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Peyton Beam
Coverage of Peyton Beam in the Nexus archive.
- Firefighter accused of killing cheerleading coach he called second mom, then responding to scene he set: cops
A firefighter in Ohio, Peyton Beam, is accused of killing Ericka Kramer, a varsity cheerleading coach he referred to as a 'second mother,' by setting a fire in her home and shooting her. Beam, a member of the Ansonia Volunteer Fire Department, was charged with aggravated murder and arson after responding to the blaze he allegedly started.