Officer Murders College Student During Traffic Stop on Dark Offramp | Cara Knott Case Analysis
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- Опубліковано 3 лис 2023
- This video answers the question: Can I analyze case of Cara Knott and Craig Peyer?
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I grew up in San Diego and remember when this happened. It was a horrendous occurrence - she did everything right, calling home to report her time of departure from where she was and her route home. After this happened, women were told that if a police car tried to stop them while out driving at night, they should drive to the nearest lit and open business (like a gas station) instead of immediately pulling over. It seemed so clear at the time that he was enraged by her not playing to his ego warps. Other women had been pulled over by him in that location, knew he was "off" and were extremely solicitous (letting him talk on and on and politely going along with it). He was a grenade ready to go off. So awful.
Don't drive at night
@@dakalodkso women are not soppose to work and do other things because men are unstable?
I also lived in SD at that time,in North county,Encinitas. My sister lived in Mira Mesa,was pulled over by this police officer on her way home from work at North County Fair,about a week or 2 before Cara. She drove past Mercy Rd to another exit and pulled over into a gas station. It was terrifying when she recognized his photo on the news not long after~!!
I was 21 then and traveled that stretch of 15 often. I remember being so scared after this happened~!
Heartbreaking case,,I actually knew the private investigator who worked on this case(he used to get his film developed at the camera store where I worked in Escondido!) I remember how deeply it affected him too. Seems like all of San Diego was touched by Cara's tragic murder......
So glad he was caught and convicted. Cara and her family got some justice even tho it can never bring her back💔
Edit: my sister thought he was suspicious also. She said he had followed her for quite a long time before turning on his lights just before the dark Mercy Rd exit. She listened to her gut instinct and went to the gas station!
Don't abuse women or anyone!
@@dakalodk😂
I cannot understand why a DB of this magnitude would be given any chance of parole. He misused his authority to take a young, innocent life and then cover up his crime. He should never be set free.
He won't ever be let out. Anytime he goes up for parole they'll "flop" him. That's what they call it in prison.
@@TheBOG3 Then why do they give that possibility?
Parole board needs to justify their existence.
@@duvessa2003 The '80s were the most permissive time in American legal history. It was fairly routine for murderers to be paroled after serving 8 years. Combined with the culture of the time which elevated the police to the level of sacred cows, it's not surprising that he would be given such a sentence. It may even have been the maximum available to the judge at the time.
If he was sentenced today, it would be life no parole in most jurisdictions. Sentences are much harsher (more appropriate) for violent crimes now than they were back then. In any event, it's almost certain he will die in prison, both because of the crime he commited and the fact that he hasn't admitted to his guilt, let alone shown remorse, which is usually a prerequisite for receiving parole. And the board have already indicated their intentions by pushing his next application as far into the future as they were allowed.
@@duvessa2003that’s the sentence they were given when convicted.
And if you wish to change that your path is clear. Start advocating that all murderers be sentenced to life without parole.
And TheBOG3 is right. He’s not going anywhere soon.
he was not only a murderer but a disgrace to the badge.
And to men, as well. Most men do not treat women like this guy did.
The fact his fellow officers thought he was an excellent officer says a lot about officers in the entire department.
@@KimberlyLetsGo i know that's right 👍🏽👍🏽
@@TheScapegoat420 that's a scary thought 😲
@@TheScapegoat420 That was just what the PR said to CYA. I bet they thought he was an ass as well.
Wow, what a monster he was. In the mid-70s I was a teenager and was harassed by local police officers. I worked as a janitor putting myself through school. I worked from 5pm until 2am cleaning toilets. One morning I was coming home and driving through Indian Harbor Beach Florida and was pulled over for no reason. They proceeded to ridicule me, force me to take sobriety test. They asked me to do ridiculous things in order to make fun of me. I was also pulled over again in the middle of the day. Same as before, there was no reason for pulling me over other than to harass me. I asked why I was pulled over and he told me if I didn't shut up, that he would arrest me. When I asked what he was going to arrest me for, he said he would think of something. So I am agreeing with Dr Grande. That period of time was a golden period for police officers. They could, and did do what ever they wanted to do. Fortunately in my case, I was not harmed.
Sorry you went through that. Unfortunately, officers still appear to be doing whatever they want.
Wow 👀
I lived in Melbourne in the ‘70’s and ‘80’s and I believe every word you say. Arrogance, and unaccountability mixed with a badge is a bad combination. I’m sorry that happened to you.
That's not the first time I've heard of cops using "I'll think of something" to arrest someone for. It was probably a standard response amongst them before the advent of body cams.
They still do what ever they want
I was an exotic dancer in the 90’s and the club I worked at was named Dangerous Curves in North East Philadelphia. A number of girls stopped showing up to work. I was dating the owner and he hired a private eye to investigate after a few months of girls quitting. It turns out that 2 local cops we’re pulling girls over after their shift. These officers robbed all of the girls and several girls claimed they were sexually assaulted. None of the incidents were reported to law enforcement-for obvious reasons. It all came to a head when the body of a dancer was found floating in the nearby Delaware river. Finally an investigation began…the officers were arrested and girls started coming forward to share their experiences. I don’t know how it turned out because I moved away. Working the lunch shift protected me from having experienced something like this for myself,all attacks occurred at night. It’s crazy what cops do with the power they are given. I never spoke openly about this until now… I have not even thought of it for a very long time.
I lived in Baltimore in the 90s and had a really scary interaction with a cop. He pulled my boyfriend over for a DUI and Then insisted on giving me a ride home. Instead, he drove me to one of the big,wooded urban parks. He offered to get my boyfriends DUI dropped if I did things with him. I told him he'd have to kill me first. He yanked me out of the car and drove off, leaving me in the park five miles from home at 3:20 AM. I called about what he did. Nothing happened to him, but he never showed up for court, so my boyfriend had his case dismissed. The cop would drive by my house and wave until I moved a few months later.
@@sammygirl6910 I’m so sorry you had to experience that. It must have been terrifying. Thank you for sharing your experience
well, thanks for taking the time to write your story for others to learn, know, etc. maybe someone reading it will be saved from something that you mentioned b/c they read it first and "changed course" if something fishy comes around.
I'm from Philly & remember that place. Did this happen under Rizzo? A lot of crazy things happened while he was mayor, well a lot of things were publicized I should say.
@@CJR-bs7eu Frank Rizzo…Ding,Ding,Ding! You got it. I’m so glad I got out of the city. Most of my childhood friends rarely got to leave their zip code area. I’m living a peaceful beach life 🏝️ in Jupiter,Florida… it’s completely different down here 🙂
I remember this, and what broke my heart as much is when I heard of Cara's father's passing in 2000,,, Sam Knott passed away while visiting her memorial site he created, (thank you Dr for mentioning this). also, Sam became a victims advocate and was instrumental in changing the wait time before PD's would act after missing victim reports for age 18+ were made ~ RIP Cara & Sam
I'm so glad Dr Grande mentioned her dad's death too. This is how I originally heard of this case when I was living in San Diego in 2000. The family had said that Sam had started having health problems after losing his child in such a horrible way. It broke my heart.
Oh dear this is all just too tragic. ❤ 😢
How in the world does a monster like this not get life in prison???
I thought he did
Probably because the courts figured that someone of his position indeed made a bad mistake and could be reformed. Ironically, if he simply admitted his guilt and made amends for his wrongdoing, he’d stand a chance at being a free man.
Different rules for the king’s men.
This was almost 20 years ago but my little sister had a very creepy encounter with local LEO when she was only 16. The guy pulled her out of the car and was asking her a bunch of personal questions checking her out and stuff. I thought my dad was going to kill the guy. My pap who used to be a cop in that department in the 70’s and 80’s and sick with cancer at the time went to the police station and they basically escorted him out.
Honestly, Craig Pyre, though ABSOLUTELY responsible for his own actions, wouldn’t have been able to brutalize people with impunity had his superiors in the police department noticed the obvious red flags from the beginning.
I think you're vastly oversimplifying this with a broad sweeping statement not backed up by any examples or evidence
@@JustMe-fo4evLike what?
I was a college student at SDSU where Kara also attended when this went down (although I didn't know her). San Diego was a sleepy surf/navy/college town back then and this was a pretty big local news story that I was following over Spring break. It was almost a week before they identified a suspect and when it was a highway patrol officer that was a WTF moment. I was glad they caught the guy that did it but when it's supposed to be someone looking out for our safety, that's an added gut punch.
It was, wasn't it? I think he stole a lot of that away when he killed that sweet girl. My folks had friends up in Ramona, and that mercy rd., exit always creeped me out. Even as an adult, I always hated driving past there. Haven't been home in decades, I hope it's changed
I lived in San Diego when this happened. Horrific case. That creep should NEVER be released. Thank you for your analysis!
This guy was so busy being a predator, he forgot that people exist, and they have eyes, ears, and brains.
I knew Cara, our mothers worked together. She was a sweet girl, and her death traumatized her family and friends. I think her CHP murderer, I don’t want to use his name, was evil.
After the murder, women were told to continue on to a populated area to pull over for a cop, or insist on backup, this was before cell phones. To this day, if I’m pulled over after dark, I follow those suggestions.
@@carolinematusevich889 was that George Gwaltney by any chance? He raped and killed a young woman while he was on duty.
@@carolinematusevich889Was this Gwaltney?
Geez, how many times have you been pulled over by cops at night for you to exercise this option. I have never been pulled over by a cop on the highway at night while driving on a relatively traffic-free road. In hearing and watching so many crime videos on youTube, it seems like every other person gets injured by cops, but I have NEFER had ANYTHING remotely as bad as these videos describe cops ever happen in my long life. I have to wonder what exactly people are doing to attract the interest of police in the first place???
@@commonsense2680 It just depends on the police department. I live in the boro of my town now where the cops are great and I haven't been pulled over in years. I used to live in the township where multiple cops have gotten moved for disciplinary reasons and they had a bad rep. I was pulled over multiple times for things like my license plate holder (that the DMV put on) covering 1/8 of an inch of the plate, an easy pass on the top passenger side of the windshield or air freshener hanging from the mirror "blocking view", speed trapping on a steep downhill where it drops from 45 to 25mph mid hill, one was caught puling over pretty young girls as an excuse to talk to them etc. They would say they smelled weed and tear apart your car looking for something to get you in trouble, I had it happen to me 4 times, twice they made me late for work and left my work tools scattered on the side of the road despite finding nothing. If you're a middle aged woman or old man they will just speed trap you and write fat fines. The locals despise the township PD and there are constant local newspaper write ups on their wrongdoings but we love our boro PD.
@@commonsense2680good for you? just because you've had one experience with law enforcement doesn't mean that everyone else is so lucky, and that also doesn't mean that they've done something to warrant police brutality/excessive force. if excessive force didn't happen at the hands of officers, then it wouldn't be something that they could be accused of. if cops were always trustworthy and never corrupt, then we wouldn't have mandatory body cams and still have cops turning them off and lifting their car hoods to obscure their dashcams. not every person employed as a police officer is a bad person, but police training is outdated and vilifies the public.
What a creepy man! He's guilty! I grew up in that area and the story of her murder was passed along for years thereafter. I heard that women were terrorized and afraid to stop when pulled over by the police after that. 🧚♀
This is a terrifying story. That poor girl. Again another case I’ve never head of before - good job on bringing us these forgotten cases in a concise and respectful manner dr Grande! 👏🏼
It was on Dateline YEARS ago!!! When they found her car all the stuff in her purse was still there - EXCEPT for her DRIVER’S LICENSE!!!!
aka a HUGE CLUE!!!!
I was in the Navy stationed at NAS North Island in San Diego and was about 25 yrs old when this happened. We had a reservist that we worked with that was also a CHiP officer who turned out to be Craig Peyer’s best friend and God Father of his kids. When this happened you could tell that the guy was completely unsettled by it all when he was asked questions about it, but defended his friend by saying, there was no way he could have done such a thing. After Peyer was finally charged of killing this poor young girl and all the evidence that came out he refused to talk about it at all. It actually made me feel terribly sorry for him as it must have been hard to admit not to mention unsettling that your best friend of many years was actually a wolf in sheep’s clothing and that he really didn’t know his friend like he thought he did. Craig Peyer had some huge scratches that were seen on his face the next day after the crime and was asked about it but he made up something and wasn’t really looked at for several months even though that was his main patrol area. Peyer was even on that show “Bad Boys” and he is being filmed in his squad car talking about looking for the person that murdered that young girl and come to find out he was the murderer.😳
He was so calm, cool, and collected talking about it that everyone was in shock that he could have committed such a horrific crime. His performance was so convincing and believable that he could have gotten an academy award!
I had taken that road many times at night myself as I would house/pet sit for my Warrant Officer who lived in an area nearby and I would drive back to the base sometimes at night down that same road.😬
I too was a petite blonde driving a banana yellow Honda Civic CVCC and I know I must have stuck out like a sore thumb. All I can say is that my sixth sense was tuned in and thank God my Guardian Angel was on his game on those drives back to the base.🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻
I remember how frightening it was at that time especially for women as many became too frightened to stop when they were asked to pull over. Local News Media and crime enforcement agencies had to televise protocol when being pulled over. Women were told to slow down, put on their flashers, and put their hand out the window in acknowledgement of the officer but were told they were not to comply by pulling over until they reached a well lit and populated area. I still do that to this day. It created such a distrust of the police in San Diego that I was in total shock that they did not give Peyer the sentence of Life imprisonment. This was such a sad and tragic case as this young girl was extremely beautiful and intelligent. She wrote beautiful poetry and I think several of her poems were read at her funeral. Her whole family was absolutely heartbroken and devastated.😢
I don’t think her Father was ever the same although he fought hard for changes so no one’s child would ever have to endure what his sweet baby girl did.😔
These types of crimes are always horrendous and shocking when it’s someone so young and innocent but even more so when the perpetrator is someone that takes an oath to protect and serve and should be able to trust with our lives.
R.I.P. Cara and her Father. You are both safe with Jesus now.🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻❤️
@@traybern oh wow 😯
I remember asking my dad who Cara Knot was because we would always pass the Memorial Bridge on the 15 freeway
This is such a disturbing case of abuse of authority. Poor lady lost her life while standing up for the right thing.
Thank you, Dr. Grande. I hope you are having a great weekend.❤
Things That Make You Grateful For Body Cams & Dash Cams. Such A Tragic Loss Of A Beautiful Young Girl.
5:46 “to make it seem like he had a murder free shift” as a habitual procrastinator and daydreamer, i felt this.
This is a tragic case. He maintained his innocence until they offered to verify the DNA, at which time he declined. Enough said.
Oh, my gosh. I grew up in Escondido and used to travel back and forth to Rancho Bernardo and to San Diego as well. Remember that Mercy Road off ramp that went nowhere? When this happened it was terrifying to us ladies. My mom didn't want me to stop for cops. There was a whole local culture built around the fear of what happened with Cara. It was awful. Her poor parents. Thanks for talking about this, Dr Grande. Wow, it has been nearly 40 years now.
Thats so wild. Thank goodness for modern tech today
So sad, this beautiful girl losing her life. My love to her parents.
Craig contributed in a major way as to why people perceive police in such a negative light.
Protect and serve! When those charged with protecting us harm us instead it is a true betrayal!
Betrayal? He murdered a young woman just because he felt like it. He's a cold blooded murderer.
Agreed. A monster! For me betrayal is a VERY bad thing.
Same as when parents harm or abuse their own children, but human beings seem to violate their trust and fiduciary duties ALL TIME TIME, I just presume even cops do the same thing. You always have to be sensible in every situation and never assume everyone is fuul of goodness and sunshine. It doesn't mean you live your life sheltered and afraid to people, but too many of these tragic cases have resulted from very stupid people doing extremely high risk things that lead them into tragedy. Why? I am not blaming the victims, but we live in a faulty world with bad people and good people, so we have a responsibility to exercise common sense in all situations.
This one takes me way back to the old Forensic Files days
The forensic files episode on this case always stuck with me; it has served as a good reminder to not pull over if the area is poorly lit and isolated. My friend had a creepy encounter with an officer that did that. Glad it didn’t go the way this case did.
Remember kids, cops don't become psychopaths, psychopaths become cops. Always record them.
Neither of those is true.
An actual psychopath probably would struggle to become a police officer. However, there are 2 basic motivations for becoming a police officer. A desire to help others or stop the bad guys or because you like the power it gives you over others. The latter have a tendency to abuse that power.
I think there are a smaller number who are badly affected by things they see and become bad cops as a result.
look at how New York and San Fransisco is fairing after preventing police from doing their job.
I think only high school bullies who haven't stopped bullying become cops or military men to legally bully people.
@@MrShobar You said: "Neither of those is true" - in a sense you are correct, not all cops are psychopaths. But a large percentage of cops are.
I’m a police officer’s daughter & mother. Is the motto not ‘To protect & serve’ ? A pathetic excuse for an/a 😅officer of the law & man! 🤬. Thank you Dr Grande for bringing this case to light 😊👍
You find all the best cases, Dr. Grande. I've long been interested in this one, I thought the guy had died in prison. I saw that her heart-broken father had died near where she had. This is a sad, scary case but, hopefully, warning to people, don't let police get you too isolated if you can help it. Like going down that deserted ramp, even backing up to go down it? I've seen stories of women who refuse to stop at all and drive to the nearest police station.
What is surprising to me is that this man is still alive in prison.
Ikr? Where is Karma now?
Not hard, Peyer spends his time at a minimum to medium security country club prison in San Luis Obispo.
This is awful and should never have happened. Dr. Grande, thank you for covering this case. I was not familiar with it. Take care.
I remember seeing this one a few times. Many cops use their authority to victimize ppl. I love how the other officers praised him after all the complaints… vile. Thank god for body cam nowadays.
Thank victims for body cams
Yes vile behavior. Birds of a feather flock together unfortunately
The vast majority police today are low IQ, power hungry thugs…
Just look how many have tattoos
The announcement of the murderer, being a law enforcement man, was absolutely earth and trust shattering for me back then. Paranoia about anyone in uniform in a position of power on the road set in.
No cell phones back then. Yes, after this crime, the murder of Cara, women were “allowed/encouraged” to drive to the next lit/public area.
It took YEARS for me to get over the paranoia, and the extreme caution is with me to this day: the one time I was stopped for driving in the dusk without the headlights (tired after work), I rolled down the window only 2-3 inches down. The officer was ok with it.
Cara 🙏, our Angel, you have remained with me ever since 💛
Thank you for covering this important event for the women on the roads today.
Even with cell phones today, girls!!! you might be stopped or ordered to be stopped where there is NO RECEPTION. Be on alert 🙏🌿
No well-meaning officer would try to stop a woman where she might feel unsafe.
Another San Diegan here. Thanks for covering this story , we need to keep it in awareness because many of us don’t stop for anyone at night. The CHP rode harleys then, my husband was their mechanic at SD HD. Word was he was a bad cop.
People in power need to be held to higher moral standards. Agree with your analysis, good you covered this sad case. Thanks Dr G😊💙💙
No days off! Dr G always gets content out for us and I’m incredibly grateful. Appreciate the awesome video as always.
Dr, how do you manage to make so many videos on such heavy subjects? Your resilience is unparalleled! It shows how much skill you have in being able to detach yourself from your subject matter. You would make a fortune hosting seminars on the subject as I am sure a lot of professionals like myself would love to hear how you do it!!
He works in mental health, that means he is dealing with people's mental health problems daily and any history that has lead to those. He may work in one of the easier sectors such as relationship break-up, bereavement counselling etc. But if he is working with people who have severe long-term mental health issues, substance misuse etc. then about 80% of them will have suffered prolonged sexual abuse of severe physical abuse as children. If you can deal with hearing about that then you can deal with murders.
Dr. G: “Turns out interviewing Craig to get safety tips for women was like interviewing Jeffrey Dahmer for…”
Me: “Don’t say recipes. Please don’t say recipes…”
Dr. G: “…for tips on healthy eating.”
Me: “…so much worse than recipes.”
😂😂😂BEST COMMENT.🏅
Ikr? I actually had to physically grimace at that one!
😂
I actually heard his cooking smelled disgusting. And people smell like pork so how do you mess that up?
@@gingerlee726 they were smelling 3 different odors..the cooking, the rotting flesh from the other parts, and the acid desolving the flesh...it was like all mixed into one foul smell from hell
DCF should also be required to wear body cameras, too. Imagine the power they have when they dangle the fate of your children in front of you. Horrible amount of corruption in that agency.
I hope that they don’t deal in that power realm when dealing with people’s lives. In my State we are not funded enough and caseworkers can’t get to all the cases. They are well regarded here. 🙏🏻💙
@@audreywellham2413 Wow, your state must be an outlier; I've never heard that before from anyone regarding DCF. 33 kids from my state, Michigan, died last year after CPS became involved (the equivalent of an entire classroom). I guess either count your blessings or double check the stats for your state.
Well actually some are saying that body cams should be removed from all police again, it is literally the dumbest thing i have ever heard, its almost like they thought millions of cops would be caught killing and breaking the laws everyday and they're not, its very rare, so they wanna be able to falsely accuse them again 🤔
Horrifying! Imagine the gall he had to use his position to overpower women, on PD time and threatening women in that way! Never pull over in the complete dark , like that! Be well lit as much as possible and call for help ASAP!
Love and prayers for Cara’s smoky. Sorry to hear of her Dad passing. 🙏🙏🧡🙏🧡🙏🙏
Very good analysis, Dr Grande. One point I would like to clarify. I am a former CHP officer (ironically, I came on the job at the same time this tragedy occurred). I would just like to point out that his supervisors praised him for taking the vehicles off the freeway because that is considered a point of safety to be away from the high-speed traffic lanes of the highway and off the freeway where there’s less traffic. Of course, Pyre miss used this officer safety precaution for his own illicit benefit.
I remember this case on Forensic Files. Thank you for profiling it. I believe he's guilty too.
all races, creeds etc, weirdness crosses all ethnicities. us women seem to bear the brunt of it! RIP lovely girl.
This "weirdness" (predatory behavior) may cross all races, creeds and ethnicities, but the common factor is *the male gender.*
@@wintercame& all the women in jails all across America are innocent & haven’t killed a soul
@@yeerrr2726
No one said women are innocent, perfect angels. But you would have to agree....most men aren't good guys.
really? Women are the smallest group of murder victims on the planet.
there are fewer women killed than men, Native Americans, homeless, Latinos or Black people.
@@Mint-kj9kw the human male is the most prosocial animal on this planet. If it weren’t, we wouldn’t be here.
Helps us to be reminded to always be on guard.
What was wrong with those jurors 🤬 They should have gotten jail time for stupidity 😢
Why? You haven't any idea what evidence they saw and what testimony they heard. They had reasonable doubts. As Dr. Grande described, the CHP officer was retried using additional newly discovered evidence not available at the first trial, and a conviction was obtained.
He is not treated well in prison.
It would also be interesting to have Dr. Grande examine the case of CHP officer George Gwaltney, who was convicted in 1984 of raping and murdering 23 year-old Robin Bishop while Gwaltney was on duty in a fully marked CHP patrol car and in full uniform.
Also, there was a Florida Highway Patrol trooper named TImothy Harris who was convicted of the 1990 rape and murder of 32 year-old Lorraine Hendricks while Harris was on duty in a fully marked FHP patrol car and in full uniform.
In addition, there was a Michigan State Police detective sergeant named Artis White who was accused of murdering his wife Bernita in a sniper attack at a zoo in 2001.
Furthermore, there was a Michigan State Police lieutenant named Luke Davis who was convicted in 2013 of repeatedly stealing the property that he and the officers he commanded seized in the name of asset forfeiture.
The Golden Gate killer too.
We lived in a small town in TX outside of Houston, & it was reported in the Houston Chronicle that Chief of Police would stop women at stop signs &/proposition them, if they refused he’d write them a ticket & he raped a few, we moved so I don’t know the outcome of the case, so yes these things do happen, sadly. Yes, it did happen in the 80’s, that stop sign was just a few miles from our house
What a beautiful girl. RIP Cara and condolences to her loved ones.
I remembered this case. I though it was ironic that he was featured in a safety video. he is anything but safe.
The scary thing about this, is sometimes the real cops are this creepy. I "back the blue" but wish they'd police themselves better. Body/dash cams, as much as the cops didn't want 'em, have really changed the conversation, and now the good cops love 'em.
I remember seeing this on an old forensic files
Dr Grande I'm so happy to see how well you're doing you're literally a successful youtuber. You've worked really hard, upload high quality videos almost every day. Crazy!
Craig was as guilty as O.J.
I hope all the people that watched the Matthew Perry vid and accused you of just covering recent events for clicks see this. Ty for the amazing and non biased analysis as always, sir.
Good god. This is horrible. What a monster.
Thank you for talking about Cara Knott. Her murder rocked San Diego. She was the friend of a friend of mine. Her murder really shook him. He hurt for a long time.
I've always thought it ironic that she received no mercy at Mercy Road.
This just goes to show how important it is to report this kind of thing. He should've been fired long before he had the chance to hurt this young woman.
I learned to drive in a 68 Beetle. It was my grandmother’s favorite car and babied it. I was 13 years old when she took me out on the side roads of Bainbridge Island to practice driving a manual transmission. This was in the mid 80’s.
I watch Audit the Audit and unfortunately there are plenty of police officers who seem to think they are above the law and even more who don’t even know the laws they’re supposed to enforce for example I’m surprised how many police officers think they can order someone to identify themselves without articulating reasonable suspicion of a crime. But I digress.
Craig was everything that no-one wants in a police officer.
The irony of this case was amazing, the guy giving women safety advice was the guy terrorizing them
Sya a lot of cops as a whole that his fellow officers thought he was a great cop🤦
I am from San Diego and I remember this case. He had a history of inappropriate behavior towards young women he stopped and he had a well documented history of violating young women’s constitutional rights. Senior and fellow cops knew he had a pattern and practice of this behavior, yet refused to keep the citizens in Southern California safe from this violent deviant predator! It is unfortunate he has managed to stay alive in prison as long as he has!
Very sad as she probably pulled her car over thinking to herself that this is just a concerned police officer that probably thinks im lost or something since it's a dark & somewhat hazardous road.
Instead this poor girl that I sense was just as beautiful on the inside ends up fighting for her life from the one person that's job is to save them.🤬
Scary story, I've heard about this case before. Thank you Dr. Grande for your analysis! ❤
Supposedly Cara was very similar in appearance (albeit much younger) as one of Craig's ex-wives.
In the late 80's, after the murder, I moved to San Diego. I had a girlfriend who lived in the nearby community of Mira Mesa with her parents. They also recently moved to San Diego after the murder. We were both still in our teens and would often go to that dark road and "park", not knowing what had happened on that same cul-de-sac years before.
The Cara Knott memorial is also a memorial to victims of violent crimes. You can still visit it today and see and read tributes to the victims. Knowing that Cara's poor father had a fatal heart attack there visiting her memorial makes it an even more impactful experience.
T.G. went deep into the archives for this case. I was living in SD at the time and remember it well. Another San Diego case he could cover would be Dale Akiki ‘s charges.
I'm surprised they couldn't force him to have a DNA sample taken if he is imprisoned. In fact you would think that he would have already had his DNA forcibly been taken after being put in prison.
Police didn’t use DNA that far back. I don’t believe they used is routinely until the early 2000s.
Your right. I think they take DNA samples on all felonies. My bad, I read the question wrong 🤤
I wonder if they can do familial DNA testing to prove his guilt.
@@drdr76 Maybe they don't need to do a DNA test as his guilt has already been proved in a court of law.
This one was really interesting. Thank you, Dr. Grande, for keeping us all apprised and informed about such relevant topics. ❤ Your analysis is greatly appreciated.❤
Hello, Dr. Grande. I am a huge fan of your channel and am so grateful that you've chosen to share your psychological insight with us here on UA-cam. I recently read "A Child Called It" by Dave Pelzer and was particularly curious about his mother, Catherine's, personality profile but was unable to find any literature surrounding her case. I think Gabriel Fernandez's mother, Pearl, may fit into this category as well, although she did not have the drastic shift in behavior that Pelzer described in Catherine. I am unable to understand how a mother can become so detached from her children, and why do these feelings often manifest towards one child in particular? I would be so appreciative if you would consider covering this topic on your channel!
Yes! I remember reading that book as well. I would be interested in Dr. Grande’s analysis.
I was living in San Diego when this occurred. I drove the 15 daily. Every woman I knew was terrified of being pulled over after this happened.
Am i the only one who would love to see Dr Grande do a "speculation" on Darth Vader?
What might be going on in a case like that? Is it commom for force users to slaughter younglings? I know they attacked anakin first and it was a clear cut case of self defense but still it seemed kinda mean.
I hope so, because that should only appeal to children age 12 to 18. This channel is geared towards adults and I hope it stays that way. It would suck if he started doing would Batman defeat Spider-Man type content like you're suggesting
Thank you for these, Doc. I appreciate all your hard work!
This hits close to home. I’ve driven by this off-ramp many times.
thnx for bringing in pics ~ but this is just too heartbreaking!
Monsters on the police force.
I used to work as a nanny for a very wealthy Asian man. He employed two 24/7 bodyguards who used to be ex cops. The bodyguards told me that 90% of all cops are assholes.
RIP to Cara and Sam Knott. This was one of the most heartbreaking true crime cases. I first heard of this on an episode of Forensic Files and find it hard to rewatch this one.
What an awful, sad story.
Unrelated: Nice Candle, Dr. G.
I remember this case. Everything pointed to him. I believed then and still do that he did it. There was a big fear for women and they didn’t want to stop for police. Different agencies were allowing women to go to a lit up area without being accused of fleeing. Scary times
Because this was on Dateline YEARS and YEARS ago!!!!
".. I believed then and still do that he did it..." So did a jury of twelve. That's all that matters.
Thank you for sharing your speculation of this fascinating case. 👍
Could you talk about the recent death of Adam Johnson? The hockey player who had his throat cut by another player's skate during a game.
It was manslaughter at the least.
Thank You for what you do, Dr. Grande🙏🏼.
As always, thanks, Doc!
Dr grande finds the most to analyze for us! Thanks doc!!
To protect and serve... My a$$.
They 100% DO protect and serve….themSELVES!!!!
I remember when this happened. So tragic. It is why, when I later had a daughter and she got to driving age, I told her to never ever pull over in a dark deserted area if a cop tries to stop her, but to stop in a well lighted area.
Thank you for sharing this story.
Cops don't become psychopaths. Psychopaths become cops. -unknown author
I can only imagine the abuse of power certain cops had, especially before dash cams and now body cams. My mom told me a story of being pulled over at 17 and was sexually harassed. Luckily her boyfriend pulled over, since he was only 10 min behind her and the cop just told her to go on. She never filed anything but this was in '78. Great analysis as always, Dr. Grande ❤️❤️
It causes me to literally, physically, shudder to just THINK of how much abuse of power went down between cops and the citizens they encountered on "traffic stops" in all the years prior to body cameras and abundant surveillance cameras and GPS and cell phone ping technology became commonplace.
Don't get me wrong, I strongly believe there are more "good" law enforcement officers than "bad" law enforcement officers in the USA. But I personally know many of the cops in my city to be arrogant and entitled and power-driven jerks. I can't even begin to imagine what lengths the asshole cops I've come across personally would go to if they were working the same job but several decades ago with WAAAAAAY less oversight. Yikes.
Thank you, Dr. Grande. Great analysis.
A very interesting case which I hadn't heard of! Thanks!!
You're in my neck of the woods again. I remember this one too. SHOCK-ING!! Good job, Dr. Grande.
Great video! Thank you, doctor.
Great video...thanks again.
This is an old story. We lived in Irvine during this time and traveled to Camp Pendleton frequently. It’s scary to think this could have happened to any young woman who traveled those roads.
I really enjoy listening to you. There's something really calming about your voice regardless of the content. 👍
Just a reminder, I'm not diagnosing anybody in this video; only speculating why real cacti don't fair as well as artificial cacti in an environment without natural light like this.
Bravo Dr Grande! Bravo bravo bravo!
I was a cop before body cams. Didn't mean we abused people. But, it does keep people honest. 😂😂😂❤
He's in prison, why can't they test his dna against that blood? How do they not have his dna on file?