[Sandylapper]

Motive? No one seems to be offering any ideas on that. My personal theory is that wife/baby did not fit in with his pretty-boy lifestyle and would be a noose around his neck. And if he simply divorced her, he'd have to shell out for spousal support and child support for a looong time.

This is my concern...if they can't show motive in capital one case beyond a reasonable doubt, how will he ever be convicted of the crime? Your theory is much like mine....he simply wanted to be free--maybe free to marry Amber. But the insurance won't be a motive, if he didn't think the body would ever surface when he weighted her down.

[kcvl]

[kcvl]

A note to the media hangs on the door of the home of Lee and Jacquelin Peterson, Scott Peterson's parents, Friday, April 18, 2003, in Solana Beach, Calif. Scott Peterson was arrested Friday afternoon in San Diego for the murder of Laci Peterson. (AP Photo/Tim Tadder)

[Devil_Anse]

Don't forget, even when the body isn't found, after a certain number of years, they can issue a death certificate. He'd then have been able to collect, if he weren't by then convicted of the murder.