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ne does not have to listen too carefully to surmise where Geraldo Rivera, the Fox News Channel correspondent and anchor, stands on Scott Peterson's alleged role in the killing of his wife, Laci. "Fertilizer salesman Scott Peterson's alibi stunk as badly as the stuff he sells," Mr. Rivera told his viewers one recent night, also referring to Mr. Peterson as "the rat now caught in the trap."Nancy Grace, a Court TV anchor and a regular guest on CNN, does not seem to have much doubt about Mr. Peterson's culpability, either. Asked on "Larry King Live" this week whether Mr. Peterson...

<p>It was the home where they planned to raise a family. Now the front lawn is a shrine, where people by the thousands have come to mourn the woman who lived there. It is Scott and Laci Peterson's house at 523 Covena Ave. in Modesto. It is not for sale, but the real estate questions already are flying: Is Scott Peterson allowed to sell it? What is it worth and what could it sell for?</p>

Top deputies drafted to try case; ex-defender disputes case 'slam dunk' DA Jim BrazeltonNOTE: Modesto Bee is now having those wanting to view the 'photo gallery, to sign up and pay a "small fee". So, if you want images, the is now a cost to locate them, from the Bee(my statement)EXCERPTED:Top deputies drafted to try case; ex-defender disputes case 'slam dunk' By JOHN COTÉ and DARYL FARNSWORTH Published: April 26, 2003, 05:49:30 AM PDT Stanislaus County District Attorney James Brazelton said Friday that he will seek the death penalty for Scott Peterson, who is accused of murdering his pregnant wife,...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- The search for 27-year-old Lori Hacking has made an unlikely connection between Salt Lake City and Chapel Hill.Lori Hacking reportedly left her Salt Lake home around daybreak Monday to go jogging and has not been seen since. Mark Hacking, Lori's husband, told family, investigators and the media that he and his wife had planned to move to Chapel Hill to attend medical school, but on Wednesday, WRAL learned that the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has no record of Mark Hacking and that he is not registered to be a student at the medical...

Those who knew Peterson express shock San Diego native accused of murder was loving, they say.'TIL MURDER DO THEM PART: Scott Peterson, whose wedding photo appears on the cover of Star magazine (inset), didn't keep his marriage vows to Laci, who was pregnant when the philanderer took up with another woman. Meet Mr WrongThose who knew Peterson express shock San Diego native accused of murder was loving, they say. By Laura Mecoy The Sacramento Bee (Published Friday, April 25, 2003, 4:45 AM) SAN DIEGO -- In his high school yearbooks, Scott Peterson displays his "pulverizing" golf swing and tells his...

Defense team setJackie and Lee Peterson make their way through TV cameras and news people after visiting their son Scott Peterson at the Stanislaus County Jail on Tuesday evening. Deputies cleared the visiting room for the 30-minute visit. BOB PETERSONFlowers and other tributes have multiplied at the Covena Avenue home Scott and Laci Peterson shared. AL GOLUB/THE BEE EXCERPTED:Defense team set By JOHN COTÉ BEE STAFF WRITER Published: April 23, 2003, 06:26:41 PM PDT Stanislaus County Public Defender Tim Bazar said Tuesday that he and two assistants are handling Scott Peterson's case. Veteran attorneys Kent Faulkner and Maureen Keller are...

MSNBC reporting that police had found the body of Laci back in mid March by using Sonar. It looked to be wrapped; it was not accessable; it was in very dark murky water; sonar team found; only 4 miles from where ScottyBoy was fishing. But a ship or troller moving through the channel displaced it - then washed up on shore almost ? 3 weeks later. Developing. Watch Rita Cosby at 6 pm ET on Fox. They are hinting at new info to come out. Maybe the same as MSNBC.

The Tale of the Peterson Tapes Evidence piles up against Scott Peterson NEWSWEEK May 5 issue — As Scott Peterson sits in a Modesto, Calif., jail facing a death-penalty case for murdering his wife, Laci, and their unborn child, he can ponder that old adage, hell hath no fury... Bad enough that the other woman in Peterson’s life, massage therapist Amber Frey, informed police after Laci went missing Christmas Eve that she was having an affair with Scott. Now, a private investigator close to the Frey family says Frey was taping her phone calls with Scott in the weeks after...

SALT LAKE CITY — The night after 27-year-old Lori Hacking (search) disappeared, her husband was causing a disturbance at a local hotel, FOX News has learned. Police late Monday night responded to a complaint at the Chase Suites Hotel, where Mark Hacking (search) was running around naked, only wearing a pair of sandals. When the officers realized who he was, they took him to the nearby University Neuropsychiatric Institute (search), where he was admitted as a patient. FOX News has also learned that less than a half hour before Mark Hacking called police to report that his pregnant wife never...

Weeks before the remains of Modesto's Laci Peterson and her unborn son Connor washed up on the Richmond shoreline, investigators say they had found her watery grave through side-scan sonar that penetrated the inky darkness inside a Chevron shipping channel. But before they could retrieve the bodies, they believe a heavily laden tanker passed over or near the burial spot, churning up the channel's bottom and dislodging the sunken corpses. The wind, choppy waves and high incoming tides influenced by the full moon -- as well as gases from the deteriorating remains -- combined to eventually bring the bodies to...

Laci's Father Speaks About Hard Times Dennis Rocha: 'We'll Never Be The Same Without Laci' Karen Brown POSTED: 10:24 p.m. PDT April 28, 2003 MODESTO, Calif. -- Dennis Rocha spends every waking moment thinking about his little girl, Laci Peterson, and is tormented by the pain of losing his daughter, NBC11's Karen Brown reported. "We'll never be the same without Laci," Rocha said. "It took a big chunk out of us. There is a big whole left there now." He is also tormented by his anger for the man who allegedly took Laci and her baby's life -- his son-in-law,...

Hacking may have learned of husband's lies Missing: The family hires a criminal defense attorney to represent Mark Hacking, who remains hospitalized By Ashley Broughton and Matthew D. LaPlante The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake Tribune 2004-07-27 00:39:09.532 Three days before she disappeared, Lori Hacking may have uncovered her husband's deceptions.   She received a phone call at her work, started crying and went home early, said a colleague at Wells Fargo Institutional Brokerage and Sales.   "I could hear her say things such as, 'But he's already been accepted. He's already applied. This can't be correct,' said Darren Openshaw, a Wells Fargo...

Attorney general's life in fast lane since marriage, TV appearances Attorney general's life in fast lane since marriage, TV appearances Tim Hearden Record Searchlight April 29, 2003 — 2:12 a.m. RED BLUFF — At one moment, state Attorney General Bill Lockyer was getting married before a small gathering in the San Francisco Bay area. Three hours later, he was in front of a bevy of cameras and microphones talking about a major break in the high-profile Laci Peterson murder case. Since April 18, Lockyer's life has been a seemingly continuous string of media interviews and appearances on TV shows such...

MODESTO, Calif. - About 3,000 people gathered at a church Sunday to remember Laci Peterson (news - web sites) on what would have been her 28th birthday, nearly three weeks after her body washed ashore along with the remains of her unborn son. "So many questions and no answers. No real answers," Peterson's cousin Addie Hansberry, told those in attendance. "Today I come to you with a heavy heart because we know now Laci is never coming back." A white heart-shaped bouquet of flowers rested near the altar, with a red line of petals down the middle depicting a broken...

Former Attorney Says Defense Is 'Strong' Kirk McAllister Is Protecting Key WitnessesAttorney McAllisterFormer Attorney Says Defense Is 'Strong' Kirk McAllister Is Protecting Key Witnesses Karen Brown POSTED: 10:25 p.m. PDT May 1, 2003 UPDATED: 10:58 p.m. PDT May 1, 2003 MODESTO, Calif. -- Scott Peterson's former attorney says he has some powerful evidence that will help defend Peterson against charges that he murdered his wife, Laci, and his unborn son. Scott Peterson's original attorney, Kirk McAllister (pictured left) said his office has uncovered evidence that will exonerate Peterson -- evidence that will be turned over to his new attorney. Defense...

Husband's 'perfect' past keeps crumbling Suspicions: As blood is reported found in the Hackings' apartment, an ex-missionary says Mark was booted from a mission in Canada By Matt Canham The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake Tribune 2004-07-29 02:34:31.886 Small amounts of blood are among the evidence taken last week from the apartment of Lori Hacking, according to a source familiar with the investigation. But detectives won't have a definitive answer on whose blood it is anytime soon. State forensic experts assisted Salt Lake City police last week in searching the missing woman's apartment, seizing bags of evidence and a box...