remember that, ha). I'd really like to see this case solved one day but it doesn't seem too hopeful. |
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Post by theczar on Jun 12, 2013 14:48:02 GMT -5
Just to make it clear, I'm not defending Peltekian. I'm just trying to see why this case wasn't given as much attention as other DUI deaths with even less victims.
Anyway, unfortunately, he's more than likely in Lebanon, and given the amount of time that's passed, he has no reason to return to the U.S. Some investigators believe he may have returned to California, since he has a daughter that was being raised by his parents. But if they never determined he returned to visit her, than that lead is probably a dead end.
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Post by Scumhunter on Jun 12, 2013 14:51:51 GMT -5
Never thought you were defending him, and I totally understood.  Didn't know about the daughter lead. I wonder if they kept tabs on her and the parents. |
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Post by theczar on Jun 12, 2013 15:00:43 GMT -5
I'm sure they probably did watch the house occasionally to see if he showed up. But after a while, considering the daughter is more than likely an adult today, and might not even live in California anymore, they probably gave up that lead. It's a shame, since if she's living somewhere else, there might be a possibility he visits her occasionally.
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Post by Scumhunter on Jul 23, 2018 1:46:33 GMT -5
Accidentally bumped this case up but in retrospect deserving of it since it has surprisingly been FIVE YEARS since we last discussed Peltekian.
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Post by HeadMarshal on Jul 23, 2018 9:12:16 GMT -5
Accidentally bumped this case up but in retrospect deserving of it since it has surprisingly been FIVE YEARS since we last discussed Peltekian. Unfortunately that's where we seem to stand with this extremely tragic manhunt. The problem is he's wanted out of Los Angeles County I think and as we know, getting cold case fugitive publicity out of that area has become a real challenge. |
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Post by HeadMarshal on Feb 8, 2020 20:42:41 GMT -5
I was curious so I paid the $1.00 USD (converted into Canadian) fee to access the Los Angeles County Court file for Peltekian.
The file shows no past or upcoming case events since the filing date on August 16, 1993, and all the charges are in "case pending" status.
So unsurprisingly, we can confirm that as of today, February 8, 2020, Peltekian is still at large.
EDIT: I wanted to mention the names of the seven teenagers who were killed, and I found them through the 2004-2012 amw.com website. They are as follows.
- 14-year old Gerardo Lopez Jr.
- 14-year old Freddy Gutierrez
- 14-year old Misty Gray
- 19-year old David Frausto
- 20-year old Jesus Chinkosky
- 19-year old Victor Carsi
- 14-year old Albert Castanon
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Post by Scumhunter on Feb 8, 2020 22:12:58 GMT -5
Thanks, you're a better or at least less cheaper man than me Really frustrated by this case. |
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Post by pakman on Feb 11, 2020 14:01:44 GMT -5
I remember AMW's airing of this case only featured a few of the victims, though they did show photos of all of them. Albert Castanon must not have had any recent photos, because I remember all the photos they showed of him were from when he was a little boy. They interviewed David Frausto's sisters who talked about how he was always their protector and had the biggest smile.
This is one of those cases you look at and think, "What on earth was a judge thinking, allowing bail?" This case had all the marks of a classic "you should have seen this coming" case. Peltekian had money, he had access to a foreign country, and he had no reason to stay in the states.
Jerry Lopez's mother said it best; "He shouldn't be out there. He's out there having a second chance. And my son and his friends aren't."
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Post by Scumhunter on Sept 27, 2021 5:39:16 GMT -5
Surprisingly, I didn't see a UFAP warrant when I searched for Peltekian in PACER records.
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talk2tamiko
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Post by talk2tamiko on Aug 21, 2023 20:40:59 GMT -5
I was curious so I paid the $1.00 USD (converted into Canadian) fee to access the Los Angeles County Court file for Peltekian. The file shows no past or upcoming case events since the filing date on August 16, 1993, and all the charges are in "case pending" status. So unsurprisingly, we can confirm that as of today, February 8, 2020, Peltekian is still at large. EDIT: I wanted to mention the names of the seven teenagers who were killed, and I found them through the 2004-2012 amw.com website. They are as follows. - 14-year old Gerardo Lopez Jr. - 14-year old Freddy Gutierrez - 14-year old Misty Gray - 19-year old David Frausto - 20-year old Jesus Chinkosky - 19-year old Victor Carsi - 14-year old Albert Castanon |
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Post by talk2tamiko on Aug 21, 2023 20:57:05 GMT -5
I just want to thank all those who has followed this case. Misty Gray was my friend so this case is extremely close to me. I just don't understand why this case came to a halt. The police accused my friend & her friends of vandalism, I just want to know when did a concrete structure become more valuable than the lives of these teenagers. I don't understand, on the night this happened and the Sarkis was apprehended why was he allowed to bail out, why didn't the police question his parents or his daughter or any other members of his family. It's almost as if the police and media just didn't give a damn about these kids' lives after he was released. I haven't stop looking for Sarkis and I won't stop until he is captured or proven without a reasonable doubt that he's dead. These kid's deserve to be treated better with respect I think this matter should be taken seriously with a tremendous amount of respect. Well I want to thank you once again I thought I was the only one trying to keep this case alive. Thank you I know these kids in spirit appreciate you.
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Post by Scumhunter on Aug 21, 2023 21:41:45 GMT -5
Hi talk2tamiko thanks for joining the forum.
I hope one day for some sort of justice or resolution. It is now three decades of waiting for justice which is absolutely insane.
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Post by Scumhunter on Aug 26, 2023 7:09:52 GMT -5
For what it's worth, I made Peltekian one of the front page cases of the week for this week, hopefully gets this case a little more attention.
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