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.