MASON CITY – Peter Veal has been convicted by a Webster county jury of two murders in Mason City he committed last November.
Peter Veal murdered Caleb Christensen and Melinda Kavars on November 17, 2016 at a Mason City house, 1620 North Hampshire. He was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder. Judge Rustin Davenport ruled Veal competent to stand trial on May 23 after Veal was mentally evaluated. His trial was held this month in Fort Dodge. A jury returned a guilty verdict this week. He will be sentenced in August and will be given a mandatory life sentence.
Days after the killings, the Iowa State Medical Examiner’s Office conducted autopsies and determined that 54-year-old Melinda Kavars died of a single gunshot wound to the neck and chest. Also, 37-year-old Caleb Christensen was found to have died of multiple sharp force injuries.
Saw some loser defending this guy on kimt post. Saying there weren’t enough blacks on the jury. The population of Iowa is made up of less than 4% black. So if they had even one on the jury it would be leaning more in this shit bags favor, not against him.
Guess he should have committed this crime in Chicago. Lol
I’m glad there was NO plea bargain and that we spent money on a trial. The only way to have avoided a trial would have been if Veal had pled guilty to Murder One and he was too arrogant to admit to that.
Hang him!
He stabbed him 25 times. He brutally killed Melinda and Caleb. Thank God he’s off the street.