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 childs 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 wifes 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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