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Just got back from reviewing the new leaks from Garagos in the tabloids, and he has whopper planted in the Globe Weekly before the Gag order comes down from the Judge next week.It outlines the entire 'mystery witness' story saying that the woman who is going to come forward to exonerate Scott Peterson in the next few weeks was brutalized and raped by the 'Satanic Cult' lurking in the Modesto, California area 10 days before Laci disappeared.She told Garagos and his investigative team that she overheard plans during the attack of the 4-5 men (one with the '666' tatoo) saying...

<p>The House this week will set up an election-year showdown over fetal-homicide legislation targeting Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry and a handful of Texas Democrats who have opposed such bills in the past. The bill, called the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, would legally recognize two victims when a pregnant woman and her unborn child are harmed or killed. Polls show the idea is favored by a majority of the public, and the issue is being pushed strongly by the California family of slaying victim Laci Peterson and her unborn son, Conner, as well as the Lyons of Kentucky, whose pregnant daughter, Ashley, and her unborn son, Landon, were killed in January. House Republican leaders expect to vote on the bill Thursday. Twenty-nine states — including California, where Scott Peterson is facing double-murder charges for the death of his wife, Laci, and their son — recognize the unborn as homicide victims in crimes, either throughout the pregnancy or after a certain stage. The Lyons case so mobilized the public there that state lawmakers quickly passed a fetal-homicide law this month. At the federal level, the House has approved such legislation twice, but the Senate has never voted on it. Senate Republican leaders want to bring up the bill soon, even though Democrats have successfully stalled its consideration in the past. President Bush supports the bill and Republican leaders say it's both good policy and good politics. "It has a residual effect in the campaign, but it is a policy we pursued two years before the presidential election," said Stuart Roy, spokesman for House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, Texas Republican. Opponents of the measure, including Democratic front-runner Mr. Kerry, have said it will undermine abortion rights by recognizing a fetus as a separate person with legal rights, while backers of the bill say there are clearly two victims when a pregnant woman is attacked. "There's overwhelming support for making an unborn baby who's been murdered as a separate murder than the mother," Mr. Roy said. "But the Democratic presidential candidates running in a primary have to take a position that puts themselves far out of the mainstream to a normal general election voter." There are a handful of Texas Democrats in the House being targeted by the vote on the legislation as well, including Reps. Martin Frost and Lloyd Doggett. They're among the Democrats who didn't vote for the bill last time, but face somewhat of a predicament this time, since Texas redistricting has made their districts more conservative. Congressional Democrats have pushed an alternative version of the bill that would increase penalties for crimes against pregnant women without recognizing the fetus as a second victim. Senate Democrats will offer this "one-victim" approach when the bill is considered there, and it's not clear which version will pass. A statement from Mr. Kerry's office this week indicated he would support such an alternative. But victims' families reject this approach. A May 2003 Newsweek poll found 84 percent think that when a pregnant woman and her fetus are killed, the attacker should face two murder charges instead of one. The legislation before the House this week would make it a separate crime to hurt or kill a fetus at any stage of pregnancy during the commission of about 68 federal crimes against the pregnant woman. The bill would explicitly exempt legal abortion, but in an e-mail response to a constituent in June, Mr. Kerry disagreed, saying it would "clearly impact" abortion rights. "I have serious concerns about this legislation because the law cannot simultaneously provide that a fetus is a human being and protect the right of the mother to choose to terminate her pregnancy. Therefore, I do not support the Unborn Victims of Violence Act," he said in his e-mail. Laci Peterson's mother, Sharon Rocha, wrote to Mr. Kerry in July to convince him otherwise. She argued that California's fetal-homicide law has been around since 1970 and hasn't affected abortion rights there at all. "What I find difficult to understand is why groups and senators who champion the pro-choice cause are blind to the fact that these two-victim crimes are the ultimate violation of choice," Mrs. Rocha said.</p>

Material found near this site when Laci Peterson's body was discovered in April 2003 led to Thursday's trial delay, a source said. REDWOOD CITY -- A judge Thursday delayed Scott Peterson's murder trial until Tuesday so newly discovered evidence can be scientifically tested. Neither the judge nor the attorneys indicated what the evidence was, but defense lawyer Mark Geragos called it "potentially exculpatory" -- meaning it could help clear his client.

Peterson: 'I am innocent'Peterson: 'I am innocent' Defense seeks change of venue; judge continues gag order Wednesday, December 3, 2003 Posted: 10:59 PM EST (0359 GMT) Scott Peterson listens during his arraignment Wednesday. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODESTO, California (CNN) -- Scott Peterson denied Wednesday that he killed his wife, Laci, and their unborn child. "I am innocent," Peterson told the judge at his arraignment. It was his second claim of innocence, having denied the accusations after his arrest in April. He appeared thinner after spending nearly seven months behind bars. The charges carry the death penalty. Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Al...

<p>SACRAMENTO (AP) — Ten months after a pregnant Laci Peterson vanished from her Modesto home, prosecutors are about to lay out evidence that her husband murdered her and their unborn son.</p> <p>A preliminary hearing will get under way today to determine whether Scott Peterson must stand trial on murder charges that could bring the death penalty.</p>

Peterson Hearing TodayScott PetersonPeterson Hearing Today Scott Peterson will be back in court today, as attorneys try to determine what evidence will be presented at Monday's preliminary hearing. But, that hearing could be delayed, because Peterson's lead attorney, Mark Geragos, may be in court on another case. Meantime, prosecutors have decided not to use evidence from a hypnotized witness at the preliminary hearing. According to court documents, prosecutors still plan to call the woman to testify if the case goes to trial. Scott Peterson is charged with the murder of his wife, Laci, and their unborn son, Conner. He could...

LaciLACI PETERSON CASELACI PETERSON CASE Bay search suspended Searchers in the Laci Peterson case returned to the San Francisco Bay on Monday morning, but the boats were pulled off the water by early afternoon because of high winds and choppy water. "It was pretty touchy out there," said Detective Doug Ridenour, spokesman for the Modesto Police Department. Investigators have been searching the area near Brooks Island since last week, but windy weather has hampered efforts since Thursday. Laci Peterson was reported missing Dec. 24. Her husband, Scott Peterson, said he was fishing off Brooks Island that day. Scott Peterson is...

<p>Police tape borders the Peterson home in this photo taken shortly after the disappearance of Laci Peterson. The home was burglarized over the weekend.</p> <p>After returning from a trip to southern California, Scott Peterson alerted police that his home had been burglarized over the weekend.</p>

PETERSON TRIALPETERSON TRIAL Jury selection enters into its final stretch Thursday culminates thinning of prospects from pool of 1,500 Ryan Kim, Chronicle Staff Writer Sunday, May 23, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's called the big spin or the shootout. One prosecutor calls it the legal equivalent of the dating show "Elimidate." But whatever it's called, the final round of jury selection can be as crucial and nerve-racking as waiting for a verdict. "This is everything. You can't overemphasize it," said former San Francisco prosecutor and Fox News legal analyst Jim Hammer. "If you screw up, make just one mistake, you can lose...

PETERSON TRIAL Modesto doesn't miss media frenzy It's business as usual now that Peterson trial has left town PETERSON TRIAL Modesto doesn't miss media frenzy It's business as usual now that Peterson trial has left town Michael Taylor, Chronicle Staff Writer Monday, February 23, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Modesto -- Like artifacts from another age, the green lines on the street outside the Stanislaus County Courthouse are about the only visible trace of the media hoopla that suddenly landed in this city of 200,000 last year -- and just as suddenly decamped when the Scott Peterson case moved to Redwood City. The...

© 2003 WorldNetDaily.com The Peterson murder case is an magnificent example of America's continuing cowardice and moral occlusion. But for once, a bright line has been drawn which prevents the supporters of "a woman's right to choose" from hiding behind tortured definitions, incomplete phrases and naked appeals to selfishness, and forces the neutral majority to realize their complicity in America's greatest shame. Indeed, I am grateful to those few abortionettes, like Mavra Stark of the Morris County, N.J., chapter of NOW, who are bold enough to publicly articulate what is the ultimate position of their pro-death camp – that a...

Defense gets its turn next week at Peterson trialREDWOOD CITY, Calif. Attorneys for Scott Peterson will begin presenting their case at his double-murder trial next week. Prosecutors rested their case yesterday. Legal analysts say they effectively portrayed Peterson as a man capable of killing his pregnant wife Laci. The prosecution called more than 170 witnesses over 19 weeks but produced no smoking gun evidence linking Peterson to the deaths of his wife and unborn child. Analysts expect Peterson's attorneys to call experts who will contradict scientific evidence like the age of the fetus.

My husband just heard on fox (Shep) news that Laci Peterson's husband traded in her SUV for a pickup. Did anyone else hear this? Is there anything written about this? Why would he do that if she is just missing?

Laci Peterson's fetus likely died on Dec. 23, 2002 -- the night police believe Scott Peterson killed his pregnant wife, an ultrasound expert testified Wednesday.

Connor Peterson, Laci Peterson—and Malachi INTRODUCTION The many articles about the tragedy of Connor Peterson and his mom Laci Peterson have brought to mind another murder of a baby boy. His name was Malachi. His story is below and has done a tremendous amount of good in battling the demonic industry of abortion. Though we will never see Baby Connor or know him in this life, he has touched the lives of millions around the world. Let’s pray that the death of Connor Peterson not be in vain, but that like Malachi-- “God intended it for good to accomplish what...

<p>Amber Frey's father says his daughter's life has been turned upside down by her brief relationship with Scott Peterson, who she thought was single. "I keep telling her that she didn't do anything wrong," Ron Frey said Saturday during an interview at his north Fresno home. "He not only fooled her, but he fooled the nation for a month."</p>

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) - In a sign of possible discord in the jury room, the judge in Scott Peterson's murder case lectured the panel Monday about the importance of deliberating with an open mind. "Do not hesitate to change your opinion for the purpose of reaching a verdict if you can do so," Judge Alfred A. Delucchi said after summoning jurors to the courtroom just an hour and half after they resumed deliberations. "The attitude and conduct of jurors at all times is very important," he added. "It is rarely helpful for a juror at the beginning of deliberations...

Peterson defense enters fifth day of questioningREDWOOD CITY, Calif. Scott Peterson spent his 32nd birthday in jail over the weekend as his double murder trial nears an end. Peterson's attorneys were to begin their fifth day of calling witnesses on Monday, a day after his birthday. Last week, attorneys for the former fertilizer salesman suffered a blow when prosecutors attacked testimony from an expert who estimated when Laci Peterson's fetus died. The age of the fetus is crucial to the case. Prosecutors claim it was expelled dead from Laci's corpse, while defense lawyers maintain it was born after she ........

Peterson Defense Starts TuesdayThe defense in the Scott Peterson murder trial begins its case Tuesday. Mark Geragos will try to turn the tables to show the jury Scott Peterson shouldn't be put to death for the murder of his pregnant wife Laci and their unborn son Conner. The defense doesn't have to prove anything, but it will try to create doubt in the jurors' minds that Scott is the killer. "The way you show reasonable doubt is throwing up enough things for the jury to think about so they say, 'Wait a minute. There's this, and this, and this,'" said...

Peterson prosecutors point to crucial lie REDWOOD CITY – Scott Peterson lied about a crucial element in the murder case against him when he told police he used cement mix to repair his driveway, prosecutors implied during testimony from an expert Wednesday. Prosecutors claim Peterson used the cement to make five anchors, one of which was found in his boat. The others, which they allege he used to sink his wife's body into San Francisco Bay, have not been discovered. Peterson told police he made only one anchor and used the remainder of a 90-pound bag of cement to repair...