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MISTRESS DISTRESS MISTRESS DISTRESS By HOWARD BREUER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 19, 2004 -- EXCLUSIVE REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — With only a few days until Amber Frey takes the stand in Scott Peterson's double-murder trial, she has told her family that she's tired of being dragged through the gutter by people who know nothing about her. Smut king Larry Flynt has insinuated she's a prostitute. Trial observers expect her to be portrayed by the Peterson defense as a harlot who pursues married men, and possibly as a participant in Laci Peterson's murder. In an exclusive letter to The Post and Fox News...

Is the abhorrent conduct of attorney Garragos in the last few days,ie the boat plant and his obvious absence today for the verdict just a ploy for Peterson to be able to make a claim on appeal of "imcompetent counsel"?

Women are cheering the conviction of coldblooded Scott Peterson, a psychopath with boy-next-door looks who murdered his pregnant wife — and sent chills through wives and moms everywhere. "I think the mothering instinct, knowing she was pregnant, hit home," said Anita, a tourist from Syracuse, N.Y., who rejoiced after hearing the news yesterday. "It made it more devastating." Peterson's emotionless face also struck a chilling chord with her. She suspected him because "he should have seemed more upset." A Post survey of Times Square tourists from across America didn't find a single woman who believed in Peterson's innocence. [snip]...

Laci Peterson left her home in a car, not by foot, the handler of a bloodhound used in the search for the missing 27-year-old Modesto woman told detectives. Peterson, who is 8 1/2 months pregnant, disappeared Christmas Eve. Since then, hundreds of volunteers and police officers have searched parks, neighborhoods, fields, rivers and streams. A $500,000 reward has been offered for her safe return. Her husband, Scott Peterson, told police he last saw her at 9:30 a.m. as she prepared to walk the family's golden retriever in East La Loma Park. He said he was leaving on a fishing day...

Mark Hacking Pleads Not GuiltyOct. 29, 2004 Tonya Papanikolas Reporting We've been expecting a "not guilty" plea in the Mark Hacking case and today there were no surprises at his arraignment; Mark Hacking did indeed plead "not guilty." KSL-TV asked Mark Hacking's attorney today if a "not guilty" plea means someone is innocent. He replied, “what it means is the state has to prove its case, prove Mark Hacking killed his wife, beyond a reasonable doubt.” The innocent plea infuriated Lori Hacking's family -- her brother had urged Hacking to "be a man" and accept punishment, and her mother...

A week after Laci Peterson disappeared, Modesto police said Tuesday that foul play had become the main focus of the investigation. Detective Jon Buehler said other possibilities had not been ruled out. But, he said, "as we continue to profile Laci's background, gather witness statements, recognize her close relationship with family and friends, investigate the circumstances of her disappearance, and in view of the timing with the holiday season, it is becoming more apparent that her disappearance is the result of foul play." Police spokesman Doug Ridenour said: "We are hopeful that we will find her alive. But seven days...

<p>Modesto police on Thursday asked the public to help verify the whereabouts of Scott Peterson, the husband of a pregnant woman missing for more than a week.</p> <p>Police released pictures of a pickup truck, boat and boat trailer they impounded from Laci Peterson's husband, and asked the public to tell them if they saw Scott Peterson before Christmas.</p>

Search goes on for their sub Light blue and yellow ribbons adorn trees at Ustach Middle School for missing Laci Peterson, a substitute teacher. Complete Coverage Photos Laci Peterson Website TED BENSON/THE BEE Jacqueline Peterson, mother of Scott Peterson, and Sharon Rocha, mother of Laci Peterson, listen to Modesto police Detective Doug Ridenour update reporters on the search. His words: 'Right now, I haven't got a clue.' January 7, 2003 Posted: 05:35:11 AM PST By TY PHILLIPS BEE STAFF WRITER As the widespread search for Laci Peterson continued Monday, nine divers spent a second consecutive day focusing on a small...

<p>By PATRICK GIBLIN BEE STAFF WRITER The state crime lab in Ripon is analyzing evidence collected in the Laci Peterson disappearance, and the evidence could be blood, saliva or semen.</p> <p>The Justice Department's Central Valley Regional Laboratory includes a serology lab that specifically looks at organic materials -- usually blood, saliva or semen -- and extracts DNA from the evidence to match with victims and suspects, said Katy Ciula, assistant lab director.</p>

<p>Officers aboard a San Mateo County Sheriff's Department search and rescue boat check underwater.</p> <p>THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A law enforcement official collects a water sample from the Berkeley Marina on Wednesday while searching for Laci Peterson.</p> <p>By TY PHILLIPS BEE STAFF WRITER Searchers returned to the Berkeley Marina on Wednesday and used underwater camera equipment to hunt for clues relating to the disappearance of Laci Peterson of Modesto.</p>

Fox News has just aired the announcement by police authorities that the 'object' found in Berkley Bay, thought to possibly be the body of 8 month pregnant missing woman, Laci Peterson is a partially submerged, abandoned anchor. The search goes on.

<p>Modesto Police is '99% convinced' that Scott is the suspect they are looking for in the homicide of Laci and her unborn child, but do not have enough evidence to make an arrest.</p> <p>Scott was definitely having an affair with at least one woman (the PE teacher from Fresno) and possibly several others.</p>

<p>Rita Cosby again quoting local LE sources saying that three different samples of blood were found in the Peterson house, not just in the kitchen.</p> <p>Authorities confiscated Scott's computer in the earlier search and some outdoor patio chair furniture.</p> <p>The blood work is taking some time to process and will be ready late next week as was indicated in Rita's initial report, the authorities will wait to make an potential arrest until then.</p>

Scott Peterson admitted he had an affair last year before his pregnant wife vanished, and claimed he told her about it.He also has previously denied killing his wife.'The affair was not a positive, obviously..but it was not something we weren't dealing with,' Peterson told ABC News Good Morning America in an interview broadcast Tuesday.'It wasn't anything that could break up apart.'Laci Peterson 27, disappeared on Christmas Eve from her home in Modesto, CA.Scott Peterson 30, told police he was fishing at the Berkley marina at the time, and that his wife had planned to take her dog for a walk...

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Modesto, CA -[Missing pregnant woman] Laci Peterson's family fired another salvo at her husband Scott during interviews on two national cable shows Tuesday night, demanding he answer both their questions and those of Modesto investigators.Meanwhile a source with inside information about the case told KTVU's Ted Rowlands that Scott Peterson continued to be the focus in the case.The source added that even without a body an arrest 'could come in a matter of weeks, not months.'On FOX News Tuesday night, Ron Grantski-Laci's Stepfather--demanded that Scott answer all the family questions surrounding his possible involvement in Laci's disappearance on Christmas Eve.

MODESTO, Calif. -- Modesto police say that their search of the home of a missing pregnant woman Tuesday has not led to a big break in the case, but that they will return to the home of Laci Peterson Wednesday to continue the search. Modeseto Detective Doug Ridenour is downplaying Tuesday's daylong search at the house. He said unspecified new discoveries led officers to return to the home. Investigators removed dozens of bags and boxes of potential evidence from the house Tuesday, and they also drove away with Scott Peterson's new truck, which was later returned. Detectives with gloves had...

The brother and sister of missing Modesto woman Laci Peterson appeared on the "Today Show" Monday to talk about the continuing search and their feelings toward Laci's husband. Brent Rocha and Amy Rocha (pictured, right) said that they continue to struggle for answers as to what happened to Laci. "I think it has been a difficult process," Brent Rocha said. "We've taken it in phases. In the beginning, when she first went missing, I think friends and family just really focused on getting the word out. And then as time went by, I think that reality set in that the...

SAN DIEGO DETECTIVE AIDS IN LACI PETERSON CASE (03-04-2003) - A private investigator from San Diego made an unusual discovery in Northern California that just might help police in their search for missing Modesto woman, Laci Peterson. Bill Garcia spotted a chunk of cement by a waterway near Modesto. “It was interesting because it was the only patch of cement we saw in about 20, 30 miles stretch. And there was a tire track through it,” said Garcia. Last week, the couple who sold a boat to Laci's husband Scott, said cement residue in the boat wasn't there when they...

Peterson Searchers Return To Bay Waters POSTED: 3:36 p.m. PST March 16, 2003 UPDATED: 8:54 p.m. PST March 16, 2003 Weather permitting divers will return to the San Francisco Bay waters off Richmond on Monday looking for any clue to as what happened to pregnant Modesto schoolteacher Laci Peterson, who vanished from her home without a trace on Christmas Eve. Modesto investigators returned to the Bay Area last week, but a series of winter storms kicked up waves and winds that forced them to call off their operations on Thursday afternoon. It is the third time searchers have been in...