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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[Canadian Outrage]

Great point Devil!!

[Canadian Outrage]

That is sorta what I have been getting at with "these" eyewitnesses. I remember when it was first explained that the story told by each of these eyewitnesses had Laci doing an "impossible" walk. This thing with McKenzie is a WOW-er!!

[Canadian Outrage]

Snott also flatly "refused" to take a LD administered by Law Enforcement. That was a point that really stuck with me because that was at the very beginning and Marc Klass and John Walsh were both talking about how they "asked to take the polygraph test" even BEFORE it was requested of them. They understood that the Police needed to eliminate them and then they could get on with other suspects. Do any of you remember Marc Klass saying on LKL that Peterson was a low down scumbag!! LOL Larry King looked shell shocked and kinda brushed over that. Then on a future program, John Walsh said to Larry King, quote: "He's Dirty". He explained the rigamarole that Scott put Walsh through when he was doing a program on Laci's disappearance. He said when it came right down to it, Scott didn't even have the guts to meet him face to face.

[Canadian Outrage]

Dev, Courts will allow Polygraph test results into evidence IF BOTH sides stipulate to it. But since McAllister advised Scott not to take one, that settles that. Geragos would have most definitely advised him against it too. Somehow, the results always leak out. Like with Simpson, he took one and it wasn't long until we heard that he scored off the charts Deceptive!!

[Sandylapper]

Anse, it was the 11th of Dec., or 3 weeks after Amber started dating SP, according to LKL. I sent you a freepmail with references to the thread, etc.

[Devil_Anse]

That's correct, CO, but it's just not gonna happen! No counsel in his right mind would stipulate to such a thing, unless they made their agreement BEFORE the polygraph was taken, and in that case they'd have to agree on the examiner, his credentials, the other conditions of testing, yada yada yada.

And obviously that would be a dumb move, since one side is gonna be left crying when the test is over! If Geragos did something like that, then that would give Scott a good issue to later claim ineffective assistance of counsel, if Scott were convicted.

Here, of course, we're talking about a hypothetical polygraph which never took place. Even in the OJ case, Ito, while he did let a witness testify to DISCUSSIONS he had with OJ about taking a polygraph, later decided to exclude that evidence, and instructed the jury to disregard it.

I don't see the judge allowing any mention of a polygraph--hypothetical or not--in front of Scott's jury!

[Devil_Anse]

Yes, and Sandylapper has provided a refresher as to when we think Amber hired or begged the favor from this mystery P.I. whom she knew. WHO is he? Even if it's not King, WHAT can he tell us about Scott's habits during December?? I'm sure it would be very interesting!!

If only Laci had hired a private investigator... perhaps suspecting infidelity, and deciding to get a divorce, and wanting some evidence.... boy oh boy, that would give us a P.I. who had started finding stuff out even earlier!! What a bombshell witness that person would be!

[Devil_Anse]

LOL, another defense witness with the times wrong. But we have to be careful reading that article! I just re-read it. What it says is, McKenzie was found running loose about an hour (actually closer to an hour and a half, if I am calculating correctly) before Diane Jackson supposedly saw these eeevil men standing around the "tan van".

Here's the article posted by Maggie May, again:

http://www.modbee.com/reports/laci/story/7433534p-8351578c.html

[Sandylapper]

From post #450, by Maggie May.

But information from the wiretaps appears to have been of limited value to prosecutors. According to court documents, the district attorney's office had asked a judge to cut off the first wiretap early, saying "further progress in the investigation would not be gained through additional interception." State law allows a wiretap to run for up to 30 days, but a judge can grant an extension. Court documents show the first wiretap was approved on Jan. 10 and ran to Feb. 4, the day a car dealer gave Laci Peterson's Land Rover to her family. Scott Peterson had traded the vehicle in toward the purchase of the Dodge truck.

I don't get it. On Feb. 1, Amber talked to King under wiretap. That had to be BIG, especially if LE didn't know she was going to do it. Yet, they were ready to pull the plug because the intercepts were of such limited value to prosecutors.

[Canadian Outrage]

I know what your getting at with Marc Klass. I have heard that he left his wife etc. but in the case of his daughter, he was certainly willing to have himself eliminated as a suspect so that LE could get on with the investigation. Another thing with Klass is he left his wife but he didn't murder her.

[Canadian Outrage]

Exactly. That's how John Walsh was too. He said he and his wife were so frantic. He said he was on the Police Departments doorstep all the time and kept phoning THEM to see if they found anything. Very different indeed.

[Canadian Outrage]

Where the heck are all the SCOW's today?

[fiesti]

Where the heck are all the SCOW's today?


Lurking CO

[Lucy Lake]

Lurking.

[melodie]

I had to watch the Red Sox win, the Pats win, and of course the Cubbies clinch!! It was a Great day!!!