For Modesto, Peterson slaying cements dark notoriety

The Mercury News ^ | Oct 27, 2003 | Julia Prodis Sulek

[Canadian Outrage]

I saw that also. Who knows huh? Anyway we are marching forward to finding out. BBL

[Diver Dave]

I think the Modesto Bee did a pretty good job yesterday listing the cast of characters. Anxious to see how all this will play beginning Wednesday.

[Jackie-O]

Hi Lynn. I was just able to get back on here at home...My AOL connection sucks, I think I'm quitting it soon.
I have been over to the CA fires live threads all day...my brother and his family are in Santee, just talked to him. It's been a rough go for these poor people in SO CA...Brother Nik and family are safe, thank God. SanDiego CO a mess.

[MaggieMay]

I want to wish you a very happy anniversary!

[Canadian Outrage]

I know what those people are going through after what we experienced this summer. It's AWFUL!! And thank you Jackie and Maggie for the ANNIVERSARY WISHES. We went to my sister & BIL's last night for dinner and a few shots. It was fun. Tonight is ALL mine. Besides, I'm so bagged from work I wouldn't have wanted to go anywhere anyway. LOL

[Canadian Outrage]

I know what those people are going through after what we experienced this summer. It's AWFUL!! And thank you Jackie and Maggie for the ANNIVERSARY WISHES. We went to my sister & BIL's last night for dinner and a few shots. It was fun. Tonight is ALL mine. Besides, I'm so bagged from work I wouldn't have wanted to go anywhere anyway. LOL

[Canadian Outrage]

You sweet thangs you!! I appreciate it. Wouldn't you know that we had an excrutiatingly stressful day at work today and tonight we don't really even like each other. LOL!!

[Sandylapper]

Happy Anniversary, CO! You aren't supposed to like him this week--you're going to be busy, remember? He CANNOT have the computer to play bridge!

[Devil_Anse]

Happy anniversary!!!

Maybe y'all can trim some hedges together on the weekend!

[Sandylapper]

Sounds good to me! ;)

[Canadian Outrage]

Sounds good to me too. But does HE get the electric trimmers? That ought to do it. Everything will be scalped bald.!!

[Canadian Outrage]

PS I am SO TIRED tonight, I'm gonna head for the sack. Just remember, ONLY two days to go, Yipee, - wonder if Geragos is gonna try to drop his stink bomb in the meantime?

[Sandylapper]

Yeah, let him use the electric trimmers--if he relinquishes computer rights all week.

[runningbear]

yeah I saw that too.... the "one blow" caught my attention...

[runningbear]

kind of stuck on the news about the Southern Ca fires.. My sister is in Imperial Beach, San Diego, and is having problems with the air...

[Devil_Anse]

Hope it turns out all right for your sis, RB!! Get her up there where you are!!

[runningbear]

no, she likes the beach... and the perks from the commissary on base... ;o)

[runningbear]

Peterson case moves at last from tabloids to courtroom

Posted on Tue, Oct. 28, 2003

Peterson case moves at last from tabloids to courtroom

By Brian Anderson
CONTRA COSTA TIMES

A strand of hair. A piece of tape. A brown van.

A trail of evidence leading to Laci Peterson's killer has been left behind.

From the time the Modesto woman vanished Christmas Eve to the days in April when her remains and those of her unborn baby were found in Richmond, investigators have pieced together a strange mix of clues. Those leads, authorities said, point to the woman's husband, Scott Peterson, who was arrested April 18 and charged in her killing.

But defense lawyers using the same evidence and roundly different theories say the evidence not only exonerates their client, but also shows who really committed the brutal crime.

Both sides will begin using that evidence Wednesday at a preliminary hearing to convince a Stanislaus County judge that their theory is accurate. Only the judge can decide if there is enough evidence incriminating Peterson to hold him for trial on murder charges and special circumstances that allow prosecutors to pursue a death sentence.

Bit by bit

Once off-limits, much of the evidence that is expected to be presented at the preliminary hearing has slowly filtered to the reporters who have been digging away at one of the country's hottest real-life dramas. In the beginning, leaks were to blame, even as officials worked to conceal from the media what they had found.

Leaks about Scott Peterson's mistress and an insurance policy he reportedly had taken out on his wife months before she disappeared found their way into the headlines. There were leaks about cement residue in his boat and on human remains that turned out to be Laci Peterson and her unborn son.

An investigator leaked information about photographs and hair samples authorities collected from Scott Peterson early in the case. "A source close to the defense" leaked information about taped phone calls and evidence that pointed to "credible suspects" in Laci Peterson's disappearance.

There was a leaked autopsy report, providing eager reporters with information that Laci's fetus was found with tape around its neck and a gash to its body............

[Devil_Anse]

Well, okay--she can just come up to see you during the fire crisis!

[runningbear]

lol.... she would if she can... I think the hwys and byways are clogged from people fleeing.. (was looking at the traffic logs in LA area)... She says the air with the ashes falling down is like it is snowing... and strong burning brush smells... Not good for people with bronchonitis, or other breathing disorders.. But I think eventually the ocean breeze, once containment is there, will clear the air..