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Scott Peterson's Alibi Attacked at Trial
Scott Peterson's Alibi Attacked at Trial
Scott Peterson's Alibi on the Day Laci Disappeared Under Question As Jury Hears From Fishing Expert
The Associated Press
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. July 27, 2004 — Scott Peterson's alibi was attacked at his murder trial as prosecutors questioned his choice of bait and anchor the day he said he went fishing on San Francisco Bay, the same day his wife was reported missing.
Prosecutors maintain Peterson wasn't fishing for sturgeon and striped bass on Christmas Eve in 2002, but instead used the story as a cover to dump his pregnant wife's body into the bay.
Commercial fisherman Angelo Cuanang led the jury Monday through his conclusions about the defendant's story: Peterson's gear was all wrong and his homemade cement anchor wouldn't have held his boat against the bay's currents.
During cross-examination, however, Cuanang conceded that it wasn't unusual that an amateur angler such as Peterson might make a trip without preparing like a professional.
Cuanang first said he wouldn't look for sturgeon near the Berkeley Marina, where Peterson launched his boat. Furthering the prosecution's theory, Cuanang said a knowledgeable fisherman would use bait to catch sturgeon, but Peterson only brought artificial lures.
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FISHERMAN SAYS SCOTT'S STORY SMELLS
FISHERMAN SAYS SCOTT'S STORY SMELLS
By HOWARD BREUER
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July 27, 2004 -- REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Scott Peterson didn't have the right rod, reel, bait or anchor necessary to catch the roughly 100- pound sturgeon that he told police he was fishing for the day his pregnant wife, Laci, disappeared, a professional fisherman testified yesterday. Commercial fisherman Angelo Cuanang, who writes books and teaches seminars about fishing, testified on the 29th day of Peterson's double-murder trial that Scott needed a seven-foot pole with a 40- to 50-pound test line, a leader of 60-pound test cable, a four-ounce weight, and a double-hook with large live shrimp.
Peterson used two light-action rods and an artificial lure when he traveled 90 miles to the Berkeley Marina on Dec. 24, 2002.
"Inside the bay, no, I wouldn't use this kind of lure," Cuanang told the jury.
He added that Peterson needed a heavy claw-style anchor to avoid drifting. Instead Peterson used a homemade, pail-shaped cement anchor.
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More witnesses heard at Peterson trial
More witnesses heard at Peterson trial
7/27/2004 8:33 AM
By: Capital News 9 web staff
Jurors heard testimony about life insurance and fishing gear in the Scott Peterson case Monday.
A life insurance salesman said he sold the Peterson's $250,000 worth of life insurance policies in 2001. He testified that the policies he recommended to the couple were made out to each other and it was Laci, not Scott, that pushed for the $250,000 figure.
In other testimony, a commercial fisherman said the San Francisco Bay spot where Scott Peterson claims he was fishing for sturgeon when his wife disappeared, is not known for sturgeon. He also said the best way to catch sturgeon is with bait, but Peterson had only artificial lures.
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Fishing expert says Peterson had wrong tackle
Fishing expert says Peterson had wrong tackle
Scott Peterson faces the death penalty if convicted of the murders of his wife and unborn son.
By Harriet Ryan
Court TV
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — The San Francisco Bay's preeminent sturgeon fishing expert testified Monday that it was all but impossible for Scott Peterson to catch one of the massive fish with the equipment he carried to the bay the day his wife vanished.
Prosecutors called Angelo Cuanang, a commercial fisherman and author of two guides to sturgeon fishing, to cast doubt on the double-murder defendant's angling alibi.
The prosecution contends the 31-year-old fertilizer salesman used the Christmas Eve 2002 fishing trip as a cover story to dispose of his wife Laci's body.
When initially asked by police what he was fishing for in the bay, 90 miles from his Modesto home, Peterson could not answer, officers have testified. Later, Peterson said he was in search of sturgeon and striped bass.
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Fishing Expert Used Against Peterson's Alibi
Fishing Expert Used Against Peterson's Alibi
Scott Peterson's boat took center stage in court Monday.
Simon Perez
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A fishing expert took the stand in the Scott Peterson double-murder trial Monday, and told the jury that one person could dump a 150-pound fish from a boat like the one Peterson owned without tipping over into San Francisco Bay.
The testimony from Angelo Cuanang is important because Laci Peterson weighed about 150 pounds when she went missing on Christmas Eve 2002. The prosecution contends that Scott Peterson dumped Laci's body from his boat into the bay.
Cuanang also testified that Peterson went to the wrong place with the wrong bait and poles to catch sturgeon on Christmas Eve. Perhaps more importantly, the experts said that an anchor found in Scott Peterson's warehouse wasn't heavy enough to hold the boat still.
"The anchor was too small to be used as an anchor for that boat," said legal expert Michael Cardoza. "Therefore, they want the jury to believe it was used to weigh down Laci Peterson when she was thrown overboard by Scott Peterson."
The Petersons' financial advisor also testified Monday. Brian Ullrich said he suggested that Scott and Laci take out life insurance policies on each other. Ullrich also said it was Laci's idea to increase her policy's value from $100,000 to $250,000 -- not Scott's -- and that Scott never made a claim on Laci's policy...........