Bechler trial date reset for Nov. 22

The trial of Eric Bechler, the 33-year-old man accused of murdering

his wife during a boating trip off the Newport Beach coast in 1997, has

been postponed to Nov. 22.

Bechler’s trial was scheduled to begin Monday, but was postponed

because the prosecution presented additional information that the defense

has not yet reviewed.

Bechler is suspected of killing his 38-year-old wife, Pegye, and

throwing her body overboard while they were celebrating their fifth

wedding anniversary.

While Bechler has maintained that his wife was swept off the boat by a

giant wave as she towed him on a bodyboard, prosecutors allege he staged

the entire incident to collect a multimillion-dollar life insurance

policy.

Pegye Bechler was an expert swimmer and triathlete. Her body was never

found after the incident.

Bechler is being held without bail in the Orange County Jail.