Posted on 07/24/2009 12:17:08 PM PDT by nickcarraway
It has been five years since a Northern California jury convicted Scott Peterson for killing his wife Laci and their unborn son Conner.
It has been five years since a Northern California jury convicted Scott Peterson for killing his wife Laci and their unborn son Conner.
Since then, Peterson's family members have stood by his side, proclaiming his innocence. Now, it appears they want the public to help them pay to prove it. On the family's website, scottpetersonappeal.org, family members wrote a message saying there was good news to report. Peterson's appeals process was moving forward. But the website also asks for the public to send money -- a lot of money. "As Scott mentioned in his June blog, we need to complete forensic testing that the prosecution ignored, we need to hire experts to review evidence, and we need to hire investigators to speak with key witnesses. These items are vital and necessary to the appeal process," said an entry on Scottpetersonappeal.org. "Your help today will bring us one step closer to getting Scott granted a new trial and finding justice for Laci and Conner." Family members said they need $95,000 to help cover investigative costs, as Peterson begins the appeal process. The public is asked to give between $5 and $50 each. Some people have apparently already sent in money.
"An innocent man sitting on death row just doesn't sit right with me," a person named Cory said on the website. The message also said family members are "finding justice for Laci and Conner."
Scott Peterson was sentenced to death and is being held in San Quentin State Prison.
The family says it already has its legal team. They say they have hired attorneys Cliff Gardner and Larry Gibbs. Calls to Peterson's family for comment were not returned.
Carry out his sentence and get it over with.
Justice for Laci and Connor will be when they stick the needle in the scum’s arm. Unfortunately, by that time, he will have outlived most of us.
Laci and Conner were still unavailable for comment.
Yep yep yep Scott Peterson is as innocent as OJ Simpson, yep yep yep..........
Can the state just kill him already. What a waste of breath this baby killer is
Millions paid to elect the Narcissist-in-Chief. Why not this narcissist?
An appeal is only based on whether the trial was conducted properly. It is not the place to present different evidence.
No doubt Gerragos did everything in his power to get this murderer acquitted.
He and OJ have a lot in common. Both spending their lives searching for the real killer.
Actually, I think Gerragos did a terrible job.
He should not have promised exculpatory evidence he didn’t have. I doubt juries like being promised that and then it not being delivered. Gerragos needed to hit ever “doubt” he could, not talk about mysterious Hawaiians. Gerragos is a horrible defense lawyer.
What... the parents cannot sell their house, cash in live insurance or pensions or anything?
That guy hasn’t been executed yet?
Gerragos should have been disbarred for his vile behaviour during the trial.
The Judge was more concerned with the verdict standing than punishing that dirtbag lawyer.
IMO, better to let the verdict stand. It was well deserved.
Is there anywhere we can donate so they’ll needle him faster?
You could smuggle a shiv into his cellmate?
Didn’t the woman he was married to before Stacey die, too? IIRC, she was found in a bathtub, it was ruled an ‘accident’, then someone exhumed her and discovered that there were bruises and signs of ‘fighting for her life’...
That’s the wrong Peterson. He’s in Chicago. The one we’re talking about is in California, in prison and waiting to die.
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