Clinton Neighbor Shot To Death

Wife Slain, Lawyer Husband Wounded In Roadside Attack

(CBS/AP)  A woman who lives on the same cul-de-sac as former President Clinton died Monday after a mysterious shooting on an isolated road that left her lawyer husband wounded, authorities said.

Sgt. Marc Simmons, a detective, said 55-year-old Peggy Perez-Olivo died about 3 p.m. at a hospital. He said there are still no arrests.

She was shot in the head, and her 58-year-old husband was shot in the abdomen late Saturday, police said.

The couple — he a recently disbarred criminal defense lawyer, she a teacher's assistant — were driving to their Chappaqua home from Manhattan when they were shot, New Castle Town Police said. According to police, the couple was on a desolate part of Route 100 when a car cut in front of their sport utility vehicle and forced them off the road around 11 p.m.

A man with a gun got out and entered the SUV through a back door, and Carlos Perez-Olivo fought with him, police said. They said they had not been able to identify any suspects or determine a motive.

Carlos Perez-Olivo had practiced law in New York from 1980 until he was disbarred in August, according to state court records. State Supreme Court appellate judges found he "repeatedly refused to return unearned funds or retainers to clients."

He was previously accused of incompetence for failing to recall portions of his closing argument in defense of a waiter convicted of second-degree murder for fatally shooting his wife's lover last year in a Manhattan subway station.

There was no home telephone listing for him or his wife in Chappaqua. No one answered the door Monday at the couple's blue and white Colonial home, one of eight houses on the cul-de-sac. It is three doors away from the home of the former president and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, which has a guardhouse at the foot of its driveway.

Acquaintances said they were mystified by the shooting.

"They're a very nice couple, great folks, sweet people," said their landlord, Gerard Gorman.

[garciagar]

Why the emphasys on Clinton? What are you insinuating? Who is the news on, Clinton or Perez-Olivo? Next time I know, you bring Foster out! Report! Report! That's all you have to do.
Stop inflating the news please.

[lola12314a]

From reading my crime novels, I would say, follow the money trail. It's a good point, how could they afford to live in that neighborhood?

[akarsno]

HOw do you know if bush never killed anyone peterbaldwin? Who knows maybe he has and no one knows about it! After all if he can sent our sons/daughters to get kill for so called freedom, more like benefits to his adminstration and the people supporting him who knows what goes on in a mind like bush juinor!
All these people are jsut using the Clintons name to spolit what ever good the Democrates are doing.
Republican running the country always makes USA economy in such a turmoil.
I agree here we go again to have the democrates to re-establish our reputation like the father that went to war with Iraq.
When will they ever learn ... don't follow your father's foot-steps!
It never works!

[peterbaldwin-2009]

I heard that before shooting the guy, Bill Clinton waterboarded him with Jim Carville holding him down! This is true! It's the Dems who advocate torture.

[Syndicate]

I think they mentioned Clinton to show that anybody can be a victim of violent crime. Even a former presidents neighbor. Without Clinton there is no story. Well there is a story buts its just to common to repeat. I agree with GunnerV1. It sounds fishy to me too, but you never get the whole story.

[xcai-2009]

Is it anything to do with Clinton? Maybe the title of this news should be "Clinton Neighbor Under Bush Administration Shot To Death"

[manner6]

The comments by peterbaldwin,gladetrystand our resident simpleton,janem4 are unutterably boneheaded. Maybe they're joking.

[o0pie]

I hate you people, you pseudo-republicans, Clinton bashers. We've never had a surplus like we did after Bill Clinton left office. Nothing but deficits from you 'Conservatives', yeah right. You losers are the reason this country wo'nt last another 100 years, and we go the way of the Roman Empire.

[gunnerv1]

A dis-barred lawyer and a Teacher's assistant living in that area with the cost of a place like that. Could it not be that the Husband shot her,and then himself because you just know that she was Nagging the *** out of him about how worthless he was and that the was the "Bread winner" now. Just a theory.

[themooniac]

Bush's knuckleheaded policies probably have killed more people than anyone could count....

[peterbaldwin-2009]

Bush never KILLED his neighbors!

[mylitlangls3]

This has nothing to do with Clinton! Why even mention his name? Bush has done far worse than Clinton ever did!

[barbarast59]

I am a democrat and and a supporter of Bill and Hillary Clinton. I think they would agree with me when I say what in the world does it matter if they are the neighbors of a woman who was murdered. This should never have been put in the headlines. Is she a less important human being if she is not their neighbor? The crime done to this woman should have stood on its own. She was a person in her own right. Its like everytime I read an article referring to Brangelina at the end is remark that he was married to Jennifer Aniston. Is that truly important to the story? Why does it not mention then, that she was married to Billy Bob Thornton. Journalists need to remember every person is an individual and stop seeing stars in there eyes when they write a story, its insulting.

[gladetryst]

I agree, people associated with the Clintons disappear a lot. Maybe they were doing something the Clintons didnt like...

[tinker3478]

Oh get a grip!

[peterbaldwin-2009]

Not again? This HAS to be Bill Clinton's fault!