Yes... the Knott family owned a big fruit farm in orange county... has an amusement park named after it, and a food conglomerate fortune.
They were or are still billionaires, just like the Smuckers, Delmonte and the Hunts tomato clan.
http://www.itsforthekids.com/CaraKnott.htm "Cara Knott was a young lady that was pulled over by a veteran CHP officer in San Diego, forced to drive down a secluded road and was murdered by the CHP officer.
Cara’s father Sam worked diligently for victim’s rights and passed away recently near the spot where Cara was murdered and a small park had been constructed to honor the victims of violence.
The founder of It's For The Kids did not live here at the time so do not know all the details. There were 2 trials, the first one ended up in a hung jury. The current San Diego DA, Paul Pfingst, prosecuted during the second trial and got a conviction. "
http://www.elcajonboulevard.com/High%20Profile.htm (halfway down)
Cara Knott
Dec. 27, 1986: Cara Knott, 20, did not return home.
Dec. 28, 1986: Her body was found strangled beneath the Old Hwy. 395 bridge near the Mercy Road off-ramp east of Highway 15 in Rancho Penasquitos.
Jan. 15, 1987: Phone tips led to the arrest of California Highway Patrolman Craig Peyer, 36, who was accused of pulling Knott over and killing her while on duty.
June 1988: Peyer was convicted of Knott's killing and was sentenced to 25 years to life.
Nov. 30, 2000: Knott's father, Sam Knott, 63, died of a heart attack at the San Diego Crime Victims Oak Garden which was built and dedicated in Cara Knott's memory near the Mercy St. Bridge. The bridge was re-named Cara Knott Memorial Bridge. After Cara's murder, Sam became a crusader for victim's rights.
http://216.239.39.100/search?q=cache:A1sH-ANDEWAJ:straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/mnt/html/women/issues22.html+%22craig+peyer%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8 snip---In another case, a California Highway Patrol officer named Craig Peyer was convicted in 1988 of murdering Cara Knott, 20, after pulling her over at a dark freeway exit.
At his trial, two dozen women testified they had also been pulled over by Peyer near the same spot for long, rambling conversations that left many uncomfortable and scared.
More background on one of the investigators.
64 year old Bonner County sheriff moved to Hope, Idaho, in 1993 to retire after 33 years with San Diego Police Department. When former Sheriff Chip Roos announced he wouldn't seek re-election last year, local officers encouraged Jarvis to run for sheriff. When Jarvis left San Diego in 1991, he had moved up to a senior captain's rank, said dept spokesman Bill Robinson, who worked with him for 26 years. "He was a highly regarded officer," Robinson said.
Jarvis began his career as a motorcycle patrolman working in the city's traffic division. He quickly moved up the ranks and began working as a sex crimes and robbery detective, his former co-workers said. Soon, he was promoted to lieutenant overseeing homicide investigations, Robinson said. In 1986, Jarvis oversaw investigation of high profile murder case in which veteran California Highway Patrol officer Craig Peyer killed a college student he stopped on the freeway, Robinson said.
further related information of interest.
there is now a park, dedicated to this woman, by highway fifteen, near the area where she was killed by the officer.
it impacted the laws... in that you are NOT required to stop asap... but as soon as YOU believe you are safe...
This happened in California. Since then, because of multiple high-profile police incidents, which resulted in convictions for murder and rape... other states have followed suit, howbeit not all of them...