Peterson, Frey had frequent contact

The Modesto Bee ^ | Sept 25, 2003 | John Cote' and Garth Stapely

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Peterson, Frey had frequent contact

Peterson, Frey had frequent contact

By GARTH STAPLEY and JOHN COTÉ
BEE STAFF WRITERS

Published: September 25, 2003, 08:02:39 AM PDT

Scott Peterson exchanged at least 18 telephone calls with his girlfriend in the nine days before his pregnant wife disappeared, according to partial phone records. He also received at least 47 calls from Amber Frey to his cell phones in the three weeks after authorities believe he killed his wife and their unborn son, the records reveal.

All 65 calls -- totaling more than 3 1/2 hours -- were made at a time when Scott Peterson insisted that he didn't have a girlfriend.

Two of them came on New Year's Eve, the day more than 1,000 people attended a commun-ity candlelight vigil for the missing Laci Peterson.

Frey made more than 50 calls to police starting Dec. 30. Some of those calls were made after police were authorized to tap Peterson's phones, and court documents show the wiretaps picked up a call between Frey and Peterson as late as Jan. 20.

Frey figures to be an important prosecution witness in the high-profile case and has been protected by private guards.

Frey was not the only woman with whom Scott Peterson had an affair with, a source said. He had at least one other girlfriend during his five-year marriage, the source said.

The phone records reflect only a portion of the calls between at least four phones known to be used by Frey and Peterson.

The 30-year-old fertilizer salesman has pleaded innocent to murder charges. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.

Frey, 28, has said she met and started dating Peterson in November, not knowing he was married.

The phone records from Dec. 14 to Jan. 14 also reveal that:

Frey, a Fresno massage therapist, called Modesto police at 1:43 a.m. Dec. 30. The call lasted 22 minutes. On Jan. 28, when Frey went public about her romantic involvement with Peterson, she cited the pivotal Dec. 30 call.

She made the call immediately after receiving two calls, starting at 1:24 a.m.

In the next three weeks, Frey exchanged at least 48 calls with Modesto police Detective John Buehler. She also called the phones of police Detectives Phil Owen and Al Brocchini twice each.

Frey's attorney said she has cooperated with investigators, who tapped at least two of Peterson's cell phones.

Authorities had an affidavit sealed Jan. 22 for a "search warrant for Scott Peterson's phone records," a Stanislaus County Superior Court order shows. It is unclear whether investigators executed the search warrant for the phone records.

But court documents show that authorities did use a search warrant May 28 in connection with the case for toll and subscriber information from five telecommunications companies: AT&T Wireless, Nextel, Cingular, Sprint and SBC. The companies provided investigators with dozens of pages of information, according to court documents.

Most of Frey's calls to Scott Peterson lasted five minutes or less. Only one, on Jan. 7, was longer; it lasted 100 minutes.

Frey and Peterson called each other an average of two times daily in the week before Laci Peterson was reported missing Christmas Eve. There were at least four calls on Christmas as media descended on Modesto to cover the disappearance. On Dec. 26, while volunteers combed the Petersons' La Loma neighborhood and a park, the number of calls shot up to 14. All calls were made between 3 and 9 p.m.

Frey put in two calls, on Jan. 10 and 14, to a volunteer search center based at Modesto's Red Lion Hotel. It is not known whether she spoke to volunteers or Scott Peterson, who regularly visited the center.

Peterson apparently spoke to Frey on the phone only once on Dec. 23, the day his wife vis- ited her doctor. Laci Peterson accompanied her husband that day to have his hair cut by her sister. Authorities have said they believe Laci Peterson was killed later that day or the next day.

On the day a judge agreed to let police tap Peterson's calls, Frey spoke with him at least twice. She called Buehler's phone number eight times that day. Frey hasn't spoken to the media, aside from the initial news conference revealing the affair and another staged by Gloria Allred, her Los Angeles attorney.

Allred declined Wednesday to comment on specifics surrounding her client's phone conversations with Peterson.

"I can only make a general statement that when .........

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Nude photos of Amber Frey posted on for-profit Web site

Nude photos of Amber Frey posted on for-profit Web site

By John Coté
The Modesto Bee
(Published Thursday, September 25, 2003, 5:12 AM)

MODESTO -- A broker of photos for men's magazines has posted nude photos of Amber Frey on his Web site, and the Fresno massage therapist has talked with her attorney about suing him.

The broker, David Hans Schmidt, said he bought the photos and release rights from a Fresno photographer earlier this year. The Web site, where Schmidt charges $19.95 for access, came to light Wednesday.

Attorney Gloria Allred, who is representing Frey as she prepares to be a witness in the Scott Peterson double-murder case, said her client has never relinquished rights to the photos.

Allred said her job is to defend Frey from attacks on her credibility that may come from Peterson's defense team and elsewhere.

Allred called the Web site "disgusting and an attempt to exploit Amber simply because she may be an important witness in a high-profile murder case."

"We have advised Amber of all of her legal rights against Mr. Schmidt and anyone who is involved in the sale and distribution of her images, and she will seriously consider her legal options," Allred said in a written statement released Wednesday.

When reached by phone, Allred declined to say what options were discussed or whether Frey would sue Schmidt.

"I hope she sues," Schmidt said Wednesday while traveling in New York. "You can print that. I hope she sues me."..........

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PETERSON PAL EXPOSED

PETERSON PAL EXPOSED

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September 25, 2003 --

The other woman in the Laci Peterson murder investigation was fully exposed yesterday - after a Web site started charging $19.95 for more than two dozen racy pictures of her.

Web site operator David Hans Schmidt posted 27 pictures of Amber Frey, 28, a massage therapist who had a fling with murder suspect Scott Peterson.

The photos were taken in 1999, Schmidt said.

"She responded to a local ad for nude models," said the Internet entrepreneur.

Frey is involved in the mystery surrounding Laci Peterson, a pregnant Modesto, Calif., woman who vanished last Christmas Eve.

Her body and the remains of her unborn child washed ashore near San Francisco in April, leading to Scott Peterson's arrest........

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Frey may sue porn broker over online photos

Frey may sue porn broker over online photos

By JOHN COTÉ
BEE STAFF WRITER

Published: September 25, 2003, 07:02:55 AM PDT

A pornography broker has posted nude photos of Amber Frey on his Web site, and the Fresno massage therapist and her attorney have discussed suing the man.

The broker, David Hans Schmidt, said he purchased the photos and release rights from a Fresno photographer earlier this year. The Web site, where Schmidt charges $19.95 for use, came to light Wednesday.

Attorney Gloria Allred, who is representing Frey as she prepares to be a witness in the Scott Peterson double-murder case, said her client never has relinquished rights to the photos.

Allred said she is representing Frey to defend her from attacks on her credibility from Peterson's defense team and elsewhere.

Allred called the Web site "disgusting and an attempt to exploit Amber simply because she may be an important witness in a high-profile murder case."

Peterson could face the death penalty if convicted of killing his wife, Laci, and their unborn son.

"We have advised Amber of all of her legal rights against Mr. Schmidt and anyone who is involved in the sale and distribution of her images and she will seriously consider her legal options," Allred said in a written statement released Wednesday.

When reached by phone, Allred declined to say what those options were or whether Frey would sue Schmidt.

"I hope she sues," Schmidt said Wednesday while traveling in New York. "You can print that. I hope she sues me."

Allred contends that Schmidt never has produced an original document signed by Frey releasing her rights to the photos. Schmidt contends that he has a signed, legally binding release.

"Do you think I would enter into a contract.........

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Peterson Informer Convinces Ex-Cop

Peterson Informer Convinces Ex-Cop

Wednesday, September 24, 2003

The inmate who claims he overheard double murder suspect Scott Peterson (search) talking about kidnapping his wife Laci convinced the ex-cop who gave him a polygraph test that he is telling the truth, the officer told Fox News in an exclusive interview.

Lt. Melvin King (search) told Fox News' Geraldo Rivera Wednesday that he was skeptical of inmate Cory Lee Carroll's (search) story at first, but changed his mind after their two-hour session.

"Mr. Carroll was able to convince me that he truly believes what he's saying has some validity to it," King said.

King, who has dealt with numerous inmate witnesses in the past, said they typically ask to cut some sort of deal for a plea bargain. But Carroll was different, he said.

"He was just the opposite," King told Fox.

Peterson, 30, is accused of killing his wife Laci Peterson, 27, and unborn son, Conner.

Carroll, a self-described petty property criminal, told investigators he first met Peterson last November at the City Lights strip club in Fresno, Calif...........

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[Canadian Outrage]

You've done a great job on that site hergus. That FIRST picture of Snott on phone, OMG for the chance to smack that arrogant jerk upside the head!! I hope he presents that "look" to the Jury too.

[drjulie]

"Okay. For me, that ends any doubt as to whether there really was a life insurance policy. And it ends any doubt as to whether money may have been a partial motive for Scott to kill Laci.

Principal Life Insurance Co. Hmmm. Wonder when the policy was really taken out. (I know what Scott said, but he's been known to lie...)"

I think I read on another web site that it was taken out in the summer of 2001. The insurance info is in recently filed court documents. It could have been a partial motive, but I don't think it was the primary motive. I think we often error in assuming that behavior is motivated by one factor when in fact there is almost always several motivations....Scott's motivations: freedom, independence, maintenance of image, access to Amber, and $250,000 is a nice side benefit.

[drjulie]

Just heard Rita Cosby say on Fox that she contacted King because Scott offered to do a private polygraph for her after she had the press conference. Law enforcement was going to set up a sting but the polygraph never happened. Gets stranger and stranger, doesn't it?

[Devil_Anse]

Try this on for size: suppose King WAS the one who was "Amber's private investigator client/friend." When did she hire this friend? Theoretically, King (or his staff), in perhaps following Scott around, could have actually SEEN him going into City Lights! (If, that is, Scott continued to go there during December.) Or could have seen for himself whom Scott talked to.

[Devil_Anse]

It's starting to look like the "eyewitnesses" are going to cancel each other out.

[drjulie]

Rita Cosby is reporting that Amber contacted King after her press conference because Scott agree to a private polygraph. She may have more on her show...starts in a minute or two.

[Devil_Anse]

"maintenance of image"

Yes! I think you should put that particular motive at the top of the list!

And wouldn't you agree that there are some people who think becoming a parent makes them change fundamentally into an old, staid, boring grown-up--when they want to stay a youngster forever?

[drjulie]

"And wouldn't you agree that there are some people who think becoming a parent makes them change fundamentally into an old, staid, boring grown-up--when they want to stay a youngster forever?"

Absolutely...having a child is a significant life event and some people have a difficult time adjusting. In this case, I wonder how Scott felt about "sharing" Laci with a child. His reasons for not wanting a child may have been psychological as well as financial. If this guy is what he appears to be I would have feared for Amber's child.

[Devil_Anse]

Thanks. I'm listening to Rita's show now.

I can't believe the police even considered sneaking one of their guys in there and pretending that he was Amber's privately-hired lie detector guy. I think any evidence they might have gathered that way would have been suppressed, which of course means it would have been of absolutely no use to them, and it might have endangered other, legitimate stuff they had gathered.

I also can't believe that these people are sitting there talking as though in testimony all this stuff, about Amber setting up a lie detector, would be allowed in. I believe that any judge they have at trial will forbid any mention of any lie detector--no matter who was going to set it up.

[Devil_Anse]

I think I just heard it said on Rita Cosby that Melvin King is a polygrapher.

You need to get caught up. For the last 100 posts or so, people here have been talking about how King is the one who gave a polygraph to Cory Carroll.

[drjulie]

I agree with you on the lie detector - I can't imagine how it would have benefited the investigation. The bottom line is, though, I don't think Scott would have ever followed through. It does support my hypothesis that he was obsessed with Amber. His pregnant wife is missing and feared dead and he is calling his mistress 20 times a day and offering to take lie detector tests. Even though the lie detector discussion may not come in, I bet there's plenty of other "schoomzing" the jury is going hear.

[Devil_Anse]

Echo?

[Devil_Anse]

I mean, they won't even allow a MENTION of a lie detector, as a rule! Which is a shame--since there WAS no lie detector, and Scott's behavior and words, surrounding this discussion he had with Amber ABOUT the lie detector, says so much about his state of mind!

Oh, but you are so right--there is so much more that was probably said btw Scott and Amber!

[MaggieMay]

The lie detector test did not take place because,police did not think they could get their people in place in time and didn't think they could pull it off. Sounds to me like you have read it right,LE figured it was absolutly no use to them in the court and as Judge Hatchett, of the panel said, it could even have backfired on them.

[Devil_Anse]

Geraldo just said this means Amber Frey's role in the case is more complicated than people thought. I don't know about that. I am thinking that her asking Scott to take a lie detector test might just have been Amber asking him exactly what the cops told her to ask him.

Much as I hope the prosecution successfully nails the murderer of Laci and her baby, I just gotta say that that scheme of their placing a "sting" in there for the lie detector strikes me as pretty sleazy tactics.

We're still left wondering if King and "Amber's PI client/friend" are one and the same.

[Sandylapper]

When did she hire this friend?

FWIW, I seem to recall conversations that the PI was hired 11 days after the beginning of the relationship, and we calculated that it would have been December 1. Or maybe it was December 11? Don't have time to research that tidbit right now, but will try to later.

[Sandylapper]

For once, just this once, I'm inclined to agree with Geraldo. I keep thinking about the book she reportedly sent him with the note he missed, among other things. You know, the note that said, "my phones are tapped" are something like that.