Michael Looby (top center) recounts for jurors Tuesday his discovery of the remains of Scott Peterson's son.
Posted on 07/07/2004 5:55:51 AM PDT by runningbear
Grusome Testimony About Baby's Body in Peterson Case
Grusome Testimony About Baby's Body in Peterson Case
Scott Peterson is accused of killing his wife Laci and her unborn child.
Len Ramirez
Testimony in the Scott Peterson double-murder case was so heart-wrenching Tuesday that Laci Peterson's family left the courtroom.
Witness Michael Looby described walking on the shore of San Francisco Bay after a storm in April of 2003 and finding the decomposing body of a baby. Laci's mother and stepfather Sharon Rocha and Ron Grantski and her brother Brent Rocha quickly left the courtroom during the.......
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TESTIMONY TOO MUCH FOR LACI'S KIN, JURORS
TESTIMONY TOO MUCH FOR LACI'S KIN, JURORS
By HOWARD BREUER
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July 7, 2004 -- REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Laci Peterson's mom, stepdad and brother rushed out of court yesterday as a witness took the stand to describe how he found her fetus washed up on a bay shore.
Even some jurors appeared disturbed by photos of the bodies of the unborn baby boy and Laci that were displayed — cupping their hands over their mouths as if sickened, and rubbing their foreheads.
The body of the unborn boy — whom the Petersons planned to name Conner — was found Sunday, April 13, 2003, a day before his mother's headless torso was discovered nearby.
Both washed ashore in the San Francisco Bay, near where Laci's husband, Scott — who is on trial for their deaths — says he went fishing the previous Christmas Eve. That was the day he reported the eight-months-pregnant Laci missing.
"As you're walking along, does something attract your attention or your dog's attention?" prosecutor Dave Harris asked witness Michael Looby. .......
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Laci's family stunned by large-screen images of decomposed bodies
Article Last Updated: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 - 3:35:40 AM PST
Grisly photos shock trial
Laci's family stunned by large-screen images of decomposed bodies
By Jason Dearen, STAFF WRITER
REDWOOD CITY -- Grim photos of Laci Peterson and her unborn child's badly decomposed bodies were projected on a large screen in the Scott Peterson double-murder trial Tuesday, evoking gasps from the seating gallery and forcing the dead woman's family to flee the courtroom.
When the macabre images were shown, the defendant's mother, Jacqueline Peterson, covered her eyes, slumping down in her chair.
Determining the age and condition of the fetus' remains are instrumental to both sides' theories about how Laci Peterson died -- and could be the deciding factor in the case. Defense attorney Mark Geragos promised the jury during opening statements that he will prove that the baby was 36 to 38 weeks old before it died. .........
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Peterson trial witness describes finding infant's body
Peterson trial witness describes finding infant's body
Stacy Finz and Diana Walsh, Chronicle Staff Writers
Tuesday, July 6, 2004
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Laci Peterson’s family rushed out of the courtroom this morning, minutes before a witness described finding the body of the Modesto woman’s infant on the Richmond shoreline.
Scott Peterson, on trial in Redwood City for allegedly murdering his wife and their unborn child, watched the witness attentively.
Michael Looby said he and his wife were walking their dog along the beach near Point Isabel on April 13, 2003, looking for a good spot for the dog to take a swim. The tide was low, so they decided to take a walk down the coastline instead, Looby testified for the prosecution.
When they got to a point where the sand ended, they climbed over some rocks into a marshy area. It was there, Looby said, that he saw the tiny corpse. ........
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Peterson denied affair, polygraph expert testifies
Peterson denied affair, polygraph expert testifies
Tuesday, July 6, 2004 Posted: 5:07 PM EDT (2107 GMT)
REDWOOD CITY, California (AP) -- A day after his wife, Laci, disappeared, Scott Peterson told a state polygraph expert that he was not having an affair and that his marriage was fine, the expert testified Tuesday at Peterson's murder trial.
Peterson was, in fact, having an affair with a massage therapist, Amber Frey. Prosecutors have suggested that he killed his pregnant wife so that he could be with Frey.
Douglas Mansfield said he interviewed Peterson on Christmas Day 2002.
"He said there was no third ......
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Peterson looks away as jury sees graphic photos of wife, child
Michael Looby (top center) recounts for jurors Tuesday his discovery of the remains of Scott Peterson's son.
Peterson looks away as jury sees graphic photos of wife, child
By Harriet Ryan
Court TV
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Scott Peterson turned away as prosecutors displayed graphic photos of his slain wife and unborn child at his capital trial Tuesday.
The double-murder defendant angled his chair to the side and stared toward away across the courtroom as the gory images of the severely decomposed bodies were flashed onto a giant projection screen.
Several jurors appeared disturbed by the pictures of Laci Peterson and the baby the couple planned to name Conner. One female panelist put her hand to her temple when she first glimpsed a photo of the baby's body. Another woman looked away entirely.
The pictures accompanied testimony about the separate discoveries of the mother-to-be and child on April 13 and April 14, 2003. A dog walker found the boy's remains in grassy marshland on the shores of San Francisco Bay. The next day, about a mile away, another dog owner came across Laci Peterson's body wedged in some rocks on the bayshore.
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Exclusive document reveals identity of Peterson defense's 'mystery woman'
Exclusive document reveals identity of Peterson defense's 'mystery woman'
(Court TV) — What do a gold watch, a brown van and an eBay auction have in common?
According to documents obtained by Court TV's Catherine Crier, they resurrect defense attorney Mark Geragos' theory that Satanists in a brown van were involved in the murders of Laci Peterson and her unborn son.
Deanna Renfro pawned a gold watch like one belonging to Laci Peterson.
The host of Court TV's "Crier Live" obtained a pawn shop receipt revealing the identity of a "mystery woman" cited by Scott Peterson's lawyer and her possible connection to the owners of a brown van allegedly spotted in the Petersons' neighborhood before her disappearance.
The document indicates that Deanna Renfro pawned a gold Croton watch six days after Laci Peterson's disappearance — a gold watch almost identical to one Laci tried to auction on eBay weeks earlier, according to the records of the Petersons' eBay account.
Laci Peterson, 27, disappeared Dec. 24, 2002. Four days later, a rape crisis counselor told police that an unidentified woman reported she had been raped by two men and two women in a brown van during a satanic ritual.
A watch Laci Peterson attempted to sell on eBay
According to the counselor's account, the victim said that, during the ritual, the group mentioned a Christmas day death, one she would read about in the papers.
When police tracked down the van to a nearby campsite on Dec. 30, among the four people in the van were Donny and Mary Renfrow. Court TV sources indicated that Deanna Renfro (despite a different spelling in documents) is related to the Renfrows and may be Donny Renfrow's daughter.
The receipt from the pawn shop indicates that, the day after the police visit to the campsite, Deanna Renfro, who has a long criminal history including at least one methamphetamine arrest, pawned the gold Croton watch for $20.
The pawn shop where Deanna Renfo pawned a gold Croton watch for $20.
The bodies of Laci Peterson and her unborn son were found four months later on the shore of San Francisco Bay. Her husband, Scott, faces the death penalty if convicted of both murders.
"Is the pawned watch the same as Laci's? Are the Renfrows related?" Crier said. "Court TV is working to resolve these unanswered questions, but in the meantime, a conspiracy theory is born."...........
If Geragos successfully proves the baby was as developed as that, it could exonerate his client. Prosecutors believe the baby died on Dec. 23 or 24, 2002, which would have made the fetus 33 weeks old. Peterson was under intense surveillance after Dec. 24, so if Geragos proves the baby was alive two or three weeks after Laci's disappearance, it would go a long way to disproving the prosecution's scenario.
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Good Morning everyone. I've been out of the loop for the past few days, and hoping to catch up today.
ah oh.... did I forget again? ..... Adding on my home one... ;o)
Wondering when the M.E. testimony is going to begin.
Exactly Meg and the Renfro watch was all scratched had no diamonds inset around it. Laci's watch was worth $750.00 or more. She was attempting to sell it for $750.00. Also, Robyn Rocha IN COURT stated that the Renfro watch was NOT the same as Laci's!! Another Piece of .....!!
I'm wondering if Laci's croton watch was given to Amber in the bag full of jewellery and other assorted items?
Well, my son was born one month early and weighed 8.5 lbs at birth. He was just a big baby, not fat, skinny actually. He was so skinny that he looked like a little old man. He's now 6'5" and about 200lbs.
THE military screwed up the crime scene so bad in the macdonald case that I am suprised that he is still in jail, there was a lot of drifters using lsd ,and every drug in the book, and I would not want his inlaws, these folks loved him until they found out he was moving on with his life, and peterson is way a cad but a murderer, I need more evidence before I would wish him dead ,so far the da has shown nothing, I hope that in all of the cases of murder that the right person is brought to justice.
Do yourself a favor, get educated on the Jeffrey MacDonald case. Go to your nearest bookstore, and buy the novel "Fatal Vision". I guarantee after you read it, you'll be convinced of MacDonald's guilt. His inlaws were wonderful people, and in fact gave him the benefit of the doubt. It was only after Colleen's step-father read all the transcripts of the investigation and the case that he seeked justice, and they finally got it.
As far a Peterson is concerned it doesn't take a rocket scientist to know he's guilty as sin. I just hope those on the jury don't think the way you do.
Liberals and feminists believe that it is a fetus if the mother doesn't want it and a baby if the mother wants it.
IOW, it's totally up to each pregnant woman whether their unborn baby is a human being or a piece of medical debris. Shameful really.
I hope you were all able to watch Catherine Cryer today. She had Dr Dimiao as her guest talking about results from the autopsy. He pointed in no uncertain terms to the fact that Conner was not born alive, was not removed from Laci, also said that Laci PROBABLY was beaten and strangled. He said she had two broken ribs on her left side which were from right before death. The baby still had meconium.......
Re:Catherine Cryer-- Intact cervix, panty on Laci, only organ left in her body the uterus, which had a jagged tear across the top. This is gross--babies brain had liquified, and the bones had collapsed in upon themselves. The skull was not round, so therefore the "tape" could have slipped over the head easily. There was a two centimeter gap between the tape and the neck, and no mark on the babies neck to show that the tape had been tightened.
Happened to catch this and completely agree. This guy was perfection. Couldn't have been any clearer. Prosecution, sign him up. NOW.
Howlin --ping to posts 31 and 32.
per CTV:
Name: Peterson, Laci aka: Doe Jane Date 04/14/03 Time: 1830 Hrs Finish Time: 2200 hrs
Place of Death: Richmond, California Age: Sex: Female Race: Caucasian
AUTOPSY DIAGNOSES
1.) Female body with:
A. Absence of each radius, each ulna and both hands
B. Absence of both feet and left tibia and fibula
C. Absence of head and cervical vertebrae 1-6
D. Absence of thoracoabdominal viscera
2.) Gravid uterus: fetus, placenta and the umbilical cord absent, with opening near fundus. Cervix intact and closed.
3.) Extensive changes of immersion, postmortem animal feeding, tidal effect and decomposition, estimated postmortem interval : months
4.) Multiple rib fractures (left 5 and 6, right 9)
CAUSE OF DEATH: UNDETERMINED
COMMENTS: The absence of body parts in this case may simply be attributable to postmortem change, animal feeding, and tidal action , there is no evidence of tool marks on remaining bones of the extremites or on the thoracic vertebral column. Toxicology testing performed on skeletal muscle is positive only for caffeine and PEA (decomposition product.)
Thanks for the pings and the info...was at the movies with the chickadees today. Hope to be back from bowling before Greta. I almost hate to watch her anymore, but have been gone from all of the coverage today.
I knew if I check in with you all I'd get caught up! ;o)
Have fun bowling, and let me know what Greta says-can't bear to watch her any more!!!
I forced myself to watch LKL last night....Greta needs a smack! Snap her out of it. She needs to go back to "fair and balanced."
Sort of, once you have bid on an item, either bidder or seller can request the contact information of the other.
Closed listings remain available to general search for only 2 weeks. If you have the listing number, it is available for 3 months, but I have seen listings that remain a fourth month due to vagaries in the system. I doubt they had to subpoena the ebay records, ebay's policy is to cooperate fully with all LE investigations. It would be a natural place to look for leads, not to mention help account for any missing personal items, just in case Scott claimed that items were stolen, when in fact Laci sold them.
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