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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[Reaganwuzthebest]

From Court TV:

Scott Peterson got more upset about an overcooked dinner than his pregnant wife's disappearance, one of her cousins testified Wednesday morning.

I saw more reaction out of him when he burnt the damned chicken than when his wife went missing," Harvey Kemple told jurors in Peterson's capital murder trial.

I'm not sure you'd call that much in the way of hard evidence but as part of the big picture it does matter that there was no sign of concern by Peterson his wife was missing. Considering prosecutors have conceded during opening statements there's no direct evidence of Peterson's guilt it's going to be this type of circumstantial evidence that makes or breaks the case.

[drjulie]

"Scott Peterson got more upset about an overcooked dinner than his pregnant wife's disappearance, one of her cousins testified Wednesday morning."

Yes, and this witness also said that shortly after Laci went missing & everyone was searching Scott went to play golf! Good day for the prosecution - they established that Scott was not interested in finding his wife, they nailed down the timeline, and we heard more testimony about him telling people he played golf on the 24th.

[Reaganwuzthebest]

Peterson didn't appear to care in the least his wife was missing but you can count on Geragos having an answer for it all. He's already claiming Peterson cried like a baby behind closed doors, just what you expect him to say.

[blondee123]

Sorry Vel..I got sidetracked looking for updates... They were leaving court yesterday and in a mocking tone the were saying, "Ron told Scott that it was too late to go fishing...and he went fishing at the same time." Very bitchy tone, mocking his words... Jackie forgot to gasp for breath in between words like she usually does!

Where the HELL is the GAG ORDER on these PEOPLE???? They make me sick.

[lakey]

Scott made good lasagna. That's usually the way a man "likes" to cook - they have a specialty dish, or will BBQ. He doesn't strike me as a man who cares diddley about meringue.

btw, was that program on baking meringue "pastry" shells? He should know whether it was shells or pie topping.

[Rusty Roberts]

OK, reading some other boards, a poster has brought up an interesting thought as to why MG is pressing so hard on the Connor was born alive argument...now that we have heard the data about Laci's newfound wealth. Basically, what it boils down to is this, if Laci dies, and Connor was born, her estate passes on to him. Some states have laws in order for this to happen when there is a close time span for both deaths (Laci and Connor), such as Connor would have had to have survived Laci a certain number of days. Other states, and wills, have no such stipulations. Point being, if they can show Connor survived Laci, Connor therefore inherited her estate. When Connor died, guess who inherited his estate?

Is this the method to the madness? I am no estate planner, but could these people be this sick? I go back to their outrage about the jewelry, We want those back Jackie.

[Devil_Anse]

Excellent point, RR!!!

So, let's see. If Connor never makes it out of the womb b/f dying, then he doesn't inherit and no one can inherit from him.

If Connor DOES make it to birth b/f he dies, then... as you said, in this case, there is no way to tell if it was he or Laci who died first, and it appears they died in a "common disaster". In that case, I believe the legal presumption would be made that Connor predeceased Laci. So it all ends with: who is the heir of Laci's separate property(the inheritance)? (Dennis and Sharon, I think.)

So, as I think you are saying here, that legal PRESUMPTION that Connor died first must be overcome. So, they want to try to show that Connor lived some time after his birth, a fair time after his mother was dead. Then, as you said, when Connor died, SCOTT was his heir.

[Jackie-O]

Here is a great video recap of yesterday's testimony..comments from Laci's family too. Follow the link and click the video segment.
Video On Demand: Witness Says Scott Was More Upset By 'Burnt Chicken'
http://www.ktvu.com/news/index.html#

[Reaganwuzthebest]

At first glance I figured Geragos was making this argument only with the specific intent of proving Peterson couldn't have murdered his wife. But if it's also being made underhandedly so that down the road if Peterson is found innocent he also claims his wife's estate then I'd say it borders on the sleazy, though some might call it good lawyering. ;^)