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Peterson Jury Selection Moving Slowly Peterson Jury Selection Moving Slowly Only 48 In Potential Jury Pool So Far POSTED: 11:43 am PDT April 21, 2004 UPDATED: 11:48 am PDT April 21, 2004 REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Jury selection continues to move slowly in the double-murder trial of Scott Peterson. Of the 1,000 people summoned to court to begin the screening process of filling out an extensive questionnaire, only 48 people have made it into the potential juror pool. The judge wants 70 to 80 potential jurors to be named before the defense and prosecution begin the process of agreeing on...

Quandary over families at trialTHE BEE Laci Peterson's mother, Sharon Rocha, next to husband Ron, could testify -- she talked to Peterson the night before her disappearance. THE BEEScott Peterson's father Lee Peterson, next to wife Jackie, talked to his son a few hours before Laci Peterson was reported missing. THE BEESNIP IT:Quandary over families at trial By GARTH STAPLEY and JOHN COTÉ BEE STAFF WRITERS Last Updated: June 1, 2004, 04:28:55 AM PDT REDWOOD CITY -- Players in People vs. Peterson have hammered out ground rules on dozens of issues leading to today's opening statements, but have not touched...

ALL SNIP ITS:First full day of testimony in Laci Peterson murder case Redwood City, California-AP _ The first full day of testimony gets under way today in Scott Peterson's murder trial in Redwood City, California. He's accused of murdering his wife and their unborn son.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Geragos deconstructs prosecution's case against Peterson Article Last Updated: Thursday, June 03, 2004 - 3:09:35 AM PST Geragos deconstructs prosecution's case against Peterson Defense attorney: Fetus was born full-term therefore defendant's not responsible for murders By Jason Dearen, STAFF WRITER REDWOOD CITY -- Scott Peterson is a cad not a killer, his defense attorney said Wednesday...

Distaso focuses on Laci's clothes All excerpts: Article Last Updated: Friday, June 04, 2004 - 3:17:55 AM PST Distaso focuses on Laci's clothes Defense questions accuracy of Modesto Police reports By Jason Dearen, STAFF WRITER REDWOOD CITY -- While prosecutors focused Thursday on "Mary Jane" shoes and the color of pants Laci Peterson wore on the day before her murder, the alleged killer's defense attorneys launched their assault on the Modesto Police Department's murder investigation. On the first full day of testimony in the double-murder trial, prosecutor Rick Distaso called six witnesses who either saw or had information about Laci's...

Facing killers at trial no reward for parentsEXCERPTS:Facing killers at trial no reward for parents BY JOHN COTÉ and GARTH STAPLEY BEE STAFF WRITERS Last Updated: June 7, 2004, 05:05:05 AM PDT Testifying as the man accused of murdering your daughter looks on is something Teresa Vanderheiden doesn't wish on anybody. "You try to keep your eyes focused on one thing," Vanderheiden said. "I remember looking at the clock a lot, thinking that would avoid it. But your eyes meet." Anger flashed through Vanderheiden as -- in separate trials -- she came face to face with the men accused of...

LACI STEPDAD DOUBTED SCOTT'S 'FISHY STORY' LACI STEPDAD DOUBTED SCOTT'S 'FISHY STORY' By HOWARD BREUER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- June 9, 2004 -- REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Laci Peterson's stepdad yesterday testified that he was immediately suspicious of his son-in-law after the tragic mom-to-be vanished. Ron Grantski said that from the start he scoffed at the idea that Scott Peterson had been fishing Christmas Eve 2002, the day the eight-months-pregnant Laci disappeared, and confronted Scott about it that same night. "I think your Berkeley fishing trip is a fishy story," Grantski recalled telling Peterson that night during a search of a Modesto park...

ALL EXCERPTS:SCOTT BURNED IN RAGE SCOTT BURNED IN RAGE By HOWARD BREUER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- June 10, 2004 -- REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Scott Peterson was more distraught when he burned chicken at a family barbecue than the night his pregnant wife Laci vanished, a witness testified yesterday. Laci's cousin, Harvey Kemple, also said that Peterson gave conflicting stories to relatives regarding his whereabouts on the day of the tragic mom-to-be's disappearance. "I saw more reaction out of him when he burned the God-darned chicken than when his wife went missing," Kemple said at the fertilizer salesman's double murder trial. Kemple, a...

SCOTT'S FISHY FURY SCOTT'S FISHY FURY By HOWARD BREUER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- June 15, 2004 -- REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Scott Peterson hotly cursed and threw a flashlight after police grilled him about his suspicious fishing trip the day his pregnant wife, Laci, disappeared, one officer testified yesterday. "I asked him what he was fishing for," Modesto Detective Matthew Spurlock told rapt jurors during the start of the third week of Peterson's murder trial. "He had this blank look for a second or so, his eyes shifted a bit. And he didn't really answer the question. "I asked what he was using...

A murder trial is no laughing matter. Is it? ExcerptA murder trial is no laughing matter. Is it? Defense lawyer Mark Geragos has cracked up everyone from the jury to prosecution witnesses during the high-profile murder trial. Experts say it could work for him. By Harriet Ryan Court TV REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — When it came time to cross-examine the receptionist from Laci Peterson's obstetrician's office, Mark Geragos leaned forward on the defense table and grinned. The young woman had just testified that no one called the office about the slain mother-to-be Christmas Eve, but she could not be sure...

Friendly Peterson juror raising eyebrowsFriendly Peterson juror raising eyebrows -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Peterson Trial By GARTH STAPLEY and JOHN COTÉ BEE STAFF WRITERS Last Updated: June 18, 2004, 04:24:00 AM PDT A juror in Scott Peterson's murder trial made a remark to Laci Peterson's brother Thursday morning, two days after whispering something to defense attorney Mark Geragos. The contact has raised questions about appropriate conduct by those who might decide whether the 31-year-old Modesto man lives or dies. A television camera captured Thursday's exchange as Juror No. 5 and Brent Rocha passed through security screening at the courthouse entrance. The juror,...

Friends of Laci counter defenseFriends of Laci counter defense By JOHN COTÉ and GARTH STAPLEY BEE STAFF WRITERS Last Updated: June 22, 2004, 05:13:22 AM PDT REDWOOD CITY -- A string of prosecution witnesses testified Monday that Laci Peterson frequently complained of fatigue and had pledged to give up exercise walks in the weeks before her disappearance. Questions in Scott Peterson's double-murder trial also swirled around valuable jewelry Laci Peterson inherited from her grandmother in late 2002 and the revelation that Amber Frey met Laci Peterson's friends when she disclosed her romance with Scott Peterson in January 2003. Frey spent...

Link to mistress revealedPosted on Tue, Jun. 22, 2004 Link to mistress revealed SHE SPENT NIGHT AT HOME OF LACI PETERSON'S FRIEND AROUND TIME SHE WENT PUBLIC By JESSIE SEYFER San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News One of Laci Peterson's best friends testified Monday that Amber Frey stayed overnight at her home around the time Frey held a press conference to tell the world she had been Scott Peterson's mistress............-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------JOKESTER SCOTT JOKESTER SCOTT By HOWARD BREUER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- June 23, 2004 -- REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Jurors at the Scott Peterson double-murder trial yesterday traveled back in time to Christmas morning 2002...

MODESTO False alarm near ex-Peterson home MODESTO False alarm near ex-Peterson home Charlie Goodyear Wednesday, June 23, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When a group of children reported hearing screams and seeing a woman's body in a creek not far from the former home of Scott and Laci Peterson, police in Modesto geared up for the worst Tuesday night. A short time later, authorities, using a helicopter and searchers on the ground, found what had prompted the scare -- a large beaver. The false alarm came in around 8:30 p.m. with disturbing details. The children, at least one of whom was 11 years...

TRIAL BY TELEVISION TRIAL BY TELEVISION By LINDA STASI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Laci and Scott Peterson June 28, 2004 -- ALMOST as riveting as an Ann Rule book, tonight's A&E special, "The Trial of Scott Peterson, (A Bill Curtis Special Report)," brings us up to the second on the case that has captured the nation. How could it not? On Christmas Eve, 2002, adorable "five-foot nothing," pregnant-as-can-be Laci Peterson took her dog for a walk. Whether she walked into the hands of a brutal stranger or was already dead at the hands of her loving husband, Scott, is the question now facing...

Judge tells Peterson jury to keep quiet Article Last Updated: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 3:39:53 AM PST Judge tells Peterson jury to keep quiet REDWOOD CITY -- The judge in the Scott Peterson double-murder trial Monday warned all of the trial participants not to talk about the case to the media. Judge Alfred Delucchi was responding to stories that surfaced at the end of last week, when a representative of the Modesto Police Department publicly defended Detective Al Brocchini, who has been the subject of harsh criticism by Peterson's lawyer Mark Geragos during his time on the witness stand....

Employee recalls sex talk between Peterson and woman at trade show Article Last Updated: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 3:38:31 AM PST Employee recalls sex talk between Peterson and woman at trade show By Jason Dearen, STAFF WRITER REDWOOD CITY -- A ribald conversation between Scott Peterson and a woman he had just met at a trade show was so inappropriate it made one of Peterson's employees uneasy, according to the employee's testimony Tuesday in Peterson's double-murder trial. "Scott and (the woman) had a conversation that I believe was somewhat inappropriate for a married man and an engaged woman. There...

PETERSON LAWYER SET FOR TIRADE PETERSON LAWYER SET FOR TIRADE By HOWARD BREUER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 6, 2004 -- REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — When Scott Peterson's double-murder trial resumes today, defense attorney Mark Geragos is expected to go on another rant and ask the judge to dismiss the case due to prosecutorial misconduct. Geragos' ire revolves around the testimony of a police detective who recounted for the jury a tip he had received just after Scott Peterson's arrest but dismissed as implausible. Modesto Detective Allen Brocchini told the jury that a college classmate of Peterson's told him how the defendant had...

Grusome Testimony About Baby's Body in Peterson CaseGrusome Testimony About Baby's Body in Peterson Case Scott Peterson is accused of killing his wife Laci and her unborn child. Len Ramirez Testimony in the Scott Peterson double-murder case was so heart-wrenching Tuesday that Laci Peterson's family left the courtroom. Witness Michael Looby described walking on the shore of San Francisco Bay after a storm in April of 2003 and finding the decomposing body of a baby. Laci's mother and stepfather Sharon Rocha and Ron Grantski and her brother Brent Rocha quickly left the courtroom during the.......--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TESTIMONY TOO MUCH FOR LACI'S KIN,...

‘No Joy in Our Lives’‘No Joy in Our Lives’ Peterson's Parents Speak Out on Son's Murder Trial July 9, 2004 — A year and a half ago Lee and Jackie Peterson were eagerly awaiting the birth of their grandson. Today, they say, there is no joy in their lives. Watch Barbara Walters' full report tonight on 20/20 at 10 p.m. Their son Scott is on trial, accused of the savage murder of his wife, Laci, and their unborn son, a baby they planned to name Conner. Lee and Jackie Peterson tell 20/20's Barbara Walters they are convinced of their son's...

Judge to hear ‘secret’ motion Judge to hear ‘secret’ motion Daily Journal Wire Report Judge Alfred Delucchi Monday announced he would hold a hearing Wednesday on an apparently secret motion in the Scott Peterson double-murder trial. Neither Delucchi nor the attorneys for either side have mentioned the motion before in open court, but the judge has reserved several hours of court time to consider it. Former San Francisco prosecutor Jim Hammer, who has been observing the trial in Redwood City, said the amount of time the judge has reserved for the motion is significant. “If you’re arguing a motion, that...