Husband of missing Modesto woman lied about girlfriend, family says

Modesto Bee ^ | 1/17/03 | Jim Wasserman

[hoosierskypilot]

MODESTO, Calif. (AP) - The husband of a missing pregnant woman may have lied about his relationship with a girlfriend and possibly other things, a spokeswoman for the family said Friday.

Kim Petersen, a spokeswoman for relatives of Laci Peterson, 27, of Modesto, said police have shown the family recent photographs of Scott Peterson with a girlfriend. The husband had previously denied such a relationship, the family said.

"Now, however, they believe he has lied to them about this, and possibly other things as well," Petersen said.

"Approximately two weeks ago, Ron Grantski, Laci's stepfather, asked Scott if he had a girlfriend. Scott told him no and Ron believed him," Petersen said.

"The family is asking him to tell everything he knows and to fully cooperate with the Modesto Police Department," Petersen said. "Their family is the most important thing to them and if Scott has nothing to hide, they ask him to prove that."

Laci Peterson was reported missing on Christmas Eve. She is due to deliver a baby boy on Feb. 10. Her husband told investigators he went fishing at the Berkeley Marina on Christmas Eve morning.

Police did not indicate to the family if investigators believed Scott Peterson was responsible for his wife's disappearance, according to Petersen.

"The family knows that the police are doing their job," Petersen said. "They don't want to do anything that can hurt their chances of finding Laci."

Petersen, executive director of the Carole Sund-Carrington Memorial Reward Foundation, which is sponsoring a reward for Laci Peterson's safe return, said the Modesto center closed Thursday.

Volunteers also canceled plans to open a one-day center in Los Angeles on Sunday.

"Although Laci has not been located yet, our search effort will not stop," said Brad Saltzman, general manager of the Red Lion Hotel in Modesto, who had been organizing the volunteer centers. "We will continue to search for Laci and her baby boy."

Police have repeatedly said Scott Peterson is not a suspect but has been less than cooperative.

[muggs]

I don't think so,the one on the left has blue or green eyes and the murderer on the right has brown eyes.

[alexandria]

OK, OK, stop it already! You are making me want to write something in the guestbook for cryin out loud! I really wish someone would put up a "What would you say to SP website" so that Laci's family could read only the supportive things.
Are they still imploring the farmers and people with vast rural property to search their properties?

[Queen Jadis]

not same person. guy on left blue eyes. SP black eyes.

[Queen Jadis]

great idea.

[Iwo Jima]

You are very correct that the insurance company is not going to pay anything to anybody without a death certificate. It doesn't matter WHY a claimant doesn't have a death certificate. If the claimant feels that he is entitled to a death certificate nothwithstanding the lack of a body or official determination of death, they can take it up with the courts. The insurer is not going to touch it.

[Lanza]

Wow. I am blown away by that post! It does sound like someone that knew them. I hope he reads it. I wouldn't be surprised if ole' Scotty does what that dude in Boston did and ends it all.

[Lanza]

I have not read the last 100 posts on this thread, so you may already know. Rita Cosby will be live in Modesto, and her show is on at 9:00 central tonight on Fox. People seem to trust her, and she always gets exclusive interviews (like with the Levy's for example) and breaking scoops.

[pbear8]

Thanks for the Rita reminder.

[AnAmericanMother]

Amen to everything you say from an old insurance defense lawyer. I did mostly arson cases, with only occasional dead folks, but the principle is the same. Those insurance investigators will hunt the perp down to the ends of the earth!

Not only do they not like to pay out twice or pay on a bad claim, but if an insurer gains a rep for settling claims every small-time bunco artist in their territory starts targeting them. We had a claimant with a terrible run of luck -- she had 12 houses burn in 8 years -- and the insurer spent almost double the face value of the relatively small mobile home structure-and-contents policy (IIRC it was a 10K policy) to take the case to a jury, rather than pay her to go away . . . a case of "encouraging the others." (She had actually been PAID on the FIRST 11 fires . . . no wonder she kept at it.)

[IamHD]

Thanks for posting them side by side. Now I see that there really is not much of a resemblance. SP (on the right) appears to have dark brown eyes, and the other SP has blue eyes. :)

[Freedom2specul8]

Thanks Iwo Jima.. so if the husband was the beneficiary and he's convicted...will the money go to her estate, her parents or is it just forfeited?

[Freedom2specul8]

whoops I left off part of it.. is it just forfeited because he paid for it?

[Amelia]

Hello to you!

And thanks, that's what I thought!

[kcvl]

Thanks for the scoop...Rita does a GREAT job with her interviews. I wonder who she will have tonight? I have missed her on Fox News. Has she been on vacation?

[kcvl]

I hope I didn't forget anyone...

[kcvl]

Rita Cosby will be live in Modesto, and her show is on at 9:00 central tonight on Fox.

[kcvl]

bttt

[vikingchick]

Nah, that ain't Scottykins, imho.

[vikingchick]

Thanks.

[vikingchick]

Fox: they're building a case against Scott.