Peterson's Mistress Seeks To Stop Sale Of Nude Photos

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Peterson's Mistress Seeks To Stop Sale Of Nude Photos
Amber Frey Admits To Posing Nude

Peterson's Mistress Seeks To Stop Sale Of Nude Photos
Amber Frey Admits To Posing Nude

POSTED: 8:27 a.m. PDT October 21, 2003
UPDATED: 8:38 a.m. PDT October 21, 2003

LOS ANGELES -- The woman who admitted having an affair with accused killer Scott Peterson filed a federal lawsuit Monday in an attempt to stop attempts to sell nude photos of her.

Amber Frey said she posed nude and partially clothed for a Clovis modeling agency in 1999. Though she decided not to continue with the agency, she didn't pick up the photos, the suit states.

Frey claims that after she made a public statement about her romantic relationship with Peterson, David Hans Schmidt tried to sell the photographs of her on the World Wide Web.

Peterson now faces trial on charges he murdered his wife, Laci, who was pregnant.

Frey contends Schmidt, an Arizona resident, got the photos illegally. She also alleged he "attempted to sell the photographs to third parties, including Larry Flynt for publication in Hustler."

Schmidt said he could not comment because he had not seen the .......

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Cadaver Dog Indicated Laci Peterson's Body was in Husband's Boat

Cadaver Dog Indicated Laci Peterson's Body was in Husband's Boat

Prosecutors believe Laci Peterson's body was in her husband's warehouse and boat before it was dumped in San Francisco Bay, according to court documents filed late Friday.

According to a report by the dog's handler, the cadaver dog showed "mild interest" in the boat and displayed some interest in containers in the warehouse during a search.

The defense team for Scott Peterson contends that the dog's failure to "alert" on the boat is proof that the body was never in the craft.

However, prosecutors argue that the dog did not fully alert was because it was distracted by the heavy smell of chemicals in the warehouse.

Scott Peterson used the warehouse located on Emerald Avenue as an office and storage area for his job as a fertilizer salesman.

The debate over the cadaver dog started when Peterson's lawyers sought to have wiretap information thrown out. Defense attorneys argued an investigator "purposely omitted" information from the dog handler's report in affidavits to a judge when seeking warrants for the wiretaps.

Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Al Girolami will decide whether to exclude the wiretaps and information from the dog's search after the preliminary hearing. That hearing was scheduled to begin today but has been postponed to October 28.

Scott Peterson is facing two counts of murder in the killings of his wife and unborn son. A conviction on the charges could result in the death penalty.

Laci Peterson was eight months .........

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Report: Dog 'interest' noted

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Report: Dog 'interest' noted

By JOHN COTÉ
BEE STAFF WRITER

Published: October 20, 2003, 09:08:05 AM PDT

Prosecutors contend that Laci Peterson's body was in her husband's warehouse and boat before the body was dumped in San Francisco Bay.

The assertion is in a document filed late Friday in Stanislaus County Superior Court, where Scott Peterson is due for a preliminary hearing Oct. 28 on charges that he murdered his pregnant wife and their son, Conner.

A cadaver dog "showed mild interest" when placed in Peterson's boat and was interested in containers under a small workbench in his Modesto warehouse, according to the newly filed document, a partial report from the dog handler.

Peterson's defense contends that because the cadaver dog, Twist, did not "alert" -- or indicate that she had found the sought-after scent -- in the boat, "the prosecution's own investigation proved that Laci Peterson's body was never in Scott Peterson's boat."

That contention "grossly misstates" the dog handler's report, Senior Deputy District Attorney Rick Distaso wrote.

"It is clear that Twist showed some interest in the boat and other areas of the warehouse but did not fully alert," Distaso wrote. "This was probably due to the heavy chemical smell in the warehouse."

Peterson, 30, of Modesto worked as a fertilizer salesman. He used an Emerald Avenue warehouse as an office and stored chemicals and his boat there, according to portions of the report by a Contra Costa County Sheriff's Department Search and Rescue Team member.

The report indicates that the dog "showed mild interest but no alerts" after being placed in Peterson's boat.

The dog showed no interest in the small office area but was interested in some containers under a small workbench, dog handler Eloise Anderson wrote.

"She checked several times in each container, along the edge of the workbench where she could reach and along the edge of the boat closest to the workbench," Anderson wrote. "She demonstrated frustration by barking but did not go to her full alert or pinpoint a particular spot."

The jousting over the cadaver dog arose from a defense challenge to two wiretaps on Peterson's phones. The defense maintains that an investigator "purposely omitted" information in affidavits to a judge when seeking warrants for the wiretaps.

Investigators intercepted more than 3,000 phone calls during two wiretaps: one authorized to run Jan. 10 to Feb. 4, the second April 15 to 18, the day police arrested Peterson.

If Judge Al Girolami finds that district attorney investigator Steve Jacobson willfully omitted key material in his affidavits that would have affected a judge's decision to issue the warrants........

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Modesto police change plan to limit traffic for Scott Peterson hearing">

Police were pressured into leaving open I Street in front of the Stanislaus County Courthouse.
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Modesto police change plan to limit traffic for Scott Peterson hearing

By RICHARD T. ESTRADA
BEE STAFF WRITER

Published: October 21, 2003, 07:21:04 AM PDT

The Modesto Police Department put its I Street traffic plan in reverse Monday, following heavy criticism from downtown business owners and the mayor. I Street will stay open, after all.

"I'm sorry to see it took a lot of pressure to change their mind, but at least the police have made the right decision," said Judy Aspesi, co-owner of Dewz Restaurant, at the corner of I and 11th.

Police originally were going to close I Street, between 10th and 12th streets. The second plan, announced Friday, was to limit traffic to one lane in each direction and ban parking.

That was to accommodate television trucks in town for the Oct. 28 preliminary hearing of Scott Peterson, a 30-year-old Modesto fertilizer salesman charged with the murder of his wife and son.

The new plan -- the final plan, police Lt. Dan Inderbitzen promised -- has I Street open and TV trucks parking on the construction site of the Gallo Arts Center.

The I Street lot, between 10th and 11th streets, is across from the Stanislaus County Courthouse, where the hearing will be held.

Mayor Carmen Sabatino was upset at the proposal to limit traffic .........

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Frey files suit over pictures

Frey files suit over pictures

By JOHN COTÉ
BEE STAFF WRITER

Published: October 22, 2003, 05:17:00 AM PDT

Amber Frey, a key figure in the Scott Peterson double murder case, is suing a pornography broker for $6 million for posting nude and seminude photos of her on his Web site.

Frey, a 28-year-old Fresno massage therapist, is a potential key witness against the 30-year-old Modesto fertilizer salesman, who is accused of murdering his wife and son.

During an emotional news conference at Modesto police headquarters in January, Frey said she did not know Peterson was married when she became romantically involved with him in the weeks before his pregnant wife, Laci, disappeared.

Police said Frey cooperated with their investigation. Partial phone records show she called Peterson dozens of times while investigators tapped his phones, often calling a police detective immediately after hanging up with Peterson.

Frey also called Laci Peterson's mother, brother and friends, and continued to call Scott Peterson after the phone taps were turned off, the records show.

In the lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, Frey accuses David Hans Schmidt of posting photos of her on his pay-for-use Web site without her permission.

Schmidt's Arizona-based public relations and production company, which carries his name, also is named in the lawsuit, which alleges misappropriation of Frey's name and likeness, unlawful or misleading advertising, invasion of privacy, and negligent and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

The pictures were taken in 1999 at Emerald Photography in Clovis for a "test shoot," according to the lawsuit. Frey was 24 at the time.

Schmidt has said he purchased the photos from the photographer earlier this year and attempted to sell them to Larry

Flynt for publication in the pornographic magazine Hustler. Schmidt posted them on his Web site in September.

At no time did Frey "license or authorize the use of her photographs by any defendant or any other person," the lawsuit states.

Frey is seeking to have a court forbid the sale or use of the photographs and require all negatives, reproductions and copies confiscated and destroyed.

Schmidt could not be reached for comment Tuesday. In earlier interviews he has said he had a legally binding model release for the photos.

"I hope she sues," Schmidt said in September.

Frey's attorneys contend that the purported model release is a "data sheet" that indicated Frey "had no tattoos, no body piercings, likes horses and would pose nude."............

[Devil_Anse]

Exactly--they do it by her demeanor, and by listening to what she says and watching and hearing her say it. It's for the jury to determine.

I think I remember when you first got that idea that in one of the conversations btw Scott and Amber, that Carroll was referred to. I sort of remember reading an article posted by Vel, think it was an NE article. And at the end of it Carroll's name was mentioned, and I have this vague memory that you said something like, wow, wonder what else they said about Carroll?

I can try to run down the above post, but my son is needing the computer. Do you think you could find that set of posts? What I remember about it is detailed above. My son is bugging me, or else I'd try to find it right now!

It's just that I didn't think that was what the article meant, but I can't explain why I thought that w/o our having the article in front of us! It was about a week ago, I think. Sorry I can't remember more about it.

[Devil_Anse]

Sorry, Maggie!

The defense has to make a certain showing in order to even get a hearing on this Franks wiretap issue (concerning the affidavits.) They made their showing in those pleadings they submitted, the ones we found on the official site. The state made a counter-showing.

If the defense's showing meets the level required for this issue to be further litigated right now, then the judge will grant a hearing, which is the hearing they are calling the "Franks" hearing. If the defendant's showing DOESN'T meet that level, then the judge will say, "No Franks hearing necessary."

As far as I know, the judge hasn't said either way whether he will allow this bit about lies/wilful misrepresentations in the affidavits, to be further litigated right now. IOW, as far as I know, the judge hasn't said yes or no on whether there will be a Franks hearing.

[MaggieMay]

I'm with you now. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.

I think we're all ready(and have been ready,for a long time now)for that preliminary to start.:)

[Sandylapper]

Exactly--they do it by her demeanor, and by listening to what she says and watching and hearing her say it. It's for the jury to determine.

ROFL! Now, lemme see, usually it's the DEFENSE in high profile cases trying to clean up a scruffy-looking defendant, isn't it? Like those cute little "choir boys" in FL? So, the prosecution told Amber she'd better get a high-profile lawyer, like Allred, get a make-over, probably get lessons on how to speak (ala Professor Higgins and what'shername in My Fair Lady), and voila! we've got a little lady who goes to church every Sunday, and who got taken in by this married scumbag! Too bad Gloria was already busy--the little lady in Colorado who was claiming "rape" against Kobe Bryant certainly could have used some help! Someone needed to tell her not to wear dirty panties to get a rape test! Small wonder anyone ever questions our "judicial" system!

But, not to worry, surely Twist made a cadaver hit in the Peterson home!

To answer your question, which is all I should have done, is post #280, "Peterson Hearing Today" by Vel. Last sentence.

[MaggieMay]

I went to the Fox News website and it says Rita Cosby on her program at 9:00 eastern time tonight,will have a story on Terry Schiavo and in addition a story on Scott Peterson's hearing.

[CheneyChick]

You watching Rita? Guy from the Globe is on talking about Scott's confession to adjoining cellmate and drinking fermented "Pruno" (sp? made from fermented fruit - common prison concoction). Scott confessed to being angry and hitting Laci with a club. He never wanted a child and was angry at Laci...

[Devil_Anse]

Exactly. You can think of it as a game if you want, but it is indeed important to try to get a witness to come off well b/f a jury. Some people, however, can't be helped. Don't forget, also, that sometimes the opposite happens--instead of looking too scruffy for the jury to like them, a person looks too "rich". In particular, women on a jury are going to not really like a woman witness who is too fancily dressed and, well, too pretty. (Er... Amber doesn't have any worries in that department!)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1002836/posts?page=280#280

The last paragraph of that post says,

"[The tabloid article] concludes by saying, 'Amber had delighted her police handlers with this taped confession by Scott: I didn't do anything to Laci, but I know who did.' And, briefly brings up the irony of Melvin King meeting with Cory Carroll, and talking with Amber."

That does not say that Amber (or Scott) met, or spoke of, or had anything to do with Cory Carroll.

[Devil_Anse]

he never wanted a child and was angry at Laci

I've brought this up b/f, but once again I am eerily reminded of that entry from Laci's guestbook, way, way, early on in this thing. I mean, it was in late December or early January. Remember the official Laci website? Remember how people were writing their condolences, and (later) reviling Scott, in the guestbook?

And someone here told us there was this entry--this was long b/f we knew of Amber, remember--by this woman who claimed she was from Modesto. And it said, as nearly as I can remember,

I wish the best for Laci's family. But Scott had a girlfriend, and was not as excited about this baby as Laci was.

[Devil_Anse]

Did they discuss how, logistically speaking, he could've hit her with a golf club hard enough to kill her, while in the HOUSE? Golf clubs are long, and he's tall!

We know their ceilings in that bungalow were not high ceilings. So how could he have swung it w/o leaving a gouge in the ceiling or wall, or hitting and damaging furniture? I assume--I hope--the cops were observant enough to look for such damage!

[MaggieMay]

Hi Cheney Chick,it's hard to get computer time in my house. :)

I did get to see Rita. I felt there might be a ring of truth to the inmates story. Doesn't it sound just like Scott to get angry at events after one of the hearings and start blamming Laci for his troubles. Scott is such a narcisstic a$$,its all about him.

And your absolutly right DA. I remember very well that guest book. Your wording of that anonymous posters message sends chills up my spine.

[MaggieMay]

I also wonder if she was hit in the head,would there have been much much blood? I guess we need our resident nurse Velveeta for an answer.

[MaggieMay]

I am being asked to vacate the computer. Goodnite,talk to everyone tomorrow.

[Devil_Anse]

If he hit her more than once, seems like there would be! Let's see if Vel agrees.

Good night! Don't dream of this stuff!

[CheneyChick]

No, they didn't get into the specifics.... Perhaps she was sitting down? Do you think he detached the head or that it came off by itself? (Sorry to be gross.)

[Canadian Outrage]

Hey Maggie, I am an RN also. I just have not nursed since my children were born. I wanted to be a stay at home Mom. Besides at that time, I did not need to work. Only when my kids were graduating highschool did I start doing office overload in my husbands Law Office. Somehow, the helper routing evolved into a full time job and my husband trained me in all aspects of legal secretarial work. I then took the test to become a Paralegal with papers. Although I did NOT need papers, if I ever had to get a job somewhere other than our business, accreditation is invaluable. So in reality I am both an RN and a Paralegal!! The Paralegal part was NEVER my intention but it became my husband's intention. GRRRRRR I want free time.

[Devil_Anse]

I dunno, I still can't see him being able to swing it like that in the house w/o its bumping into something--something besides its "target"--when he swung. Whether she was sitting, lying, or standing, he's still at least 6' tall, and when he swung it upward to get force, it would still have hit the ceiling!

Its hitting her head wouldn't have made the end come off. So if it happened, seems it would've had to hit something harder than someone's head for the end of the club to come off.

[Devil_Anse]

So, suppose he hit poor Laci one really hard whack in the head. Seems like there wouldn't necessarily have been blood flying out, from that, right? OTOH, if he hit her repeatedly, seems that there WOULD have been blood flying about, right?

[Devil_Anse]

"Bluh spattr" that is, lol.

[Canadian Outrage]

CC I heard one of the Forensic Pathologists say that Laci was NOT beheaded because her head attached detached from down below the neck and into the back area. High up on the back but "below" the neck. Not possible to detach a head there without leaving some good evidence of the tool(s) used.

[Canadian Outrage]

No it wouldn't necessarily produce blood. The cranium is a closed cavity filled with tissue but enclosed by bone. Only if he had her with something sharp enoough to go through the skull should there be any blood.!