LACI STEPDAD DOUBTED SCOTT'S 'FISHY STORY'

The NY Post ^ | June 8 2004 | Howard Breuer

[runningbear]

LACI STEPDAD DOUBTED SCOTT'S 'FISHY STORY'

LACI STEPDAD DOUBTED SCOTT'S 'FISHY STORY'

By HOWARD BREUER

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June 9, 2004 -- REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Laci Peterson's stepdad yesterday testified that he was immediately suspicious of his son-in-law after the tragic mom-to-be vanished.

Ron Grantski said that from the start he scoffed at the idea that Scott Peterson had been fishing Christmas Eve 2002, the day the eight-months-pregnant Laci disappeared, and confronted Scott about it that same night.

"I think your Berkeley fishing trip is a fishy story," Grantski recalled telling Peterson that night during a search of a Modesto park for Laci.

"Did you have a girlfriend that you visited? If you did, you better talk now, because it's going to come out," Grantski said he told Peterson.

Grantski said Peterson — who had been having a secret affair with a leggy masseuse at the time — denied the accusation.

Grantski suggested two reasons he doubted Peterson's fish tale.

The stepdad said that for one, Scott didn't .........

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Testimony continues; both sides supported

Testimony continues; both sides supported

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By JOHN COTÉ and GARTH STAPLEY
BEE STAFF WRITERS

Last Updated: June 8, 2004, 05:43:48 PM PDT

5:39 p.m., PDT: REDWOOD CITY - Scott Peterson told his sister-in-law he was “kind of hoping for infertility” when asked about impending fatherhood and told a family friend the night his pregnant wife disappeared that he “wouldn’t be surprised” if police found blood on his truck, witnesses testified this afternoon.

“He put up his hands and said, ‘I wouldn't be surprised if they find blood on my truck because I cut my hands all the time,’” Sandy Rickard testified.

She held up her hands to demonstrate Peterson’s position when the two talked in front of his home the night Laci Peterson was reported missing.

Peterson said he cut his hands ........

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THE PETERSON TRIAL Suspect's behavior described

"Just hours after he reported his wife missing, Scott Peterson told his mother-in-law's best friend that he "wouldn't be surprised" if his blood turned up in his truck during a police search.

"He put up his hands, and he said ... 'I cut my hands all the time,' " Sandy Rickard said in a Redwood City courtroom Tuesday, relating a conversation she had had with Scott Peterson as police scoured his home for clues that might lead them to the whereabouts of his wife.

Rickard was among several family members and close friends who testified Tuesday about what prosecutors are trying to paint as a pattern of strange and unemotional".........

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Stepdad Says He Found Scott Peterson Alibi Fishy
Tue Jun 8, 2004 05:29 PM ET

"REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (Reuters) - Immediately upon hearing of Laci Peterson's disappearance, her stepfather was suspicious of Scott Peterson's alibi that he had been fishing that day, he testified on Tuesday.

Ron Grantski of Modesto, California, who has been with Laci's mother for about 27 years but is not married to her, testified that he was always asking Scott Peterson to go fishing with him. ".........................

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Peterson Trial:

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Laci Peterson's Relatives Tell of Husband's Acts at Time of Death

"By ELIZABETH AHLIN

Published: June 9, 2004

EDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 8 - Relatives of Laci Peterson testified on Tuesday that Ms. Peterson's husband, Scott, acted suspiciously almost immediately after she was reported missing, but they also said they had no reason to believe that the couple had anything but a loving relationship.

Ms. Peterson's brother and stepfather took the stand here in the murder trial of Mr. Peterson, who is charged with killing his wife and her unborn child in December 2002. It was the second day of testimony from Ms. Peterson's family members, but unlike the testimony on Monday, when Ms. Peterson's mother, Sharon Rocha, wept on the stand, the testimony on Tuesday was more detailed than emotional.

In a surprise, Ms. Peterson's".............

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[Devil_Anse]

Reading the timeline that Jackie linked, RG, makes it even clearer to me why the prosecution is trying to show that Scott actually did some things later than he said he did them.

I think you know all this already, but I'm writing it anyway just to get it straight in my head:

Scott SAID he left the house at 9:30, but 3 things (the "meringue" mention, Karen Servas' sighting of truck in driveway, and the cellphone call) prove that he had not yet left home at 9:30.

Remember that Scott's story is that Laci was alive and well, at home, when he left.

We know that at 10:18, the dog is found wandering with the leash on. As the timeline says, this knocks out any sighting of Laci-and-her-dog AFTER 10:18. Furthermore, it takes 2 minutes to drive from the Covena house to where Scott was when he made the cell call that is logged at 10:08. This means Scott probably left home at 10:06.

So if Laci was alive and well at 10:06, are we supposed to believe that she went out walking the dog, got abducted, etc., all in a mere 12 minutes at most?

[An American In Dairyland]

Thanks for the ping, RB. Does anyone know why Ron Frey has hired his own attorney?

[RGSpincich]

http://www.ktvu.com/news/3400090/detail.html
The mid-day report.

[RGSpincich]

The defense, in it's zeal to bring forth the mention of "merangue" on 12/24, has aided in demolishing SP's stated timeline? Darn.

There is still plenty of time in there for SP to have driven McKenzie over to Scenic and Coffee.

[Canadian Outrage]

Thanks for the update RG!! What's up this afternoon do you know yet

[Dante3]

On Fox the guy with the low forehead referred to as Judge raved today about Geragos and how bad the state is doing. I think he is out of line. From what I heard heard on Court TV from Beth, Lisa Bloom, Mrs. Newsome, and Nancy Gracy I was under the impression that just the reverse is true.

Scott's parents' snide comments & uttering rehearsed sound-bites are not helping Scott.

[kmiller1k]

Don't apologise for writing down your thoughts--reading your post about the small window of time on the 24th helped me to see the absurdity of Laci walking the dog and being abducted in 12 minutes.

Perhaps the prosecution was hoping Geragross would play the tape of Martha on the 24th? A plot that thickens daily!

[Canadian Outrage]

A defense attorney - probably to be expected!!

[Jackie-O]

Vel... here is a link to what the Petersons said as they left the courthouse yesterday...wish they had video so you can witness the nasty, childish tone...better yet..not before dinner.
http://www.ktvu.com/news/3395809/detail.html
The link RG just posted has video of them from today...equally as disgusting and nonsensical.

[Jackie-O]

Judge Napolitano...Eddie Munster all growed up!!
Me no piash that Italiano...

[Jackie-O]

Betha Karras is reporting about Kemple saying that Snott showed more emotion when he burned chicken than when his wife went missing..she said he was very animated and pointed at Snott while raising his voice...

[Sandylapper]

Thanks, rb! I'm following along!

[Canadian Outrage]

Oh so we have to listen to the old crap, "Just because he's a serial liar, a cad, had an affair, shows no emotion" doesn't make him a murderer huh - SURE HELPS!!

[Devil_Anse]

I think Mr. Frey has delusions of grandeur.

[Devil_Anse]

Yep, looks like they've contradicted their own client.

Thanks for the news article!! I bet Scotty-poo is frightened by that guy Kemple.

[Devil_Anse]

I don't care what those losers have to say. What part of "gag order" do they not understand?

When Lee and Jackie testify, I hope the prosecution trots out all these videos of their smarmy quotes to show their extreme bias.

[Canadian Outrage]

Dev - WHY doesn't the Judge ban them from the Courtroom? These people CANNOT or WILL NOT control themselves.

[Devil_Anse]

Heaven forbid he'd ban them, CO! As long as they're still in there, they may sink this murderer* all by themselves!


*my strongly-held opinion

[Canadian Outrage]

Good Point!! The Jury have eyes AND ears hey?

[fiesti]

I personaly think the police knew the meriange was on the 24th but who proved that indeed when it did air. I think they are boxing Geragos into a corner to where he can't back out. If scott saw this the 24th and it aired at 9;40 walla another lie for scott he said left at 9:30 but the he thought it was lacing mopping the floors guess he forgot he mopped up the crime scene