Peterson tackles rumors, reports

The Modesto Bee ^ | Jan 30, 2003 | Ty Phillips

[Velveeta]

I don't know can you set an insanity defense for a pathological liar. Crazy like a fox.

[BonneBlue]

He stayed out of the media because of his GF. It was not until she came forth then he did too. Off came the hat!
He was more concerned for himself then finding his wife. That should tell you something.

[tubebender]

Where is the tarp he used? It should be at his office, in the truck, in the boat or at home. What if it is missing? Makes one wonder!

Where is it stated there were no blue tarps at the office or in the truck or in the boat or at home? I would think the first question a defense lawyer will ask the neighbor is "which of these blue tarps did you see Scott use".

I wondering if Scott even took the boat to Berkely. I haven't heard but does the Marina have surveillance cameras? He could have simply gone there to get a parking receipt for a alibi. We don't know 5 % of what LE has on him.

[uncitizen]

Right, that's why i say he didn't want the story in the media. Cuz Amber would bust his case wide open.

[alexandria]

I know your feeling on manure pits and it's reasonable, but how could he have avoided being overcome with fumes himself?

First of all, I am speaking of the "open air" lagoon type pit. There is not much danger of fumes with these types of pits unless it is maybe as they are stirring and moving some of it to the trucks to be spread.
I got the impression (growing up here) that the big danger with these pits is that once you fall in you cannot extract yourself and without a rope handy would NOT be able to rescue someone else. Think quicksand thin and slimy.

[BonneBlue]

He even went so far as to say he left his cell phone in the truck while fishing.

Yes he did say that and said he tried calling Laci on his way home. BUT Lee Peterson said on the Greta show he talked to Scott WHILE scott was fishing.

[BonneBlue]

SP could be on here giving us clues.....

[pbear8]

The marina has that webcan that RGS posted a couple of times. Didn't notice any cameras on any of my visits.

Is this not the first time that Scott has mentioned having/using a blue tarp? Perhaps that's why LE is so interested in the one they found in the Bay.

You're right though, blue tarps are a dime a dozen.

[BonneBlue]

It came out recently after he left Laci on the 24th he went to his office and worked for awhile. He said he then decided to go fishing. He tried calling Laci to let her know, could not get a hold of her and decided to go anyway.

[Jaded]

no

[BonneBlue]

Does anyone know if Scott has been back to work yet? My hunch the body is in a familiar place. A place he can check on once in awhile without being noticed. Perhaps one of these farms you talk of.

[Freedom2specul8]

I wish we could combine all the minds from our fr thread with websleuths..


Potential Evidence - Take Two *clack*
http://websleuths.com/forum/tm.asp?m=32411&p=1&tmode=1

[clouda]

He stayed out of the media because of his GF. It was not until she came forth then he did too. Off came the hat! He was more concerned for himself then finding his wife. That should tell you something.

Yes!!

At the end of the NBC11 interview with Scott, she asks him if he wants to say something to Laci. Scott saids, "she knows how much she's loved", "be strong", and a few other mumbled words.

Susan Smith told her boys to be strong.

[BonneBlue]

And now he says on the day Laci disappeared he called Amber and told her...

Hmmm, was it the NE that stated Scott called Amber and said, "my wife is dead."?

[uncitizen]

It was wierd how when asked if he had anything to say to Laci that he didn't talk directly to Laci. Really really freaky.

[Wednesday's Child]

I do know what type of pit you're talking about. It could be described as a lake. The reason I wonder about the fumes is that last year, a farmer in upstate N.Y. went into one of these pits to rescue a calf. He hardly took more than a few steps and was totally overcome by fumes and died, as did the calf. This was not an isolated incident...it happens.......That is why I wondered about the fumes. I'm not disagreeing with your theory, only wondering how it could be accomplished.

[uncitizen]

So LE found a blue tarp in the bay, huh? They could probably forensically determine how long the tarp had been in the water. Still circumstantial.

[bonfire]

"Why would Scott wait until 9:30am to leave the house?...take that long to clean up and prepare plan or what?"

The 9:30 time leads me to believe that if he DID kill her, it was that morning, not the night before. Why would you wait til the whole world is up to get rid of a body if you could have done it under cover of darkness?

[alexandria]

Finally found a photo close to what I was trying to describe. See at : http://www.united-tech.com/wd-images/m5-wd-dcl4x1-1.jpg

Now usually the sides are sloped up quite a bit more like a large dirt-type canal bank. Also note that mud along with water and waste is fed into this pond. Since mud is heavier it sinks towards the bottom and carries things down with it.
Also, this particular photo shows more water on the top than most have. Most look like a solid crust that you could almost walk on.

[blondatheart]

New here. Just saw this on websleuths.

http://websleuths.com/forum/tm.asp?m=34510&p=1&tmode=1