Peterson, Frey had frequent contact

The Modesto Bee ^ | Sept 25, 2003 | John Cote' and Garth Stapely

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Peterson, Frey had frequent contact

Peterson, Frey had frequent contact

By GARTH STAPLEY and JOHN COTÉ
BEE STAFF WRITERS

Published: September 25, 2003, 08:02:39 AM PDT

Scott Peterson exchanged at least 18 telephone calls with his girlfriend in the nine days before his pregnant wife disappeared, according to partial phone records. He also received at least 47 calls from Amber Frey to his cell phones in the three weeks after authorities believe he killed his wife and their unborn son, the records reveal.

All 65 calls -- totaling more than 3 1/2 hours -- were made at a time when Scott Peterson insisted that he didn't have a girlfriend.

Two of them came on New Year's Eve, the day more than 1,000 people attended a commun-ity candlelight vigil for the missing Laci Peterson.

Frey made more than 50 calls to police starting Dec. 30. Some of those calls were made after police were authorized to tap Peterson's phones, and court documents show the wiretaps picked up a call between Frey and Peterson as late as Jan. 20.

Frey figures to be an important prosecution witness in the high-profile case and has been protected by private guards.

Frey was not the only woman with whom Scott Peterson had an affair with, a source said. He had at least one other girlfriend during his five-year marriage, the source said.

The phone records reflect only a portion of the calls between at least four phones known to be used by Frey and Peterson.

The 30-year-old fertilizer salesman has pleaded innocent to murder charges. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.

Frey, 28, has said she met and started dating Peterson in November, not knowing he was married.

The phone records from Dec. 14 to Jan. 14 also reveal that:

Frey, a Fresno massage therapist, called Modesto police at 1:43 a.m. Dec. 30. The call lasted 22 minutes. On Jan. 28, when Frey went public about her romantic involvement with Peterson, she cited the pivotal Dec. 30 call.

She made the call immediately after receiving two calls, starting at 1:24 a.m.

In the next three weeks, Frey exchanged at least 48 calls with Modesto police Detective John Buehler. She also called the phones of police Detectives Phil Owen and Al Brocchini twice each.

Frey's attorney said she has cooperated with investigators, who tapped at least two of Peterson's cell phones.

Authorities had an affidavit sealed Jan. 22 for a "search warrant for Scott Peterson's phone records," a Stanislaus County Superior Court order shows. It is unclear whether investigators executed the search warrant for the phone records.

But court documents show that authorities did use a search warrant May 28 in connection with the case for toll and subscriber information from five telecommunications companies: AT&T Wireless, Nextel, Cingular, Sprint and SBC. The companies provided investigators with dozens of pages of information, according to court documents.

Most of Frey's calls to Scott Peterson lasted five minutes or less. Only one, on Jan. 7, was longer; it lasted 100 minutes.

Frey and Peterson called each other an average of two times daily in the week before Laci Peterson was reported missing Christmas Eve. There were at least four calls on Christmas as media descended on Modesto to cover the disappearance. On Dec. 26, while volunteers combed the Petersons' La Loma neighborhood and a park, the number of calls shot up to 14. All calls were made between 3 and 9 p.m.

Frey put in two calls, on Jan. 10 and 14, to a volunteer search center based at Modesto's Red Lion Hotel. It is not known whether she spoke to volunteers or Scott Peterson, who regularly visited the center.

Peterson apparently spoke to Frey on the phone only once on Dec. 23, the day his wife vis- ited her doctor. Laci Peterson accompanied her husband that day to have his hair cut by her sister. Authorities have said they believe Laci Peterson was killed later that day or the next day.

On the day a judge agreed to let police tap Peterson's calls, Frey spoke with him at least twice. She called Buehler's phone number eight times that day. Frey hasn't spoken to the media, aside from the initial news conference revealing the affair and another staged by Gloria Allred, her Los Angeles attorney.

Allred declined Wednesday to comment on specifics surrounding her client's phone conversations with Peterson.

"I can only make a general statement that when .........

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Nude photos of Amber Frey posted on for-profit Web site

Nude photos of Amber Frey posted on for-profit Web site

By John Coté
The Modesto Bee
(Published Thursday, September 25, 2003, 5:12 AM)

MODESTO -- A broker of photos for men's magazines has posted nude photos of Amber Frey on his Web site, and the Fresno massage therapist has talked with her attorney about suing him.

The broker, David Hans Schmidt, said he bought the photos and release rights from a Fresno photographer earlier this year. The Web site, where Schmidt charges $19.95 for access, came to light Wednesday.

Attorney Gloria Allred, who is representing Frey as she prepares to be a witness in the Scott Peterson double-murder case, said her client has never relinquished rights to the photos.

Allred said her job is to defend Frey from attacks on her credibility that may come from Peterson's defense team and elsewhere.

Allred called the Web site "disgusting and an attempt to exploit Amber simply because she may be an important witness in a high-profile murder case."

"We have advised Amber of all of her legal rights against Mr. Schmidt and anyone who is involved in the sale and distribution of her images, and she will seriously consider her legal options," Allred said in a written statement released Wednesday.

When reached by phone, Allred declined to say what options were discussed or whether Frey would sue Schmidt.

"I hope she sues," Schmidt said Wednesday while traveling in New York. "You can print that. I hope she sues me."..........

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PETERSON PAL EXPOSED

PETERSON PAL EXPOSED

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September 25, 2003 --

The other woman in the Laci Peterson murder investigation was fully exposed yesterday - after a Web site started charging $19.95 for more than two dozen racy pictures of her.

Web site operator David Hans Schmidt posted 27 pictures of Amber Frey, 28, a massage therapist who had a fling with murder suspect Scott Peterson.

The photos were taken in 1999, Schmidt said.

"She responded to a local ad for nude models," said the Internet entrepreneur.

Frey is involved in the mystery surrounding Laci Peterson, a pregnant Modesto, Calif., woman who vanished last Christmas Eve.

Her body and the remains of her unborn child washed ashore near San Francisco in April, leading to Scott Peterson's arrest........

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Frey may sue porn broker over online photos

Frey may sue porn broker over online photos

By JOHN COTÉ
BEE STAFF WRITER

Published: September 25, 2003, 07:02:55 AM PDT

A pornography broker has posted nude photos of Amber Frey on his Web site, and the Fresno massage therapist and her attorney have discussed suing the man.

The broker, David Hans Schmidt, said he purchased the photos and release rights from a Fresno photographer earlier this year. The Web site, where Schmidt charges $19.95 for use, came to light Wednesday.

Attorney Gloria Allred, who is representing Frey as she prepares to be a witness in the Scott Peterson double-murder case, said her client never has relinquished rights to the photos.

Allred said she is representing Frey to defend her from attacks on her credibility from Peterson's defense team and elsewhere.

Allred called the Web site "disgusting and an attempt to exploit Amber simply because she may be an important witness in a high-profile murder case."

Peterson could face the death penalty if convicted of killing his wife, Laci, and their unborn son.

"We have advised Amber of all of her legal rights against Mr. Schmidt and anyone who is involved in the sale and distribution of her images and she will seriously consider her legal options," Allred said in a written statement released Wednesday.

When reached by phone, Allred declined to say what those options were or whether Frey would sue Schmidt.

"I hope she sues," Schmidt said Wednesday while traveling in New York. "You can print that. I hope she sues me."

Allred contends that Schmidt never has produced an original document signed by Frey releasing her rights to the photos. Schmidt contends that he has a signed, legally binding release.

"Do you think I would enter into a contract.........

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Peterson Informer Convinces Ex-Cop

Peterson Informer Convinces Ex-Cop

Wednesday, September 24, 2003

The inmate who claims he overheard double murder suspect Scott Peterson (search) talking about kidnapping his wife Laci convinced the ex-cop who gave him a polygraph test that he is telling the truth, the officer told Fox News in an exclusive interview.

Lt. Melvin King (search) told Fox News' Geraldo Rivera Wednesday that he was skeptical of inmate Cory Lee Carroll's (search) story at first, but changed his mind after their two-hour session.

"Mr. Carroll was able to convince me that he truly believes what he's saying has some validity to it," King said.

King, who has dealt with numerous inmate witnesses in the past, said they typically ask to cut some sort of deal for a plea bargain. But Carroll was different, he said.

"He was just the opposite," King told Fox.

Peterson, 30, is accused of killing his wife Laci Peterson, 27, and unborn son, Conner.

Carroll, a self-described petty property criminal, told investigators he first met Peterson last November at the City Lights strip club in Fresno, Calif...........

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[Velveeta]

>>>"Wonder how long it'll take forensics to determine if that anchor was Scott's?"<<<

A New York minute!

[Sacajaweau]

If they found the anchor and believe it is connected to this case, I'd guess that they found other stuff....like a piece of rope or tarp.

[Sacajaweau]

Wonder what those homemade anchors look like. We always used those BIG tomato juice cans.

I don't understand why Scott would tell them that he made 5 anchors if a couple were missing??

[Princeliberty]

I had the clear typo. Should have been per not pre.

Vert also means go straight or up or correct.

Pervert means to change form the correct or proper.

Debase etc...

[Devil_Anse]

They FOUND one of the ANCHORS???!!?

[Devil_Anse]

I think he kind of caught himself there. He had too many things to explain. That was early on. Evidence of cement and cement-mixing were evidently all around in various places, such as at his warehouse. Apparently he had to come up with an explanation as to why all this cement powder and the bags of the stuff were all over the place, so he told them he'd been making anchors. Bet he wishes he'd never said that, now.

[Devil_Anse]

Have you looked at this thread yet? That last article posted on here says they found an anchor that they think was used to weigh down Laci's body!

[Velveeta]

I don't understand why Scott would tell them that he made 5 anchors if a couple were missing??

Maybe they found 5 BIG tomato juice cans with cement residue in his garage? (just guessing, of course!)

[Sacajaweau]

The guy practically handed them the evidence for solving the crime. He just never expected the bodies to surface.

He would have been better off burying the bodies 20 miles from home on a two hour time schedule. He got TOOOOOOOO clever.

[Velveeta]

I almost missed it in the article myself, while skim reading.

[Velveeta]

GLOBE Oct. 7th (Courtesy Rickamorti at Purgatory)

THE LACI AUTOPSY FILES

by Dawna Kaufmann and David Thompson

New Details on Modesto mom's grisly murder reveal how her unborn baby REALLY Died

synopsis

New explosive revelations from the autopsy files of Laci Peterson shatter the claims of her accused husband Scott that the pregnant beauty was killed by a satanic cult and that the savage murder triggered the birth of their son Conner.


A special GLOBE investigation into the autopsy included an intensive detailed study of the grisly report by world renowned forensic pathologist and lawyer Dr. Robert H. Goldberg of Marietta, Ga. A much sought after TV commentator, he is a member of the American Academy of Forensic Scientists, a fellow of Britain's Royal Society of Medicine and on the advisory board of the American College of Forensic Examiners.

His expert review of the autopsy file lead to the following conclusions:


1. Baby Conner was NOT born alive before Laci was killed or right afterward.


2. The infant died in the womb and his body floated free from his mother's body through an opening in the body caused by decomposition.


3. Conner's body was in the water for only a short time before it was found.


4. The knotted tape wrapped around Conner's neck was debris that got tangled with the body as it floated in San Francisco Bay and was not attached by the killer.


5. Laci was wearing light colored maternity pants with duct tape stuck on the crotch, which made a so-called "coffin birth," a phenomenon frequently cited in the case, impossible.

These startling discoveries and others from the autopsy destroy the defense's strategy which blames the deaths of Laci and her unborn son on a sick ritual sacrifice by a satanic cult, says Goldberg.

"Scott's attorneys are doing their duty by trying to turn over every rock in this case," Goldberg tells GLOBE. "But I've spent time in the Dominican Republic, where cult activity is rampant, investigating witchcraft cases. From information contained in the autopsy I think a real satanic defense for Scott Peterson is a real stretch."

And Laci's heartbroken family is outraged that Scott, 30, and his lawyers would try to twist the autopsy results in an attempt to get him acquitted of the murders of his wife and son.

"It's very disturbing that Scott's defense team would use the autopsy to try and clear his name," Laci's dad Dennis Rocha tells GLOBE in an exclusive interview. "They're looking for anything to get him off. They'll try anything to show it's not Scott."

Goldberg says the autopsy results support the scenario that Laci was murdered, taken to the San Francisco Bay location, then her body was somehow weighted down and dumped in the water.

After months of deterioration, baby Conner's body floated free from her body and both bobbed to the surface shortly after, Goldberg explains.

According to the autopsy report by Brian Peterson, Contra Costa County pathologist,
Laci's body consisted mostly of just a torso. Missing were her head, both arms, the left leg from the knee down, the right foot and her internal organs.

Her cervix, the entrance to the birth canal, was "intact and closed," but there was an opening in the abdominal area above due to deterioration.

Laci was wearing remnants of light-colored maternity pants with duct tape on the crotch area.
The autopsy report estimates her body had been decomposing in the water for months. Conner's body was nearly perfectly preserved, showing little decomposition. He still had his hands, feet, and genitals. A knotted piece of tape or plastic was wrapped one and a half times around his neck. There was a cut running from his chest to his right shoulder. There was no sign of the umbilical cord or placenta.

These autopsy facts definitely rule out a cult theory that supposes Laci was murdered in some sort of sacrifice and Conner was born alive, says Goldberg. "The report says the cervix was intact and closed," "This means there was an abdominal release due to decomposition, and not a vaginal expulsion," explains Goldberg.

There were no weapon marks on the bone which would be the case if a knife was used. "Even a propeller from a passing boat would leave a tool mark. Instead, her body parts came off due to erosion."

Some suggest that the tape or plastic around Conner's neck was knotted by the killer or that the baby was put into a plastic bag and someone wrapped tape around the body. But Goldberg says the tape or plastic around Conner's neck and under his arm "seems most consistent with debris he picked up as he left the womb or floated in the bag."

Goldberg says the maternity pants Laci was wearing with duct tape at the crotch-probably used to wrap her body-helped prevent conner from being expelled through the cervix into the birth canal.
This and the fact that the cervix was not dilated, refutes theories of a coffin birth.

[Sandylapper]

A New York minute!

It's been a NY minute already! Guess they're not going to share....(loooooonnnngggg siiiiggh).

[RGSpincich]

Phew, thanks Vel.

[RGSpincich]

Checking in, rb. How's everything?

[thoughtomator]

Ah yes... and you two are reading this thread for extremely mature reasons, I'm sure. Which is it, love for humanity, or intense interest in the compelling legal issues?

Humorless hypocrites. You're reading this thread in the first place to titillate yourselves, and you have the gall to call me immature for putting up some light-hearted humor.

[Spunky]

From Article: Goldberg says the maternity pants Laci was wearing with duct tape at the crotch-probably used to wrap her body-helped prevent conner from being expelled through the cervix into the birth canal.

This and the fact that the cervix was not dilated, refutes theories of a coffin birth.

When I first heard of the coffin birth I never once thought it meant being expelled from the cervix. In order for the cervix to dilate a person would have to be alive. My assumption was always that a coffin birth would be through deterioration of the uterus and stomach.

Further up in the article Goldberg said Laci's maternity pants were light blue. I wonder if her sister has confirmed that is what she was wearing the night of Dec 23 when she and Scott came to have Laci's sister cut his hair?

From previous article: Peterson apparently spoke to Frey on the phone only once on Dec. 23, the day his wife vis- ited her doctor.

They don't say if the call originated from Amber's phone or Scott's phone or what time this call was made. If the call originated from Amber's phone, I wonder if they are positive Amber talked with Scott or maybe Laci picked up the phone and then got into a confrontation with Scott.

[Jackie-O]

maybe Laci picked up the phone and then got into a confrontation with Scott.

That's why this report of the Dec. 23rd call jumps out at me..may be used to show that there may have been an altercation if Amber testifies that she did indeed hear a female voice on the other end when she phoned Scott that day. Could fit into a timeline that the Prosecution might lay out. But with the new reports of solicitation, this all may not matter.

[drjulie]

I don't believe that the maternity pants could be light blue - that would be impossible. The people who saw her walking her dog said that her pants were black. ;)

[drjulie]

Not only possible solicitation, Jackie, but also all of the other evidence of premeditation. Also, it seems like a crime of passion might have left more evidence in the house. I concede, however, that Scott may have already had the plan in place and the phone call might of triggered a chain of events that led him to act earlier than he originally planned.

[MaggieMay]

Thanks for the ping's Velveeta and Devil Anse.

On April 23,it was reported, that a crime report was released,that said LE,had evidence that Scott did use the homemade achors to sink Laci. It now appears according to the Oct 7th,NE,that they, must now have a match from one of the anchor's brought up from the bay search.Here is the paragraph from back in April.
— "Police have evidence that Scott Peterson devised home-made anchors to sink his wife's body in San Francisco Bay. A crime report, apparently released by accident, indicates that the killing occurred at the Peterson home in Modesto."
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/news/042303_Scott_peterson.html