EXCLUSIVE: 911 Call Reveals Catherine Bach Thought Someone Shot Her Husband
Posted on May 11, 2010 @ 04:34PM - 5 comments
Peter Lopez, the husband of Dukes of Hazard star Catherine Bach, took his own life at the couple's San Fernando Valley home in April and RadarOnline.com has listened to the tragic 911 call placed by Bach which reveals that the actress initially thought someone had murdered her husband.
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Speaking to the dispatcher, Bach says in the call that she did not want to go outside where her husband was in fear that someone might shoot her ("No, I can't. I'm afraid that the person might shoot me and I have two little girls," Bach responded when asked if she was physically with the victim). She also references a robbery in the neighborhood a couple of days before.
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Bach then says a housekeeper went out into the backyard to try and figure out what happened, reporting back that no weapons were laying around Lopez.
Due to the graphic nature of the call, RadarOnline.com decided not to publish the audio.
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Later, a woman named Nancy who identifies herself as Catherine's assistant, gets on the phone: "We don't have any idea [if Lopez shot himself]. We just heard a thud and I think it could've even just been maybe he had a heart attack. He could've fallen and a branch broke, know what I mean? I just don't know. It's very possible that he just... That it was a branch breaking. It sounded like that to me. Somebody else said it sounded like a gunshot, but sounded more like a branch breaking, but I don't know."
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The entertainment lawyer- who had worked with Michael Jackson and Michael Buble and had also helped establish the careers of Wilson Phillips, Vanilla Ice and Andrea Bocelli- shot himself in the head in the couple's backyard.
He left a one page suicide note. His death certificate confirmed that he died instantly.
Catherine Bach's Husband Peter Lopez Shot Self In Head; Left Suicide Note
Bach and Lopez have two daughter together: Sophia, 14, and Laura, 11.
Catherine Bach's Husband Peter Lopez Shot Self In Head; Left Suicide Note
Posted on May 03, 2010 @ 08:24AM - 3 comments
Dukes of Hazard star Catherine Bach’s husband Peter Lopez tragically penned a one page suicide note before shooting himself in the head, RadarOnline.com has learned.
The entertainment lawyer was found dead on Friday morning at his home in the San Fernando Valley in California.
A source from the Los Angeles Coroner’s Office revealed to RadarOnline.com: “Lopez pointed a gun at his head and pulled the trigger. The bullet went through and through his brain and he died instantly.
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Friends And Family Of Catherine Bach's Husband Are Shocked And Devastated By His Apparent Suicide
Posted on Apr 30, 2010 @ 07:20PM - 5 comments
Dukes of Hazard star, Catherine Bach's husband, Peter Lopez was found dead Friday morning by his house, apparently from a self-inflicted gun shot wound.
Friends and family of the entertainment lawyer are, not surprisingly, reeling from the news - saying that he showed no outward signs of depression, and trying to fathom what would tip him over the edge to the degree where he would choose to take his own life.
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RadarOnline.com spoke exclusively with Lopez's mother, Eleanor, who told us, "I just can't believe it. Catherine called me just now, she said, 'Peter is dead.'
"Catherine said to me, 'Peter's not here anymore, he shot himself.' I can't believe it.
"I just can't believe it, I spoke to him just last night and he seemed fine. I've been in and out of the hospital lately and he has been calling me every night to check on me and make sure I'm OK.
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"He never said anything about feeling depressed or anything, I just don't understand this at all.
"He may have had some business problems, he's been going in and out for years with this business of his and, you know, enjoying his work, so why would he do this?
"He liked his work and I used to tell him about programs that I’ve seen of some of his clients. This is not right.
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"Catherine is falling apart. I don’t blame her. She’s in shock.
"She says he went up a hill up there. You go up and there’s a platform and you can see the Valley, you know, from the house up there in the backyard. There’s like a viewing spot up there. She says he went up there and he shot himself. I cannot believe it, you know.
"Catherine wasn't there when it happened, she said she came back she couldn’t find him and he was up there on the hill.
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"I feel so bad for his girls you know. They loved him so much. They were at school when it happened. Catherine went to go and get them. I just can’t believe this."
John Schneider, who played Bo Duke on the hit 80's show, rushed to his co-star's side as soon as he heard the news. In an exclusive interview with RadarOnline.com he echoed Lopez's mom's disbelief at the tragedy.
"I saw him only 3 weeks ago, and he seemed fine," Schneider said. "Never underestimate the hard times that we are in, especially if you are a parent.
"I really want to go home and hug my wife and kids."
Jessica Simpson Back In 'Fighting Shape'
Posted on Jan 14, 2010 @ 11:03AM - 3 comments
Jessica Simpson is back in fighting shape again and she’s crediting boxing as having helped her get back in tip-top shape.
The Dukes Of Hazard beauty - who was infamously photographed wearing a pair of ‘mom jeans’ after she put on some weight – sported a form flattering black dress when she stepped-out in Los Angeles Wednesday night for a dinner date with friends.
