Laci and Scott Peterson
Posted on 06/28/2004 5:39:59 AM PDT by runningbear
TRIAL BY TELEVISION
By LINDA STASI
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Laci and Scott Peterson
June 28, 2004 -- ALMOST as riveting as an Ann Rule book, tonight's A&E special, "The Trial of Scott Peterson, (A Bill Curtis Special Report)," brings us up to the second on the case that has captured the nation.
How could it not?
On Christmas Eve, 2002, adorable "five-foot nothing," pregnant-as-can-be Laci Peterson took her dog for a walk. Whether she walked into the hands of a brutal stranger or was already dead at the hands of her loving husband, Scott, is the question now facing the six women and six men jurors.
(This number is not counting, of course, the country's newest media star, bounced juror Justin Falconer who was thrown off for violating jury ethics. Why haven't they charged him with contempt, by the way — instead of letting him be flown around the country to appear on more talk shows than Bill Clinton?) .........
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Peterson prosecution faces uphill climb
Article Published: Sunday, June 27, 2004 - 7:28:54 PM PST
Peterson prosecution faces uphill climb
By Brian Skoloff
Associated Press
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- As Scott Peterson's double-murder trial enters its second month, many courtroom observers say the prosecution's case appears to be faltering.
Defense attorney Mark Geragos has used several prosecution witnesses to make his case that the investigation which led to charges Peterson killed his pregnant wife was shoddily executed and designed from the start to implicate Peterson.
Geragos was scheduled to resume his cross examination today of Detective Allen Brocchini, the first investigator assigned to the report that Laci Peterson had vanished. Last week, Geragos got Brocchini to admit to several investigative lapses.
"It's still a horse race.........
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Peterson's prosecutors watch trial go downhill
Despite bad week, it's too early to panic, experts say
Harriet Chiang, Chronicle Legal Affairs Writer
Sunday, June 27, 2004
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Prosecutors have been thrown off kilter by their own witnesses. A juror who was excused blasted their case.
Sure, it's been a rough week for prosecutors in the Scott Peterson double- murder trial in Redwood City, but that's no reason to panic, say legal experts. It's still early in a case that's expected to last months.
"I'm sure the prosecutor has realized that he hasn't come close to proving his case,'' said former San Francisco prosecutor Bill Fazio. "But he should start getting his act together........
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The Associated Press
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. June 25, 2004 — Police said Friday that Scott Peterson's lawyer tried to give jurors the false impression that authorities investigating the death of his pregnant wife conspired to hide a sympathetic witness.
During his questioning Thursday of Detective Allen Brocchini, defense lawyer Mark Geragos got the man to concede that he failed to record a witness who recalled seeing Laci Peterson at the warehouse where her husband stored his small boat the same boat prosecutors claim Scott Peterson hid from his wife so he could use it later to dispose of her body.
Sgt. Ed Steele, a spokesman for the Modesto police department, said Friday that officials detailed that account in other reports provided to the defense. He said Geragos was trying to mislead the jury..........
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Police say so-called missing details provided to Peterson defense
Police say so-called missing details provided to Peterson defense
BRIAN SKOLOFF, Associated Press Writer
Friday, June 25, 2004
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(06-25) 13:43 PDT REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) --
Modesto police said Friday that Scott Peterson's lawyer tried to trick the jury into believing authorities conspired to hide a sympathetic witness when, in fact, police detailed the account in reports provided to the defense.
It was a blow in the short-term to the prosecution's double-murder case against Peterson because it looked like a detective intentionally deleted the witness account from his report after realizing it didn't fit with their theory that Peterson killed his pregnant wife.
But it may now work in the prosecution's favor as the trial trudges on into its second month, experts said Friday.
During his questioning Thursday of Modesto police Detective Allen Brocchini, defense lawyer Mark Geragos got the man to concede he failed to record a witness who recalled seeing Laci Peterson at the warehouse where her husband stored his small boat -- the same boat prosecutors claim Scott Peterson hid from his wife so he could use it later to dispose of her body.........
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Posted this to the last thread and moving it here:
Crier on, McGregor was on the stand today, took a coffee cup to break a pane of window to get in...Laci's clothes in MBR, Scott's in another room. She opened christmas presents, and took alot more stuff that she didn't admit before. I think she even took Laci's SS card.
She said she met Scott on the 24th and developed an 'infatuation' with Scott. G says her alibi for the 23rd is not good and G is also trying to 'say' McG and her Hawaiian friends (23rd alibi witnesses) may have abducted Laci and taken her to a storage shed where a tip came in that was followed up on. The Hawaiian man could have matched the dark skinned men in a van theory.....
Hope I got that right...anyone else listening to CTV?
The ocean? In that boat????
Yes but now we know it wouldn't be the Bay. It would be in the ocean down past Vandenberg Air Force Base. Because SP is such an avid fisherman,blah, blah, blah he would not have purchased the wrong enhancement stamp.
You are absolutely correct on the dates being entered on the two day license at the time of purchase. I just got off the phone with the Fish and Game Dept. So on Dec. 20 he planned to go fishing in the ocean south of VAFB on Dec. 23rd and/or 24th.
Did I mention he chickened out? LOL
Kim McGregor is the one who broke in the house,drunk, off her meds, stole some items, tried on Laci's wedding dress, opened some presents, neighbors called the police and they caught her.Her interrogation tape is was reviewed by Broncchini during recess...
Geragos is implying her "Hawiian friend's involvement in case...Distaso objected as it wasn't all Broncchini's case and other officers did part of the work investigating in Tracy...
Judge says he will allow it in as part of defense case is "rush to judgement",implying what...that it was investigated or that the tie in was not thoroughly investigated?
McGregor obsessed with Scott...got her friends to kill Laci?...creating reasonable doubt....It doesn't matter if she only met him on 24th, she could have observed him and developed the obsession...Sigh
Bronchini..his judgement is she wasn't involved...gotten in without a question... Geragos got in all they didn't investigate concerning McGregor...MUDDY WATERS.
Well, I don't think it would be that hard to ask Kim who her friends were, would it?
Hmmmm
Amber Frey better be next up.
Those were the friends she said she was with for her alibi, I got it wrong, McG not on stand, just discussing her as someone above said. Karas said they are talking about a neighbor Kristin, who went to gym and saw scott's truck at home at 9:49 (think that's the exact time, but 40 something.)
9:49 Kristin saw truck
10:08 Scott's in cellphone area near Covena
10:18 Dog put in back yard
Your right..Social Security card taken, cam corder, too. #85 is my report..
.Geragos is now questioning about strange blue van a witness saw at 9:49 when she saw Scott's truck still in drive.(Karen Reed,)..Scott's cell phone call 10:08 in vicinity of home on way to warehouse...dog discovered in neighbor's drive at 10:18(Karen Servos)
The 9:49 works with the Martha Stewart "meringue" mention on the 24th: it was at 9:48 a.m. PDT!
Less than 30 minutes!
And Geragos was the one who locked SP into that timeline!
#92..posted to myself!
Here's an article about Kim, with her pic:
"McGregor declined to comment on the incident or her involvement in the search.
"I don't have anything to say," she said Wednesday. "I'm just a single mom. There's a reason that stuff has not come out."
http://www.modbee.com/local/story/7140058p-8070108c.html
Thanks, hard to listen and typr at once! Better let you continue. ;-)
WHAT "Hawaiian friend"?? Kim McGregor had a "Hawaiian friend"?
And oh, yeah, sure, she never met Scott till the 24th of December, but she was already obsessed with him? Ludicrous!
I don't get it all...It's best to have more of us than one..I am going to Abrams Report...
I thought they made a good point.Geragos points a dark and moody theme around every intimation of lost opportunity to find"real" killer...all suspects, missed interviews are sinister.
He is putting on Hollywood defense while prosecution is playing the plodder and presenter of facts.
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