Friend: Peterson was frantic

The Modesto Bee ^ | 12/05/03 | Garth stapely

[Devil_Anse]

DrJ!!!

Say it ain't so! Geragos not looking for neutral jurors??

[drjulie]

"Say it ain't so! Geragos not looking for neutral jurors??"

Sorry to break it to you! :-) Actually this would be a really tough case for a jury consultant. JoEllen will really earn her pay here, as opposed to OJ which was simple. The prosecution did recover, somewhat, after the poker incident in the M.Peterson trial but it was, I believe, a mistake on their part to propose that he killed her with a specific poker that was missing. I wondered about the ethics with regard to that poker. It was mightly ironic that it happened to be discovered when it was. When I was in social services I worked with quite a few lawyers - both prosecution and defense. I have a great deal of respect for those who really tried to be ethical and play by the rules. It did seem like I ran into quite a few defense attorneys who had questionable ethics so I tend to be biased and suspicious.

[Devil_Anse]

Jo Ellen will really earn her pay here

LOL, Jo Ellen may jump ship if Scott doesn't raise some more money, to pay her! The lawyers will have a hard time getting out of this thing, now that it's been set for trial, even if the money runs out and they don't get paid what was agreed. But the others, such as the jury consultant, they are free to say "adios" the minute the agreed-on fee is not forthcoming.

[drjulie]

"Jo Ellen may jump ship if Scott doesn't raise some more money>"

Good point. She's not locked in like the attorneys.

[Devil_Anse]

Or locked in like Scott (lol).

[Velveeta]

Thanks, I'm glad you remember it (don't remember it) the same way I do/don't! LOL

[Velveeta]

Another interesting dynamic is the lack of the support for Lee and Jackie from their own "spawn". Seems they don't give a care....and why should they, really?

[Canadian Outrage]

Those pictures make me sick too!! I don't even think the guy is good looking. He's a real puke.

[Devil_Anse]

Yes, the only one who follows along like she was on Jim Jones' Kool-aid is Janey, the docile daughter-in-law. (And I'm not even sure Janey is still married to the son of the Petersons.)

[Canadian Outrage]

your post #297 - I don't recall EVER hearing the Carrol was mentioned in any tape with Amber.

[drjulie]

The semester's over & grades are done so I've had the luxury of perusing the net. On Welsleuths they are discussing a British tabloid report that Jackie & Lee have split - at least with regard to Scott's innocence. Lee supposedly sees the light...Jackie's still in the dark. I don't know that I believe it but it's interesting.

[Devil_Anse]

He wasn't, as far as I know. It was a misinterpretation of a news report, I think. I don't think Amber knows Carroll or knows anything about him--other than what we think we know about him.

[Devil_Anse]

It sounds very plausible, given that the two were absent from some hearings lately, and I imagine Lee is the one who would do the driving, if they come up from San Diego.

[drjulie]

"Yes, the only one who follows along like she was on Jim Jones' Kool-aid is Janey.."

She is a strange one. I don't really understand that dynamic but I'm pretty sure there's more than meets the eye. She's very passionate about Scott.

[Canadian Outrage]

That's interesting Julie. I haven't seen much of Lee Peterson lately and Jackie Peterson is beginning to show frayed nerves and a cranky attitude. SP DEFINITELY inherited his pathology from the mother.

[Devil_Anse]

I guess Janey has children, and that sometimes keeps a person close to his/her in-laws even after a divorce. But I wouldn't think she would be EXPECTED to be more openly supportive than the Petersons' actual children... but she is.

[Canadian Outrage]

Sometimes Janey is even with her husband that she's separated from. These people are ALL strange.!!!

[Devil_Anse]

Oh, she IS separated from him? Isn't it Joe Peterson?

I would guess that she still hangs around with them due to reasons involving her own children (if any), and/or money.

[Canadian Outrage]

That's my understanding. Seems they have a civil "relationship" in any event. I was always puzzled by the fact that she was put out there as the "family" spokesperson. She wasn't very good at it.

[drjulie]

"That's my understanding. Seems they have a civil "relationship" in any event. I was always puzzled by the fact that she was put out there as the "family" spokesperson. She wasn't very good at it."

I wonder if she works outside the home? She is always with them so I can't imagine that she has a job. I heard someone say that they selected her as a spokesperson because she has a PR background. I do agree though, she was terrible. She said the dumbest things - for instance when she found out Scott had an affair she said she wanted to "slug him and then hug him". Wonder where she got her PR degree? LOL