Slaying theories involve devil, Nazis, art

The Mercury News ^ | Oct 6, 2003 | Julia Prodis Sulek

[runningbear]

I know... thanks! ;o)

[runningbear]

Yep, I agree.... waiting for Oct 20th to roll along... ;o)

waiting for very early am to arrive to see who won the new gov for Califa!.... lol...

[Canadian Outrage]

I think so too rb!!

[Canadian Outrage]

LOL - Tonight we get to listen to all the pundits "speculate"!!! I turned on MSNC only to be faced with McAwful and I had to switch instantly. I CANNOT STAND that man.

[Devil_Anse]

Carroll's story is that he was in lockdown for several months, and had no access to any news source. I knew that was hooey the first time I heard it. Furthermore, to my knowledge, Carroll only has the pettiest of offenses, so what would he be doing in a place that was locked down "for several months"? That's all bull. So that's the first known lie he's told...

[Devil_Anse]

McAuliffe? Now there's a con man's con man. The ultimate, in that line.

[runningbear]

LOL... I read Drudge Report and saw the quote!....lol....

[Canadian Outrage]

Yeah good point. Why would he be in lockdown? It's my understanding that he's been out for awhile also. Am I correct in that assumption? The timing of this tidbit is just so convenient dontchya think?

[Devil_Anse]

His lawyer keeps saying we should believe Carroll "because he's not asking for anything". Okay, so he's not asking for any consideration on his charges. To my understanding, his charges are small anyway, so he doesn't need to cut any big snitch deal.

But his lawyer is shopping the story all over. I think Carroll and his lawyer are satisfied to share the relatively small money they're getting due to the instant celebrity they've manufactured for themselves. That must be why they're doing this.

[MaggieMay]

This is from the Oct 8th, Fresno Bee. The title is,"Peterson Boat Evidence May Be Difficult To Bar".
link
http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/7561140p-8471759c.html
Modesto-Scott Peterson's defense team may have a tough time keeping out evidence from hair attached to a pair of pliers found in his boat, legal observers said.
"It sounds like a play out of the O.J. Simpson playbook," said San Francisco Assistant District Attorney James Hammer, alluding to the defense contention that police planted evidence in that murder case.

Peterson's defense is claiming that police mishandled evidence after officers initially reported finding a single 5- to 6-inch dark hair on the pliers Dec. 27.

Two strands of hair were noted after two detectives checked out the items from the Modesto police evidence room weeks later, according to defense documents filed Tuesday in Stanislaus County Superior Court.

The hairs and two brushes used by Laci Peterson were submitted the next day to a state Department of Justice crime lab for analysis, according to the documents.

Defense attorney Mark Geragos wrote that it is "reasonably certain the evidence has been altered in some way," adding that the officers reviewed the evidence without supervision by a criminalist or lab technician.

DNA tests show the hair could have belonged to Laci Peterson, a source has said.

Physically linking Laci Peterson to her husband's newly purchased fishing boat -- bought in early December while she was about seven months pregnant -- is "potentially very powerful evidence," Hammer said.

Peterson said he last saw his wife on the morning of Dec. 24 before taking the boat on a solo fishing trip to San Francisco Bay.

He told police he returned to find his pregnant wife gone from their Modesto home.

Her body and that of her unborn son, Conner, were found in April along the bay's eastern shore, within four miles of where Peterson said he launched his boat.

Peterson has been charged with two counts of murder in the deaths. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.

The defense is using various arguments to try to exclude from court an array of evidence, including information from wiretaps, scent tracking dogs and GPS tracking devices hidden in Peterson's vehicles.

The defense also is seeking to bar testimony from a witness whom police had hypnotized.

Several legal observers said it may be difficult to keep the hair evidence out on the basis that police broke the so-called chain of custody.

Modesto police spokesman Detective Doug Ridenour refused to discuss the Peterson case, citing a gag order.

But Ridenour said that in general, detectives can look at items that have been logged into the secure evidence room.

"They have every right in the world to check the evidence out to do further investigation," Ridenour said.

Detectives assigned to a case can check items out from evidence clerks after specifying why they need to re-examine the item, Ridenour said.

Officers can privately examine the evidence in small rooms with locked doors adjoining the evidence room lobby.

Ridenour said he was not aware of any security cameras to monitor activity in those rooms.

Modesto Bee staff writer John Coté can be reached at (209) 578-2394 or jcote@modbee.com.

[Devil_Anse]

Thanks Maggie!!

So if an ordinary cop has anything to do with a piece of evidence, it's no good? Only "experts" can handle evidence?

"reasonably certain the evidence has been altered"...

More weasel words from the ol' Clinton-lover.

[B-Chan]

“Julia Prodis Sulek” is a totally cool name.

[Alouette]

devil worshipers who believed the purest sacrifice is the killing of a newborn baby

Have they checked the abortion clinics?

[runningbear]

USA Network Giving Scott Peterson Telepic Treatment with ''A Perfect Husband"

USA Network Giving Scott Peterson Telepic Treatment with ''A Perfect Husband"

Written 10-07-2003 by ChrisFaile

USA Network has set its sights on the Scott Peterson case, with sources telling FilmJerk.com that production on a movie-of-the-week entitled “A Perfect Husband" will begin filming on or around November 3 in San Diego. Continuing its tradition of presenting telepics torn from the headlines, producers are trying to hire actors and actresses who bear a resemblance to the some of the real-life people in the Peterson case, but are “not looking for absolute look-alikes.” The telepic is said to be scheduled to air sometime in 2004.

First reported missing on Christmas Eve 2002, Laci Peterson was nearly 8 months pregnant. Her decomposed body was found 4 months later on the shore of San Francisco Bay; Her unborn child’s body was discovered a mile away from her own crime scene. Scott Peterson, the Modesto fertilizer salesman accused of killing his family, has pleaded innocent to two counts of murder, with a preliminary hearing scheduled for Oct. 20. Peterson could face the death penalty if convicted.

The telepic is listed as “the true story of one of the most baffling and sensational investigations in recent history” and charts how, from the beginning stages, Peterson eventually fell under suspicion of his wife’s murder. There is no word on whether this film is authorized by any of those involved in the case.

Among the roles producers are looking to fill, revealed via casting documents obtained by FilmJerk.com, include:

Scott Peterson: The role is listed as being between 30 to 35 years old (the real Peterson is 30, as of April), and “a charming, athletic, attractive man, loved by everyone. “A fertilizer salesman for a European firm, Scott is married to pretty, pregnant Laci Peterson. When Laci disappears without a trace at Christmastime in Modesto, Scott seems genuinely stunned. However, as the dedicated efforts of hundreds of volunteers fail to turn up any clues to Laci's whereabouts, Scott's behavior becomes increasingly erratic and suspicious. When his loyal friends and Laci's family learn that he was having an affair with another woman at the time of Laci's disappearance, their sympathy for Scott turns into hostility and suspicion, but Scott resolutely maintains his innocence while a media firestorm rages around him. The chain of evidence against Scott grows ever stronger and shortly after two grisly discoveries, Scott is arrested -- apparently while fleeing to Mexico with $10,000 in cash.

Tommy Vignatti: A slightly out-of-shape man and former high school jock, Tommy Vignatti is one of Laci's closest friends since their time together in grade school. In recent years, Tommy has become quite close to his "golfing buddy," Scott Peterson. Tommy and his wife are both horrified to learn of Laci's disappearance, but they are completely supportive of Scott, whom they consider a victim .........

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Peterson's defense seeks evidence ban

Peterson's defense seeks evidence ban

By Associated Press, 10/8/2003

MODESTO, Calif. -- Scott Peterson's lawyers have asked a judge to exclude strands of hair and other evidence in the murder case, accusing two detectives of mishandling items. In documents filed Monday, Peterson's defense also wanted to exclude testimony from a neighbor who had been hypnotized, and evidence retrieved through tracking devices hidden in vehicles used by Peterson.

Scott Peterson is charged with murder in the deaths of his wife, Laci, and their son, Conner. Laci Peterson was almost eight months pregnant with Conner when she disappeared from her home Dec. 24.

The two bodies were found in April along San Francisco Bay.

According to defense documents, police found a single hair in a pair of pliers at the bottom of Peterson's boat during a Dec. 27 search......

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Peterson boat evidence may be difficult to bar

[Devil_Anse]

Let's ask Frank Muna who will play him and his client in the movie.

Scott never seemed "genuinely stunned" to me.

[Jackie-O]

Phyllis Diller in a dark wig could play Jackie.

[Lucy Lake]

Thanks for the ping.

You have FReepmail.

[Devil_Anse]

Well, Jackie... I dunno... I think Phyllis Diller is more attractive than Jackie Peterson... who was it that said Miss Piggy, before? Let's give Miss Piggy a call and see if she'll take the role!

[Diver Dave]

Mornin' rb.
With the recall behind us, it's time to move on to pressing matters here in Motown.
The Bee has been tickling our interest with a few stories these past few days gearing up for a front page story on the 21st filled with some of the evidence the prosecution has been holding back all these months.
Gearloose and Scaughty, ma and pa will shed some tears for the cameras, but in the end, the judge will rule that the case move forward to trial.
If I didn't have a conflict with my time, I'd love to grab one of those seats in the courtroom.