ys ▁with ▁a ▁can e ▁he ▁carried , ▁but ▁C one ys ▁club bed ▁him ▁with ▁an ▁old ▁p istol ▁he ▁had ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁house . ▁After ▁the ▁gun ▁broke ▁apart , ▁C one ys ▁continued ▁the ▁battery ▁with ▁a ▁heavy ▁iron ▁st ove ▁sh aker ▁and ▁bl ud ge oned ▁the ▁ 7 3 - year - old ▁Peters ▁to ▁death . ▁C one ys ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁att ic ▁cub by hole . ▁ ▁Peters ' ▁body ▁was ▁discovered ▁later ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁after ▁a ▁neighbor , ▁concerned ▁Peters ▁had ▁not ▁come ▁by ▁for ▁dinner , ▁called ▁the ▁police . ▁The ▁police ▁found ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁home ' s ▁doors ▁and ▁windows ▁locked , ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁other ▁sign ▁of ▁forced ▁entry . ▁They ▁noted ▁the ▁trap door ▁but ▁believed ▁a ▁normal - s ized ▁person ▁could ▁not ▁fit ▁through ▁it . ▁Peters ' ▁wife , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁the ▁hospital ▁recuper ating ▁from ▁a ▁broken ▁hip ▁during ▁and ▁prior ▁to ▁C one ys ' ▁occupation ▁of ▁the ▁att ic , ▁returned ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁with ▁a ▁house keeper . ▁Both ▁women ▁would ▁often ▁hear ▁strange ▁sounds ▁in ▁the ▁house . ▁The ▁house keeper ▁res igned ▁after ▁becoming ▁convinced ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁ha unted ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁Peters ▁moved ▁to ▁western ▁Colorado ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁her ▁son . ▁ ▁C one ys ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁vac ant ▁house ▁with ▁the ▁occas ional ▁signs ▁of ▁his ▁occupation ▁written ▁off ▁as ▁an ▁appar ition ▁or ▁local ▁pr