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‘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...

Surveillance Seized in Hacking Probe 14 minutes ago By PAUL FOY, Associated Press Writer SALT LAKE CITY - Police have seized surveillance equipment from the psychiatric hospital where Mark Hacking worked as an orderly and the convenience store where he was seen twice the night his wife, Lori, presumably died. Hacking, 28, is accused of killing Lori Hacking, 27, while she slept and dumping her body in a trash bin. Authorities believe the bin is at the University of Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute, Hacking's former employer. The equipment taken from the hospital was a digital recorder for surveillance cameras, according...

March 13, 2002, 1:43AM What's in store for Yates in prison? By MIKE TOLSON Copyright 2002 Houston Chronicle Having been convicted of capital murder, Andrea Yates faces a certainty of prison. The only question is how long she'll be there. The two sentencing possibilities for the jury are life with a 40-year minimum stay, or execution by lethal injection. In either case, she will be a more demanding inmate than most. Even though it did not amount to a successful insanity defense, Yates' mental illness is irrefutable and will have to be treated. quot;I think it's highly likely that she...

Andrea Yates found guilty of capital murder 03/12/2002 Associated Press KHOU-TV Andrea Yates listens to closing arguments at her murder trial. HOUSTON - Andrea Yates, the 37-year-old housewife who admitted she drowned her five children in the bathtub, was convicted of murder Tuesday by a jury that rejected her claim of insanity in just 3 1/2 hours. Yates was found guilty of two counts of capital murder covering the deaths of three of her children. She could be sentenced to death or to life in prison following the penalty phase that begins Thursday. Standing between her attorneys, Yates showed...