Amber Frey has said that she did not know Scott Peterson was married.
Posted on 05/27/2003 5:31:57 AM PDT by runningbear
Scott Peterson to Appear In Court Today
Scott Peterson To Appear In Court Today
POSTED: 6:59 a.m. EDT May 27, 2003
UPDATED: 7:14 a.m. EDT May 27, 2003
MODESTO, Calif. -- A court appearance is scheduled today for Scott Peterson, the California man accused of killing his wife, Laci, and their unborn child.
The pre-trial hearing in Modesto is expected to be wide-ranging.
One issue is whether search warrants related to Peterson's arrest should be unsealed. Three newspapers are asking a judge to make the documents public.
There may also be discussion of wiretaps placed on Peterson's phone. Documents related to the wiretaps have also been sealed.
Peterson's attorney may also seek to have the trial moved from Modesto to another location.
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Peterson, mistress discussed private eye
Amber Frey has said that she did not know Scott Peterson was married.
Peterson, mistress discussed private eye
Court documents: Two spoke weeks after Laci disappeared
Tuesday, May 27, 2003 Posted: 8:10 AM EDT (1210 GMT)
MODESTO, California (CNN) -- Nearly a month after Laci Peterson disappeared, her husband, Scott, spoke on the phone with his mistress, according to recently released court documents.
Laci Peterson disappeared December 24, resulting in a widespread search that included the San Francisco Bay, where her body and that of her child were found in April.
A phone call between Scott Peterson and Amber Frey, a massage therapist from Fresno, was intercepted January 20 by investigators working the case of the missing pregnant woman, court documents said.
In the conversation, which occurred about 10:10 p.m., Peterson told Frey that he had hired a private investigator, according to the documents.
The documents do not say how long the two talked or whether they discussed anything other than a private investigator.
"I reviewed this interception and noted Scott Peterson had told Amber Frey he knew that the National Enquirer had hired a private investigator because his private investigator had told him that the National Enquirer tried to hire him," Stanislaus County investigator Steven Jacobson says in a 13-page affidavit, released Friday.
"This was the first time I was made aware of the fact that Scott Peterson had an unidentified private investigator working on this case."
Four days later, Frey said at a police news conference that she had been having an affair with Peterson. She said the affair began November 20 and that Peterson had told her at the time that he was single.
The search for 27-year-old Laci Peterson, who was eight months pregnant at the time of her disappearance, ended in early April when her body, and that of her fetus, washed ashore near the Berkeley Marina, where her husband had told police he launched his boat for a fishing trip Christmas Eve.
He reported his wife missing when he returned.
Peterson, 30, is awaiting trial on murder charges in the deaths of his wife and unborn child. He could face the death penalty if convicted.
Peterson insists he is innocent, and his attorneys have been looking for other witnesses and suspects.
Defense attorneys have interviewed a Peterson neighbor who reported seeing a man in the neighborhood that he considered suspicious the morning Laci Peterson disappeared.
The neighbor reportedly saw the man in a tan van minutes before he saw a "very pregnant woman" walking her dog a few blocks away.
The man, who had previously told his story to CNN, said Friday that attorneys had asked him not to speak further with the news media.
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Amber Frew
(does she have gum in her mouth?)
I KNOW LACI'S KILLER
By ANDY SOLTIS
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May 27, 2003 -- Scott Peterson called his girlfriend five or six times a night after she went public with their affair and while the investigation into Laci Peterson's disappearance deepened, it was reported yesterday.
"Do I need to be afraid of you?" Amber Frey asked Scott, according to a wiretapped phone call.
"Absolutely not. I am not a monster," he replied.
"Did you have anything to do with your wife's disappearance?" she asked.
Scott allegedly had trouble answering. After saying "Ah, ah," he paused and continued:
"No, but I know who did it and I'll tell you later when I see you."
Fox News Channel reported the contents of the calls that were recorded by police, citing a source close to Frey, 28.
The details came to light on the eve of another court appearance by Peterson, set for today.
Peterson was charged with the murder of Laci, 27, and their unborn son, Conner, after her body washed up last month on the shores of San Francisco Bay.
The remains were found not far from where Scott Peterson told police he had been fishing the day she disappeared, Christmas Eve.
Fox News Channel cited the source as saying Peterson used at least three different cell phones to call Frey and repeatedly pressed her to see him after their affair was disclosed in January.
But Frey refused to see him, saying she was being followed by the media.
The source said Frey was also aware calls to her cell and home phones were being intercepted by cops.
Frey also refused Peterson's offer to buy her gifts and pay for a vacation.
The source said Peterson managed to have expensive jewelry delivered to her - and the method and place of delivery could be important in the investigation of Peterson.
The source did not elaborate.
Scott Peterson was later detained by police near the Mexican border with what was described as a large sum of money and his brother's passport.
Investigators said that he had dyed his hair and grown a beard.
Meanwhile, KCBS radio reported yesterday that Peterson's lawyers are challenging how the dozens of phone transcripts were amassed.
The defense team says the Modesto Police Department also illegally listened to phone calls between Peterson and his lawyers.
Last week, defense lawyers said they interviewed a Peterson neighbor who claimed to have seen a suspicious man in tan van in the neighborhood on the day of Laci's disappearance.
Divers, helped by high-tech sonar, hunted for additional evidence in the bay since May 16 but were halted at the end of last week and it was not clear if they would continue after the Memorial Day weekend.
Investigators refused to say what they were seeking, but published reports said Laci's autopsy said some of her body parts were missing.
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Since there is no gag order now, and since the judge ordered the prosecution to give Geragos the wiretap tapes today, if we don't "hear" anything about what's in the wiretaps, I'd say we can safely assume that they are deterimental to Scotty boy.
And if we do "hear" what's in them, then we can safely assume where all the "leaks" are coming from.
Been there and done that re: the Peterson clan. Time to let it go until July 16th. Hope the judge gags 'em.
Today Geragos made an admission to all when he said that the big cases bring out the nut cases. I swear I saw a white flag.
His mystery lady is a fruitcake, his Laci sighters are using the Modesto Bee to refresh their memories of what she was wearing and old Bill still says they play football on 12/24 every year (And he don't give a damn what the TV Guide says, he was a three term councilman you know).
No outcry from them about snotty. What's up with that?
I watched Baden and Greta tonight as they took their strolls at the house, park and marina. It got me to thinking (it happens, sometimes). FOX brought the big guns to Modesto today - Geraldo and Greta. Allred was here also and I was quite surprised to see Baden.
Makes me wonder... did Fox bring Baden out, or was he here to have discussions with either the prosecutor or defense about joining their respective teams? Same thing with the retired Contra Costa investigator. I caught a time-stamp on the ticket they got from the parking ticket dispenser and it had yesterday's date on it. Then later when they were doing the multiple camera views of the host and guests, Baden appeared to be in a studio somewhere.
Also, heard something on the Sacramento talk radio station this afternoon. The fill-in host was commenting on a report from the Chicago Sun-Times. The CS-T stated that "the mystery woman" was a 'one-night stand' relationship with SP and would verify his alibi for the evening of the 23rd if I heard correctly. I tried to locate the comments on the CS-T web site but couldn't find anything.
California is a community property state. Anything and everything that is obtained during the marriage is divided in half.
Most people then have a will that gives the other person the right to their half if they should die. (Right to survivorship)
I have no idea how they might handle a (Right to Survivorship Will) if it is determined that Scott murdered her.
I am not sure if it would null and void the Right to Survivorship or not. I have never heard of a law that could do so, but I am no lawyer.
I know in the case of insurance, if it is proven he murdered her, he won't get anything from that.
Alexandria is giggling at the thought of The Other Harry in a tiara! BAAWWAAHHA!
It just looks that way, there is only one loan on the property. It gets confusing if you don't read through these things on a regular basis.
The records show a purchase money loan (Ambeck)10/04/00, that loan was sold to a new company, that company was paid off with a refi in Dec. 2001( Ambeck, again), the reconveyance was filed in Feb. 2002 with a substitution of trustee. Each Ambeck loan was purchased from Ambeck, one by Wells Fargo and one by Principal Residential. The property was transferred to Laci and SP in 2000 by Traina using the Grant Deed.
I agree with you there.
Whatever else Amber may or may not have done, she definitly did do some stupid things.
So far, I am cutting her slack on those. My excuse for doing so is that I don't think Amber is all that bright, and I do think she was (may have been) taken in by Scott.
But, even if true, none of that makes her either an accomplice, a perpetrator, or a bad person in any way. Everything else, I will wait till the trial and make my judgements then.
I not an expert, but I know this is not quite right.
Joint Tenent registration (normally) supercedes anything in the will. It decides the issue. It usually applies to major assets like a house or a car or a stock portfolio.
A major problem with it is that if both parties die at about the same time (imagine a car accident), the asset then goes to the will of the second person to die for probate, which is costly and which may not result in the desired disposition of that asset for the first person to die.
Community Property is usually used in connection with a trust document, which can make much more detailed provisions about the disposition of one's assets. In my understanding, it is sort of like saying, "We each own half, and here is where I want my half to go." It does not necessarily imply an automatic right of survivirship.
Unlike the two above, a will is subject to probate - disposition by the court, arguments, and probate fees.
Insurance and retirement poliies use a named beneficiary, which escapes probate. The beneficiary could be a person(s) or a trust. Again, this supercedes any provisions in the will.
It is not uncommon for people -- esp. wealthy people -- to have some combination of all four, depending on the nature of the assets they are designated to cover and where they want them to go.
With people who have have done an extensive job of planning the other three, a will usually just covers the residue of their estate -- anything where the beneficiary was not clearly identified in some way.
That's my understanding, anyway.
On Baden, not sure, but to me, if this was my case, and became involved doing media PR stuff, would take a second look, in case Baden could be impeached on testimony... (all speculations)
Did you hear that caller on the women proposing marriage in the letters to scaughty in jail? He stated it is a sure real fast way they can get rich off this case via scaughty! LOL....
The American Bar Assoc. could fund it....and only the most high profile cases would be covered.....START TO FINISH.....with NO talk-overs. Reporters would be limited to court recesses for commentary.
By gum......I LIKE this idea!
So do I.
Not only that, but if C-SPAN is commercially viable (I can't recall quite how it is, but I think the cable companies have to pay a little to the network in the interest of public programing)...
Then I can see no reason why this should not be also. It would provide a legitimate public service at nominal cost. They could also have ads and commentators (or bi-partisan call-ins) when the courts were on break or not in session.
It would change forever the idea of public courtrooms. They would become truly public.
I think you have a winner there!
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