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Los Angeles Innocence Project takes Scott Peterson's case, decades after conviction
NPR ^ | JANUARY 19, 202411:38 AM ET | Bill Chappell

Posted on 01/19/2024 10:16:57 AM PST by MeganC

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I remember this case and how the news covered it like it was a circus. There were crowds of women outside the court every day and their histrionics were downright embarrassing! They'd scream and the media ate it up.

The man was not Husband-of-the-Year material, for sure. But I never believed he killed his wife.

From the start he told the police where he was at the time Laci went missing and he was fishing at Emeryville. The Modesto PD called that a lie on TV and put on a big show searching Lake Camanche, Pardee Reservoir, the California Aqueduct, and farmland in the area.

Then when Laci washed up at Emeryville they were all "A-HA! WE KNEW IT ALL ALONG!" and acted like their previous narrative had never existed.

Then they were all-in on convicting the man of murder.

Now it comes up that the MPD and the prosecutors were suppressing exculpatory testimony and evidence and they deliberately withheld this evidence during discovery.

At this point Peterson at least should have a new trial with the previously suppressed evidence presented.

1 posted on 01/19/2024 10:16:57 AM PST by MeganC
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To: MeganC

His mistress lawyered up with Gloria Alread.


2 posted on 01/19/2024 10:22:47 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: MeganC

I always go fishing on Christmas and leave my 9 months pregnant wife at home.


3 posted on 01/19/2024 10:24:19 AM PST by EEGator
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Innocence Project is just another woke scam.

Scott Peterson is guilty and they couldn’t care less.


4 posted on 01/19/2024 10:30:10 AM PST by DarrellZero
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“I always go fishing on Christmas and leave my 9 months pregnant wife at home.”

1. She was 7.5 months pregnant at the time.
2. Going fishing on Christmas is proof of murder?


5 posted on 01/19/2024 10:32:18 AM PST by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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Before his wife’s and son’s remains were found, he sold his wife’s car and looked into selling house too... plenty of circumstantial evidence.


6 posted on 01/19/2024 10:33:07 AM PST by PghBaldy (12/14/12 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15/12 - 1030am - Obama team scouts photo-op locations.)
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“plenty of circumstantial evidence.”

You mean like the circumstantial evidence that’s put hundreds of people in prison for the January 6, 2021 ‘insurrection’?


7 posted on 01/19/2024 10:35:03 AM PST by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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No, it’s not proof of murder. It’s weird though.
I think you’re bored and just like arguing.

You should do more looking into the things you discussed in your vanity thread some months ago.
That was good and useful.


8 posted on 01/19/2024 10:35:08 AM PST by EEGator
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“Before his wife’s and son’s remains were found, he sold his wife’s car and looked into selling house too”

1. He did not sell his wife’s car. The police had seized it as evidence. They’d also seized his truck as evidence.

Then when he went to buy another car to get around the cops accused him of doing something suspicious by doing so. What was he supposed to drive?

Laci Peterson’s family sold the house in 2005, well after Scott was convicted and imprisoned.


9 posted on 01/19/2024 10:40:32 AM PST by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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Commie libs are always first to jump in and get criminals out of jail.


10 posted on 01/19/2024 10:41:46 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Democrats never backstab each other the way the sorry Republicans do. There is no GOP.)
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“I think you’re bored and just like arguing.”

No, I just get offended at police and prosecutors who lie to get convictions.


11 posted on 01/19/2024 10:43:30 AM PST by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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To: MeganC; EEGator

I have had Chinese food and gone to the movies on Christmas....


12 posted on 01/19/2024 10:51:27 AM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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“I have had Chinese food and gone to the movies on Christmas....”

Obviously this is proof of some sort of crime.

(insert sarcastic eye roll here)


13 posted on 01/19/2024 10:55:14 AM PST by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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Of course he killed her, this is all procedural BS.


14 posted on 01/19/2024 10:55:18 AM PST by bigbob
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“Commie libs are always first to jump in and get criminals out of jail.”

Sometimes they’re right. Excuse me, they’re right HUNDREDS of times.

https://innocenceproject.org/all-cases/


15 posted on 01/19/2024 10:56:42 AM PST by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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Being found guilty is “some sort of crime”.


16 posted on 01/19/2024 11:00:55 AM PST by EEGator
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“Of course he killed her, this is all procedural BS.”

Had procedure been followed and Peterson was properly convicted then he’d be dead now.

The BS in this case occurred because the police and prosecutors did not follow their established procedures.


17 posted on 01/19/2024 11:03:59 AM PST by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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To: EEGator

I’ve seen several programs about him and I agree with your assessment.


18 posted on 01/19/2024 11:05:40 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: DarrellZero

Yes,they’re Maoists.But there *are* people who’ve been wrongly convicted of serious crimes.Probably not many but there are some.


19 posted on 01/19/2024 11:12:28 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Proudly Clinging To My Guns And My Religion)
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“..this is all procedural BS.”

If you get arrested and charged with a crime, do you want the police and prosecutors to follow procedure, or is it okay if they cut corners all the way to your conviction?


20 posted on 01/19/2024 11:25:33 AM PST by Round Earther
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