Robert Dianovsky maintained that his wife Peggy left their home voluntarily and took a bag of clothing with her when she vanished in September of 1982. Peggy Dianovsky left her yellow Chevrolet Nova behind, and never picked up her last paycheck from her employer, Dominick's. Blood was found spattered at the top of the stairway in the Dianovsky home, but none of it was ever collected for analysis.
The children of Peggy Dianovsky were outside playing as their parents fought inside the house. Bobby, age 7 heard his mother sreaming for help, he ran in from outside up the stairs his mother was on the landing Robert held Peggy down as he beat her. Immediately, Bobby ran down the basement stairs with his hands covering his face trying to forget the images he had just seen.
At age 31 Andrew was a middle school teacher, and apparently started remembering things from the night of September 12, 1982. After intense therapy he was able to recall a violent fight that night, seeing his father holding a butcher knife to his mother's throat. This was a mere 24 hours before Peggy Dianovsky would disappear for good.
A short time later, Bobby's father called all the children over to him, while according to the sons, their father was washing off his bloody hands. Robert announced "we are going for a bike ride." The father and the kids left. When they walked back into the house Robert said "your mother is sleeping, don't disturb her." It was September of 1982, the last time the boys would ever see their mother, alive. "It was the first time she didn't kiss us goodnight," Drew recalled.
Robert Dianovsky was arrested for Peggy's murder after his 3 sons urged authorities to reopen the case, feeling safe that they could now share their most secret memories. There was no body and no other physical evidence, a circumstantial case.
Robert received an aquittal in a 2004 bench trial, the judge ruling that she was probably murdered, but there was insufficient evidence to prove that Robert did it. Although Peggy has never been found, foul play is suspected in her disappearance.
How can a man live with himself, his sons, and a new family after completely obliterating the mother of his children?
I guess some do get away with murder, don't they?
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Susan Murphy Milano's Journal: Special Series: Is It Where They Wanna Be?
Susan Murphy Milano's Journal: Part Two of Series: "Is This Where They Wanna Be?
Susan Murphy Milano's Journal: Special Series Part 3 "Is It Where They Wanna Be?"
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I feel so sorry for her family. I believe there will be a Judgement Day, and he will be punished.
ReplyDeleteLet's hope that Justice is brought about and this family can heal. The mourning process is so difficult when murder is unsolved or evidence hasn't yet been introduced to bring the offender to trial, especially when you know who that is. We are in your corner and pray this is resolved soon.
ReplyDeleteAlthough Peggy's murderer has escaped justice, the greater sin, in my opinion, is that he will not give the family, including her sons, the satisfaction of knowing where she is. The not knowing is another level of grief a family must deal with on top off losing a loved one to murder.
ReplyDeleteThank you for featuring her case here.