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Thanks runningbear for the ping.

You are correct RGSpincich, when the prosecution presents its case,these folks who claim to have seen Laci on the 24th will disappear.

As this article from the Laci Peterson web site points out, dogs were used from the 1st day of the investigation.I quote:
An immedicate search of East La Loma Park and surrounding areas was launched by police and,within hours, many others. They utilized foot searchers,all terrain vehicles, patrol cars, sport utility vehicles, helicopters and search lights,heat sensors, water recue units,CANINES and equestian teams.

The dogs you are referring to CurlyDave, are the bloodhounds from the Dec.26th. Also Dec 30th another bloodhound brought into the investigatiom believes she left by vehicle not by foot.

I could cite many other things that makes it clear Laci never left her house that day.But heck,I will just let Scott speak for himself. Here from ABC interview is a quote:
Scott Peterson says,"Yes, I tried to sell the house. Who the hell would want to live in a house that's unsafe where your wife was kidnapped from?"

when the prosecution presents its case,these folks who claim to have seen Laci on the 24th will disappear.

I recognize that you firmly believe this, but I fail to understand how these people will "disappear".

The defense is free to call them as witnesses, and if Law Enforcement is so foolish as to intimidate them into not testifying about observations contrary to LE theory of the crime they are setting themselves up for reversal and some severe penalties.

While it is is perfectly proper for LE to attempt to discredit witnesses, it is well outside the bounds to have them disappear.

Also Dec 30th another bloodhound brought into the investigatiom believes she left by vehicle not by foot.

1. I can state with absolute certainty that we have no knowledge whatsoever of the beliefs of the bloodhound. The absolute best we can do is to know the beliefs of the dog handler, based on his inferences from the behavior of the dog.

As we saw in the Westerfield case dog handlers can be wrong.

2. It is also perfectly possible for Laci to have left the house under her own power in the morning and to have been dragged to a vehicle in the afternoon.

Yes, it is entirely possible, even probable that Scott did it, but the hard evidence seems pretty thin at this point. Arguments based on "knowledge" of a dog's thoughts just don't cut it. I doubt that LE can even place the time of death within a two week period.

If LE had strong evidence of the time of death or that Laci couldn't possibly have walked the dog on the 24th they would have arrested Scott long ago. Why take the chance of looking like a bunch of Bozos if he somehow gave them the slip?

Their theory of the crime doesn't involve any other conspitators, so they weren't waiting for him to lead them to someone else. The way I read this is that LE has very strong beliefs that Scott is the culprit, but the physical evidence they have is very weak.

An immedicate search of East La Loma Park and surrounding areas was launched by police and,within hours, many others. They utilized foot searchers,all terrain vehicles, patrol cars, sport utility vehicles, helicopters and search lights,heat sensors, water recue units,CANINES and equestian teams.

Based on actual results in the Chandra Levy case, the fact that they searched with all these methods and didn't find anything means very little.