National City mother’s 2002 murder remains unsolved after nearly 23 years

NATIONAL CITY, Calif. (KGTV) — Just after Christmas in 2002, a National City mother was gunned down outside her home. Nearly 23 years later, her killer still hasn’t been caught.

Now, detectives are renewing their push to find Cynthia Peppers’ killer in this cold case that has haunted her family and the community.

It was a Saturday night, just three days after Christmas. Family and friends were hanging out outside of Cynthia’s home on Mann Avenue near Alpha Street in the National City neighborhood known by locals as “Hatfield.”…

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