648 // Missing Man Found Dismembered - Peter Degan

Missing

Crawlspace Media

Society & Culture, True Crime, News

3.7 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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In this new episode, Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna discuss the recent discovery of missing man Peter Degan from a pond in Shirley, Massachusetts. He was found dismembered and his death is being investigated as a homicide. Peter Degan began serving a prison sentence in February of 2019 at a medium security prison in Shirley, Massachusetts. Mr. Degan was released on February 6th, 2026 and was living in a pre release center in Rockland, MA. The last time he was seen alive was in Rockland on February 27th, 2026 and he was found in Phoenix Pond in Shirley, Massachusetts on March 4th, 2026. If you have any information in the disappearance and murder of Peter Degan please submit a tip to the Massachusetts State Police at 1-800-494-TIPS or via text messaging, by sending the word "TIP" to CRIME (27463). Don't miss our live show in New York City on April 25th, 2026: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/criminally-stupid-the-search-for-the-worlds-dumbest-criminal-tickets-1984625623665. Sources: Middlesex District Attorney's Office Official Press Release: Human Remains Located in Shirley Identified CBS News Boston (WBZ-TV): Man found cut into pieces in Shirley pond recently released from prison Boston 25 News: Body parts found in Mass. pond are those of convicted drug dealer, DA says WCVB Channel 5 Boston: DA: Body parts found by students in Mass. pond identified WHDH 7News Boston: Remains found in Shirley identified as 69-year-old man living in Rockland Check out Quince: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://quince.com/MISSING⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Main podcast theme by Kevin Macleod. Check out his work at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://incompetech.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Additional music by David Williams. See his work at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://williamsflutes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow Missing: IG: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/MissingCSM/⁠⁠. TT:⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@missingcsm⁠⁠. FB:⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/MissingCSM⁠⁠. X:⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/MissingCSM⁠⁠. Spotify:⁠⁠ https://open.spotify.com/show/0yRXkJrZC85otfT7oXMcri⁠⁠. Youtube:⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/missingcsm⁠⁠. Apple:⁠⁠ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/missing/id1006974447⁠⁠. Follow Crawlspace: IG:⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/Crawlspacepodcast⁠⁠. TT:⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@crawlspacepodcast⁠⁠. FB:⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/Crawlspacepodcast⁠⁠. X:⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/crawlspacepod.⁠⁠ Spotify:⁠⁠ https://open.spotify.com/show/7iSnqnCf27NODdz0pJ1GvJ⁠⁠. Youtube:⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/crawlspace⁠⁠. Apple:⁠⁠ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crawlspace-true-crime-mysteries/id1187326340⁠⁠. Check out our entire network at⁠⁠ http://crawlspace-media.com/⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	The In today's new episode of missing,, we are speaking about the mysterious and recent unsolved murder of 69-year-old Massachusetts resident Peter Deegan.
0:49.3	This is quite a story.
0:50.8	It's still breaking, and there really isn't too much info, but we will discuss
0:55.2	what's publicly available here today. Lance, what do you make of this story?
1:00.3	Well, it's interesting because we always like covering stories that are in our backyard,
1:04.2	and this is kind of in our backyard. I know we say like Massachusetts is our backyard.
1:09.1	So whenever something breaks here that has, you know, this level of mystery, I think we're always drawn to it. The fact that Peter Deegan wasn't this saint, and we'll find that out as we get into the story, makes it even more intriguing. So I think what we're going to be doing here is the first
1:29.1	episode of what might be a couple of episodes as we learn more about this individual and the
1:33.4	circumstances of his very brutal murder. Yeah, absolutely. Okay, so let us know what you think
1:41.6	of this conversation on YouTube or Spotify.
1:47.5	And please follow us on social media at Missing CSM.
1:48.6	Thanks a lot for listening.
2:11.6	We're going to take a quick break here and we'll be right back to speak brand new drama based on the best-selling novel.
2:14.6	They think they're better than us.
2:16.6	Who do you think you are?
2:19.2	I'm going to prove to them that they're wrong.
2:20.6	She's punishing me.
2:22.0	You destroyed my family.
2:24.7	I will not rest until I've destroyed yours.
2:47.4	A woman of substance on Channel 4 starts tonight at 9. It was a crisp Wednesday afternoon in early March in New England with the winter snow still thawing. In the quiet town of Shirley, Massachusetts, a group of teenagers were tossing
2:53.0	snowballs across from the Shaker Road Bridge, and their laughter echoed off the solid surface
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