VOICES

“He’s got the life insurance policy he deserves.”

-- Deputy Dist. Atty. Debora Lloyd

“We’ve been devastated for 3 1/2 years. It’s been really hard. . .. We

just have to keep dealing with this.”

-- June Marshall, Pegye Bechler’s mother

“We all know what Tina New is. It goes without saying.”

-- Linda Bechler, Eric Bechler’s mother

“They nailed him. This was a good call.”

-- Steve Ott, Newport Beach resident

“It’s hard to imagine that such a good-looking person could do

something like this. That is surprising.”

-- Costa Mesa resident April Vida, who once worked next door to Eric

Bechler

“They never even found the wife’s body, so how do they know?”

-- Pat Kelly, Newport Beach resident

“I think people are getting weirder and weirder. Weird things happen a

lot these days.”

-- Charlie Villaloboz, manager of Balboa Boat Rentals, where Bechler

got the boat for his final cruise with Pegye

“It’s all so sad. If they make a movie though, the money should go to

the kids, because what else do they have left? It’s never the one you

expect. Never.”-- Debbie Smith, who works in Newport Beach