Print islifted from human remains

Davis Enterprise.com ^ | June 9, 2003 | Lauren Keene/Enterprise staff writer

[runningbear]

just a few stories from the Friday's court hearing, and the follow up on the bodies found in the dumpsters last week.

[runningbear]

Pinging..... have a crazy 2 days at work, so I might only have to lurk thru out these days... ;o(

[runningbear]

Pinging..... have a crazy 2 days at work, so I might only have to lurk thru out these days... ;o(

[runningbear]

Pinging..... have a crazy 2 days at work, so I might only have to lurk thru out these days... ;o(

[Jackie-O]

Morning, rb! Thank you for the ping!!

[melodie]

Morning! Thanks for the ping. Is there a hearing tomorrow? I thought I heard one of the talking heads mention it over the weekend.

[justshe]

Thanks for the ping, RB. Good luck on getting thru your next 2 days. If you're going to be lurking, I'll wave to you every once in awhile.

[Velveeta]

Thanks RB. Here's one for you while you lurk. Hurry back!

http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/story/6820999p-7771309c.html

Did he or didn't he?

Attorney General Bill Lockyer continues to get beat up for comments attributed to him in various press reports about the Scott Peterson case and the murder of Peterson's pregnant wife, Laci, and her unborn child.
One of the first barbs came in a Time magazine interview with Jackie Peterson, Scott's mother, in which she said, "You have (Lockyer) calling this a slam-dunk before there's even an arraignment. I'm feeling like I'm living in Nazi Germany or the Soviet Union."

The Lockyer quote has been picked up repeatedly by the news media, with NBC's "Dateline" airing it again as recently as June 1.

Trouble is, Lockyer insists he never said it -- at least not in the context that it's reported.

During a recent lunch with the Capitol press corps, Lockyer said the comment referred only to DNA evidence confirming the identity of Laci Peterson and her almost full-term baby after they were fished out of the San Francisco Bay in April.

"I was asked, 'Is this science all sort of mumbo jumbo?' " he said of his exchange with reporters on the day the bodies were identified.

"And I said, what it means is no criminal defense attorney ... could be able to rebut this evidence. This is absolute factual slam-dunk that this is Laci Peterson and the fetus of Laci and Scott.

"I do not know the evidence in the DA's case or any other specifics about it. I wish him success, but that's as much as I know about it."

[Velveeta]

Laci "missing button" for sale on e-bay

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3227065810&category=2036

[justshe]

From the article: "She also received a call from the office of Mark Geragos, the defense attorney in the Laci Peterson homicide case who has theorized a serial killer murdered Laci Peterson, not her accused husband Scott."

"As the Davis case unfolded last week, investigators noted that some of the parts were the same as those missing from the Modesto woman's body when it washed up in the Bay Area in April. While coroner's officials haven't totally discounted that possibility, Koompin-Williams said it's unlikely, as the remains appear to have come from a woman older than Laci Peterson."

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I suppose the Geragos team must follow-up on any possible lead, but I am glad to see that although some of the parts matched those reported to be missing from Laci, the 'woman's parts' "appears to be from an older woman. If they DO turn out to be remains from Laci, there would have to be an accomplice, as these were found only 5 days ago (recognizing that "found" and "put there" could be different).

[WestCoastGal]

From the article: "She also received a call from the office of Mark Geragos, the defense attorney in the Laci Peterson homicide case who has theorized a serial killer murdered Laci Peterson, not her accused husband Scott."

Ok, now how many different scenarios has Geragos floated.

1-Satan ritual cult
2-Donny or the guy with 666 tattoo's (may be the same guy)
3-Brown Van
4-Laci's Family planting evidence and stealing a pair of shoes.
5-Now it's a serial killer!!!!

Anything else????????

BTW, he sure was trying to squeeze out a tear or two. What a terrible acting job. That's his lawyer's advise--"you better show a little emotion" or no one will believe any of our stories!! Did anyone see the actual replay of the hearing? After the few dabs of a hankie, when his lawyer stood up and partially blocked the camera angle he stopped wiping his eyes.

[justshe]

Gee, why does that not surprise me that the media might be reporting only a selective portion of a statement? I had read/heard that statement repeatedly, by Lockyer and took it as fact. Thanks for posting that column and his comments.

[justshe]

Yes.....the list grows. Although....I suppose....in all fairness, #'s 1, 2, 3, and 5......MIGHT all be the same theory.....just nuanced differently.

1-Satan ritual cult
2-Donny or the guy with 666 tattoo's (may be the same guy)
3-Brown Van
4-Laci's Family planting evidence and stealing a pair of shoes.
5-Now it's a serial killer!!!!

This is just the beginning too, I'm betting. Shoot a shotgun at a target and hope that ONE of the 'shot' hits the mark?

[Velveeta]

You're welcome. Seems the media bought into the spin on this one.

[justshe]

Not just the media.....(blushing).

I REMEMBER seeing the clip of his comments very early on....now I want to see it again!

[FreePaul]

Shoot a shotgun at a target and hope that ONE of the 'shot' hits the mark?

I guess that's the purpose of a shotgun. He doesn't have to prove who did it. He just has to show that it was possible for someone else to do it.

[justshe]

I guess that's the purpose of a shotgun. He doesn't have to prove who did it. He just has to show that it was possible for someone else to do it.

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Exactly. "Reasonable doubt"....precludes the necessity for hard evidence, I suppose. That is why I am hoping the DA has some VERY specific evidence that supports the case against SP.

[Spunky]

From the rest of the article on the Davis case.

"However, they included the single finger digit that yielded the fingerprint, which Koompin-Williams said was obtained using a chemical lift-off process. No match was found when the DOJ, using its automated system, compared it to fingerprints on file."

"That's not unusual, though, she noted, since many people do not have a full set of fingerprints on file. Those who do include public safety employees and people with criminal records, although in recent years fingerprinting has also become required for people pursuing jobs in teaching, caregiving or similar careers."
Print is lifted

This article says in recent years fingerprinting was done on teachers, etc. My husband was an educator in Calif. from 1961-79 and he said they fingerprinted way back then.

Since Laci was a teacher her fingerprints would have been on file. Since there was no match in the system, these parts didn't belong to Laci.

My opinion is what was mentioned in the article: ".........removed from a medical research facility and improperly disposed of.",

If I am not mistaken there is a big medical research facility at Davis.

Am I correct in thinking that runningbear?

[joyce11111]

Thanks for the ping

[FreePaul]

I just hope that the DA prosecutes and get a conviction on the person who committed these crimes whoever it is.