Prosecution claims Peterson's pickup was used to dump body

The Contra Costa Times ^ | Dec 3, 2003 | Brian Anderson

[runningbear]

latest on Scott Peterson

[runningbear]

Pinging.... hearing today..

[runningbear]

Pinging.... hearing today..

[Tijeras_Slim]

Hey Scotty! That thing got a HEMI?

[syriacus]

continues to pay $643 in monthly auto payments.

That's one expensive truck.

Is he still paying collision insurance on it while it's off the road?

[familyofman]

Is this breaking news, or a follow up to FNC 24/7 coverage of tabloid news?

[MEG33]

Very interesting,tho Scott contends he was always cutting his hands.

The mop and bucket may be nothing and the defense is simply fighting everything the prosecutors have,,but it does get the Hmmm factor going!Thanks Runningbear!

[MEG33]

Strictly here for those who are interested.Please check with your mouse repair man if it automatically clicks on subjects you disdain.

[runningbear]

not sure on insurance, but most likely because it has a lien on it for a loan security.

Truck, most likely cost in the range of $30K after all fees, docs, and upgrades, pending interest rate.

[runningbear]

I remember him stating cutting his hands on the interview with GMA Diane Sawyer.

[runningbear]

Check my listing.... extended....NOT breaking! ;o)

[Tijeras_Slim]

Scott contends he was always cutting his hands.

Worked for OJ.

[Constitution Day]

Nice 'Stang, but I think this is more Scott's speed:

[runningbear]

Peterson's truck at center of blood trail

Peterson's truck at center of blood trail

By JOHN COTÉ
BEE STAFF WRITER

Last Updated: December 3, 2003, 05:51:02 AM PST

Investigators found Scott Peterson's blood in the cab of his pickup and "cement-like material" in the bed of the truck, according to prosecution documents filed Tuesday in Stanislaus County Superior Court.

Prosecutors contend that Peterson wounded his hands "during, or after, the murder of Laci Peterson," according to the documents. Peterson has said he cut them during his work as a fertilizer salesman.

Prosecutors also allege Peterson used the truck to carry his pregnant wife's body to his Modesto warehouse and then to San Francisco Bay.

"The pickup truck was an instrument used in the murder of Laci Peterson," Dep-uty District Attorney Rick Distaso wrote.

Prosecutors could attempt to tie cement traces in the truck bed to spilled cement on a flatbed trailer in Scott Peterson's warehouse -- where he might have made anchors.

Laci Peterson, a 27-year-old substitute teacher from Modesto, was almost eight months pregnant when she was reported missing Christmas Eve. Prosecutors contend that her husband murdered her and their unborn son, Conner, late Dec. 23 or early Dec. 24, and they are seeking the death pen-alty.

The defense maintains that police doggedly pursued Peterson, conducting a sloppy investigation while ignoring other leads.

Laci Peterson's body and that of her son were found in mid-April along the bay's eastern shoreline, less than two miles from the spot where her husband told police he fished on Christmas Eve. No cause of death has been determined.

Prosecutors contend that Peterson ferried his wife's body into the bay in his boat.

The defense has asked for the pickup's return to Peterson. In documents opposing the release, prosecutors acknowledged that investigators found blood in the truck.

The issue is one of a handful that Judge Al Girolami is expected to consider today during the 31-year-old Peterson's arraignment on double murder charges. The arraignment stems from Peterson's recent preliminary hearing, which ended with the judge concluding that prosecutors had presented sufficient evidence to warrant the case going to trial.

In a TV interview taped Jan. 27, Peterson said there would be "plenty of blood in there (in his truck) from me."

Peterson said he routinely cut his hands on the job.

"I work on farms. And you can take a look at my hands now and they have cuts all over them," he told Diane Sawyer of ABC's "Good Morning America."

"They do?" Sawyer asked........

[MEG33]

They do??LOL

[runningbear]

;O)

Scaughty's interviews are coming out to haunt him...

[MEG33]

That and the judge who couldn't control a courtroom,the lawyers and the race card.

[Devil_Anse]

Scott is... still paying $643 in monthly auto payments...

I can imagine the joyful tears of the Peterson family if Scott is acquitted: "Yes, and although it might take a while to live down the fact that he was tried for capital murder, our baby still has an A-1 credit rating!"

[mtbopfuyn]

That's still no proof. They need to find Laci's blood for there to be a "blood trail".

[Devil_Anse]

Don't worry, RB--you don't have to justify your doings to some person with PMS who has too much time on their hands! Thanks VERY MUCH for continuing this ping list!!!