LACI STEPDAD DOUBTED SCOTT'S 'FISHY STORY'

The NY Post ^ | June 8 2004 | Howard Breuer

[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. ;^)