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Scott Peterson To Appear In Court Today
wxii12 ^ | May 27, 2003

Posted on 05/27/2003 5:31:57 AM PDT by runningbear

Scott Peterson to Appear In Court Today

Scott Peterson To Appear In Court Today

POSTED: 6:59 a.m. EDT May 27, 2003
UPDATED: 7:14 a.m. EDT May 27, 2003

MODESTO, Calif. -- A court appearance is scheduled today for Scott Peterson, the California man accused of killing his wife, Laci, and their unborn child.

The pre-trial hearing in Modesto is expected to be wide-ranging.

One issue is whether search warrants related to Peterson's arrest should be unsealed. Three newspapers are asking a judge to make the documents public.

There may also be discussion of wiretaps placed on Peterson's phone. Documents related to the wiretaps have also been sealed.

Peterson's attorney may also seek to have the trial moved from Modesto to another location.

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Peterson, mistress discussed private eye


Amber Frey has said that she did not know Scott Peterson was married.

Peterson, mistress discussed private eye

Court documents: Two spoke weeks after Laci disappeared

Tuesday, May 27, 2003 Posted: 8:10 AM EDT (1210 GMT)

MODESTO, California (CNN) -- Nearly a month after Laci Peterson disappeared, her husband, Scott, spoke on the phone with his mistress, according to recently released court documents.

Laci Peterson disappeared December 24, resulting in a widespread search that included the San Francisco Bay, where her body and that of her child were found in April.

A phone call between Scott Peterson and Amber Frey, a massage therapist from Fresno, was intercepted January 20 by investigators working the case of the missing pregnant woman, court documents said.

In the conversation, which occurred about 10:10 p.m., Peterson told Frey that he had hired a private investigator, according to the documents.

The documents do not say how long the two talked or whether they discussed anything other than a private investigator.

"I reviewed this interception and noted Scott Peterson had told Amber Frey he knew that the National Enquirer had hired a private investigator because his private investigator had told him that the National Enquirer tried to hire him," Stanislaus County investigator Steven Jacobson says in a 13-page affidavit, released Friday.

"This was the first time I was made aware of the fact that Scott Peterson had an unidentified private investigator working on this case."

Four days later, Frey said at a police news conference that she had been having an affair with Peterson. She said the affair began November 20 and that Peterson had told her at the time that he was single.

The search for 27-year-old Laci Peterson, who was eight months pregnant at the time of her disappearance, ended in early April when her body, and that of her fetus, washed ashore near the Berkeley Marina, where her husband had told police he launched his boat for a fishing trip Christmas Eve.

He reported his wife missing when he returned.

Peterson, 30, is awaiting trial on murder charges in the deaths of his wife and unborn child. He could face the death penalty if convicted.

Peterson insists he is innocent, and his attorneys have been looking for other witnesses and suspects.

Defense attorneys have interviewed a Peterson neighbor who reported seeing a man in the neighborhood that he considered suspicious the morning Laci Peterson disappeared.

The neighbor reportedly saw the man in a tan van minutes before he saw a "very pregnant woman" walking her dog a few blocks away.

The man, who had previously told his story to CNN, said Friday that attorneys had asked him not to speak further with the news media.

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I KNOW LACI'S KILLER


Amber Frew
(does she have gum in her mouth?)

I KNOW LACI'S KILLER

By ANDY SOLTIS

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May 27, 2003 -- Scott Peterson called his girlfriend five or six times a night after she went public with their affair and while the investigation into Laci Peterson's disappearance deepened, it was reported yesterday.

"Do I need to be afraid of you?" Amber Frey asked Scott, according to a wiretapped phone call.

"Absolutely not. I am not a monster," he replied.

"Did you have anything to do with your wife's disappearance?" she asked.

Scott allegedly had trouble answering. After saying "Ah, ah," he paused and continued:

"No, but I know who did it and I'll tell you later when I see you."

Fox News Channel reported the contents of the calls that were recorded by police, citing a source close to Frey, 28.

The details came to light on the eve of another court appearance by Peterson, set for today.

Peterson was charged with the murder of Laci, 27, and their unborn son, Conner, after her body washed up last month on the shores of San Francisco Bay.

The remains were found not far from where Scott Peterson told police he had been fishing the day she disappeared, Christmas Eve.

Fox News Channel cited the source as saying Peterson used at least three different cell phones to call Frey and repeatedly pressed her to see him after their affair was disclosed in January.

But Frey refused to see him, saying she was being followed by the media.

The source said Frey was also aware calls to her cell and home phones were being intercepted by cops.

Frey also refused Peterson's offer to buy her gifts and pay for a vacation.

The source said Peterson managed to have expensive jewelry delivered to her - and the method and place of delivery could be important in the investigation of Peterson.

The source did not elaborate.

Scott Peterson was later detained by police near the Mexican border with what was described as a large sum of money and his brother's passport.

Investigators said that he had dyed his hair and grown a beard.

Meanwhile, KCBS radio reported yesterday that Peterson's lawyers are challenging how the dozens of phone transcripts were amassed.

The defense team says the Modesto Police Department also illegally listened to phone calls between Peterson and his lawyers.

Last week, defense lawyers said they interviewed a Peterson neighbor who claimed to have seen a suspicious man in tan van in the neighborhood on the day of Laci's disappearance.

Divers, helped by high-tech sonar, hunted for additional evidence in the bay since May 16 but were halted at the end of last week and it was not clear if they would continue after the Memorial Day weekend.

Investigators refused to say what they were seeking, but published reports said Laci's autopsy said some of her body parts were missing.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
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To: Canadian Outrage
She looks like one honking bull moose.

FOFL! .. I have never heard of that line before ..

361 posted on 05/27/2003 5:05:38 PM PDT by Mo1 (I'm a monthly Donor .. You can be one too!)
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To: Wheat
OMG I didn't see THAT!! You mean as in "Biker Mamma"!! FOFL!!
362 posted on 05/27/2003 5:06:42 PM PDT by Canadian Outrage (All us Western Canuks belong South)
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To: Canadian Outrage; runningbear
When he first cut his beard and mustache off, I wondered how long it would be before he showed up with a crewcut.

Looks like it was today.
Sorry I couldn't get rid of Amber in that picture.
She was attached.

THE TRANSFORMATION




5/27/03

363 posted on 05/27/2003 5:06:43 PM PDT by Spunky (This little tag just keeps following me where ever I go.)
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To: Canadian Outrage
I thought Geragos was VERY "down" today......like maybe he's finally seen something that knocked him off his feet.

Made me feel good.
364 posted on 05/27/2003 5:07:01 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: runningbear
Yeah, that's what Amber sez. She isn't a girl who never dated anyone before and she certainly had an idea of how married men behave. I believe she had to suspect, if not know sooner that Scott had a living wife (dead ones don't expect you home for dinner).

Not to mention that she supposedly asked her PI friend to check into Scott's background somewhere around Dec. 11.
365 posted on 05/27/2003 5:07:14 PM PDT by An American In Dairyland
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To: Mo1
You haven't?? Well it isn't British my girl!! ROFL!!
366 posted on 05/27/2003 5:07:45 PM PDT by Canadian Outrage (All us Western Canuks belong South)
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To: Spunky
Send that boy some bronzer!
367 posted on 05/27/2003 5:08:02 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: Spunky
hahahahah lOOK at That picture of Geragos. Looks like he had a head on collision with a snow plow!! FOFL!!
368 posted on 05/27/2003 5:09:56 PM PDT by Canadian Outrage (All us Western Canuks belong South)
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To: Howlin
I second your post #364!! I thought the same thing. pfffffffffft (air leaving his balloon)!
370 posted on 05/27/2003 5:11:11 PM PDT by Canadian Outrage (All us Western Canuks belong South)
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To: Neenah
After the fact...heard it was at least a 30 mins delayed....
371 posted on 05/27/2003 5:19:21 PM PDT by runningbear (Lurkers beware, Freeping is public opinions based on facts, theories, and news online.......)
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To: Wheat
Gosh, for the record and before I get myself in any other sticky situation, I don't have anything against Janie Weintraub.

(Come to think of it, I didn't have anything against Janey Peterson either! I gotta get more wrath, or somethin'!)

WHAT are you gonna' DO if they let that woman off SCOTT-FREE?

(Sorry, I just had to do that. Scott-free. Geddit? Heh. Heh. Heh?)

You sure are having fun this afternoon, aren't you? ;-)

372 posted on 05/27/2003 5:20:39 PM PDT by Spunky (This little tag just keeps following me where ever I go.)
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To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
I saw just a little on Chris Matthews and then the TV went on the blink...not sure what happened...LOL...
373 posted on 05/27/2003 5:20:53 PM PDT by runningbear (Lurkers beware, Freeping is public opinions based on facts, theories, and news online.......)
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To: Wheat
LOL......he hasn't one in a LONG time, IMO. The ones he has who "get off," get off because of some technicality.
375 posted on 05/27/2003 5:26:22 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: Howlin
What do you think about a change of venue? Do you think the Judge will grant it?? I personally don't see why, I know a heck of a lot and I'm not exactly local!! I just don't want Geragos to get it into Los Angelos!!
376 posted on 05/27/2003 5:31:03 PM PDT by Canadian Outrage (All us Western Canuks belong South)
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To: Canadian Outrage
"That picture of Geragos. Looks like he had a head on collision with a snow plow!!"

Gregaros and Scott have their heads tilted just the same, same look in their eyes. If Scott had that wrinkled forhead you would almost believe they were the same person.

377 posted on 05/27/2003 5:32:08 PM PDT by Spunky (This little tag just keeps following me where ever I go.)
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To: Spunky; Canadian Outrage
Big difference in the eyes tho...MG's are droopy and alsmost sleepy looking, like he cant open them all the way.
Snotty's are wide open but VERY vacant, soul-less,dark..
378 posted on 05/27/2003 5:37:10 PM PDT by Jackie-O (</sarcasm off>)
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To: Spunky
Yeah sort of except Snott has that chin stuck out. Could you just wind up and punch it!! He really really does look like a self-absorbed Snott. That damn chin is ALWAYS sticking out.
379 posted on 05/27/2003 5:37:26 PM PDT by Canadian Outrage (All us Western Canuks belong South)
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To: Wheat
"You know what I need? REAL friends! Like, not online. I'm going to give this some thought.... Thank You!

Psssst! Don't say anything but I think your right. Thats what we all need.:-)

380 posted on 05/27/2003 5:38:06 PM PDT by Spunky (This little tag just keeps following me where ever I go.)
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