I live in Nor Cal and followed this on local news from the start. Peterson told the Modesto PD he’d been fishing at Emeryville on day one. They decided that he lied and that he killed Laci. So they searched Comanche Reservoir, dragged irrigation canals, dug up freshly tilled holes, etc. And each time they’d triumphantly get in front of the cameras saying, “AH HAH!!!”
It got old and the MPD looked stupid.
Then they piled on with ‘evidence’ such as arguing Peterson’s boat wouldn’t work on the SF Bay, that they KNEW he had been in the foothills, and etc.
When the two bodies washed ashore in Emeryville the MPD narrative changed like they had ALWAYS known the bodies would be found in Emeryville.
After that the insanity increased and all sorts of mundane things became PROOF!!! of murder.
They ruined the case by running it like a witch hunt.
If he did it then why had he been 100% honest with the MPD about where he had been? That’s not how killers typically operate.
The guy was a POS husband, for sure, but I’ve never been convinced he killed his wife. I was also put off by the circus of screaming women demanding a guilty verdict and a death penalty.
Whatever it was, the arrest, prosecution, and trial were a gross injustice not just to Peterson, but to everyone who wants a fair trial based on facts and not an ever shifting web of BS that can’t be pinned down.
I just read an article about Peterson’s sister in law who believes Laci was murdered by the thieves who robbed the house across the street the day she disappeared. She believes Lace encountered them while walking the dog.
Two words
Amber Frey