“””But one thing that is crystal clear is that this man’s co-officers certainly knew this was a homicide and they covered for him.”””
The neighbor who went with Peterson & the locksmith - the guy who actually found Kathy in the bathtub - still thinks it was an accident...Peterson found the perfect useful idiot!!!!!
Don’t know that an ambulance & EMT were called - but you are correct about the first response police officers - they should have secured the *crime scene* and processed evidence. I am not sure anything of that nature was done.
Then, the City Medical Examiner and the Coroner - were complicit in the *good old boy* approach....by not fully informing Jury members on the facts, the science or the law.
Several heads should roll - you are absolutely correct!!!
The possibility has been raised that Peterson could have hired a hit-man - he had access to plenty of money from Kathy’s death, as guardian of their children who she named as beneficiary in her $1million life ins. policy.
He could have also had help with Stacy’s disappearing - he claimed she took $25,000(?) in cash from a home-safe. That may have been the kill-for-hire money. That way, if the hit-man were to be picked up, the money was *stolen* and Peterson is in the clear!
I know that’s a ludicrous scenario, but Peterson is a sociopath, not a scientist.
It really does matter who you are and what your local connections are.
I am still shocked and disgusted with many people in our local community who are willing to “overlook” our local OJ’s little problem with murder simply because he funds local sports programs and donates to local charities.
If his missing wife’s family had more money and influence you can bet these same people wouldn’t be so forgiving.
I am amazed when seemingly good decent people will try to justify their defense of a wife beater and wife killer.
OK..rant over (for now :) )
I believe I heard the neighbor identify himself as Peterson’s friend. He has been helping him out in various ways and swears that he trusts Peterson’s account of things. So he’s more than a useful idiot neighbor. He has hitched his wagon to Peterson’s reputation and wants to back that up in order to make himself look credible. Otherwise, he would have taken the more obvious approach of wanting to know what exactly happened to Kathy, because the whole scene was so bizarre and incomprehensible.