This article is a load of crap. It should have headlined " Peterson Family and friends Plead for Mercy for Felon Convicted of Multiple Murders". The existing headline leads one to think witnesses in the trial were pleading for him.
Poor decision on the part of the editor or more slanting the view?
And then there's the question: "Would you like to date a good looking bachelor "with no support payments and lotsa money", named Scott Peterson?". I'm sure Scott, with all his phony doings would attend a "widow/widowers" group to line up another victim.
Somewhere, I believe there is something in his past which points to this. I'd guess that the secret lies with his parents.