LA Innocence Project takes up notorious case of convicted wife-killer Scott Peterson

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Anonymous wrote:The motive just isn’t there for anyone else. I know motive isn’t a required element, but still no one else had one.

Motive matters. And blood in the van could be absolutely anything. On a mattress much more likely to be period blood.

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Anonymous wrote:If someone who has been following this closely wouldn’t mind: please share more details about the van and the mattress. Was the van definitively connected to the robbery, or to the men who committed the robbery? What makes this particular van and mattress of interest in this case? Where has the van and mattress been during the intervening time? When was the presumptive positive test on the mattress obtained?

I work in forensic DNA, and my concern is that if the mattress sample is tested it could produce a very inconclusive result. For example, if the DNA quantity is very low, the DNA is very degraded, and/or a complex mixture is present. That’s not to say I don’t think there is potential value in testing it (I don’t know enough about the relevant details)… but I’m not at all sure it will provide the answers people seem to be looking for.

On a separate note: I’ve never watched the documentary mentioned here, but I did listen to the episodes of “The Prosecutors” podcast that pertain to this case. It’s not surprising to me that Scott Peterson was found guilty based on the evidence presented in the case.

Apparently, some van was set on fire near the Peterson home. The theory is that burglars kidnapped and killed Laci, took her body to the marina to dump it, then returned to the Peterson home to hurn the van. I suppose the burglars could have had two vehicles, killed Laci in the van, transfered her to another vehicle, and then burned the van.

None of it makes sense.

What does make sense is that Peterson planted evidence in the van.

Right, do we think they saw Scott there "fishing" at exactly the same time? Just not remotely plausible.

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Anonymous wrote:Thread is pathetic.

It’s just a bunch of MAGAs racists who always hated the Innocence Project.

Peterson is white. I am surprised he was found guilty.

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Anonymous wrote:Thread is pathetic.

It’s just a bunch of MAGAs racists who always hated the Innocence Project.

Peterson is white. I am surprised he was found guilty.

Have you ever seen the faces of all the white guys in prison? There are many.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A lot of you are wrong

No, I think the confused Scott Peterson stan is just one poster

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thread is pathetic.

It’s just a bunch of MAGAs racists who always hated the Innocence Project.

?? Petersen is white. As are many (most?) family annihilators.

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If that's true, that makes me respect the IP much less.

This is the whole 'not learning history/being destined to repeat it' thing.... the case became a whole internet thing and those of us old enough to know the details when it happened are disgusted at millennials taking up the cause as if he is innocent. He is a sociopath- nothing to see her folks.

Similar to the psychology that somehow made it acceptable to do a Jeff Dahmer miniseries... those alive/old enough during the trial see there is nothing new to learn/present here and to just honour the dead and living victims by NOT glorifying it and retraumatizing. It's so bizarre to me that the same generation who made cancel culture happen- also wants to flip the script negatively on victims- cancelling them- instead of the bad guys.

These people likely can't wait to hear about how Gabby Petito wasn't killed by her BF in another 20 years.

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone who remembers the documentary chime in? Did one of the burglars turn out to have murdered someone else? There was some particular evidence that came up.

I think he’s a guilty scumbag but everyone who is saying it’s obvious because he had an affair is crazy. I have a weird job where I work closely with a lot of men and get to/have to listen to them talk to each other like I’m not even there. A lot of them cheat on their pregnant wives. Otherwise nice men. Good dads. Not every man cheats but a lot of them do.

It wasn’t just the cheating, it was the lack of alibi, the weird fishing trip when she disappeared, and her body being found in the same area. Also he was caught trying to flee the the country.

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Anonymous wrote:Not many details yet, but I always assumed he was guilty. For the Innocence Project to get involved does that give anyone else pause to think...."hmmm maybe he is innocent?" If not Scott then the last 20 years have been wasted with any possible suspects being long gone.

https://abc7.com/scott-peterson-innocence-project-laci-murder/14337140/

The motions for DNA testing of evidence and access to other evidence have to do with the burglary across the street from Laci and Scott’s house; the theory that she witnessed the perpetrators on her way home from the dog walk and they abducted her has been in existence for years. The theory also suggests that her body was dumped in the Bay by the real killers after it was widely reported that Scott was fishing there on the day Laci disappeared.

I posted about that theory here a few years ago and people lost their minds berating and ridiculing me, so it’s interesting to see LA Innocence taking up the case as those projects don’t get involved without strong evidence of actual innocence.

If it turns out Laci’s DNA is on the mattress from the burned out can, thus Scott is innocent, how will all the people who demonized him for simply being a run of the mill philanderer going to feel?

Probably just glad he paid for his cheating with a couple decades of his life.

Burned out van, no thanks autocorrect!

You mention the theory and that you posted about it. Just curious, do you think this is what happened?

I think it’s plausible. I encourage folks to watch that recent docuseries on Hulu, or at least the final episode where investigators presented the evidence supporting the alternative theory of the case.

Laci was spotted walking her dog at the park. Her dog was later found trailing its leash outside of the yard. There was a van seen on their street that day. There is also something about the timing of when the mailman saw Laci, or saw the dog. In any case, it adds up to compelling circumstantial evidence and when you factor the timing of Laci’s disappearance and the later discovery of her body and Connor’s, it is entirely possible she was dumped in the Bay by perpetrators seeking to point the finger in the husband’s direction since his whereabouts had been reported extensively in the media.

People get hung up on this one thing so I’ll just also add: for a time some years ago - way before Laci Peterson’s case - I found myself spending some time at a forum called The Other Woman. Yes, a forum for adulterers. I stumbled on it by accident but it was a window into marriage that I was very interested to see - I was unmarried and averse at the time. Anyway my point is I heard a lot of stories about how women ended up with cheating men, and I’m sorry to tell you that it isn’t uncommon for a married man who cheats to ‘kill’ his wife for the convenience of communicating with a lover. I’m sure there is some perverse psychological thing going on there, but yeah, some cheating men claim to be widows probably just for the extra sympathy F factor it compels.

The problem with this theory is that burglars don't just decide to add abduction to an existing crime.

You speak as someone entirely naive of criminal behavior. Again, as someone who has spent decades working in the system, I have seen all kinds of horrific crime arising out of all kinds of circumstances often with zero logic involved.

The Modesto area where Scott and Laci lived is well known for having serious issues with meth, lots of tweakers criminals running around. Tweakers do things that defy reason, and snatching a pregnant woman who saw a couple of tweaker burglars leaving a break-in is actually well within the realm of conceivable for anyone who has worked in the system and seen the random human savagery close up.

Can you find me a case of meth addicts randomly kidnapping a woman that witnessed them commiting a burglary. Even meth addicts act rationally. A kidnapped women is only useful for ransom.

The Peterson case predates the meth epidemic.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Thread is pathetic.

It’s just a bunch of MAGAs racists who always hated the Innocence Project.

Peterson is white. I am surprised he was found guilty.

You would be shocked to learn that most prisoners are white. What a ridiculous statement.

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Anonymous wrote:Thread is pathetic.

It’s just a bunch of MAGAs racists who always hated the Innocence Project.

Peterson is white. I am surprised he was found guilty.

You would be shocked to learn that most prisoners are white. What a ridiculous statement.

See Table 3 in this document https://bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/p19.pdf

If you classify Hispanic and Asian as white, then yes. Otherwise, no.

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Anonymous wrote:Thread is pathetic.

It’s just a bunch of MAGAs racists who always hated the Innocence Project.

Peterson is white. I am surprised he was found guilty.

You would be shocked to learn that most prisoners are white. What a ridiculous statement.

See Table 3 in this document https://bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/p19.pdf

If you classify Hispanic and Asian as white, then yes. Otherwise, no.

Sorry, I meant this link: https://bjs.ojp.gov/document/p22st.pdf

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Anonymous wrote:Not many details yet, but I always assumed he was guilty. For the Innocence Project to get involved does that give anyone else pause to think...."hmmm maybe he is innocent?" If not Scott then the last 20 years have been wasted with any possible suspects being long gone.

https://abc7.com/scott-peterson-innocence-project-laci-murder/14337140/

The motions for DNA testing of evidence and access to other evidence have to do with the burglary across the street from Laci and Scott’s house; the theory that she witnessed the perpetrators on her way home from the dog walk and they abducted her has been in existence for years. The theory also suggests that her body was dumped in the Bay by the real killers after it was widely reported that Scott was fishing there on the day Laci disappeared.

I posted about that theory here a few years ago and people lost their minds berating and ridiculing me, so it’s interesting to see LA Innocence taking up the case as those projects don’t get involved without strong evidence of actual innocence.

If it turns out Laci’s DNA is on the mattress from the burned out can, thus Scott is innocent, how will all the people who demonized him for simply being a run of the mill philanderer going to feel?

Probably just glad he paid for his cheating with a couple decades of his life.

Burned out van, no thanks autocorrect!

You mention the theory and that you posted about it. Just curious, do you think this is what happened?

I think it’s plausible. I encourage folks to watch that recent docuseries on Hulu, or at least the final episode where investigators presented the evidence supporting the alternative theory of the case.

Laci was spotted walking her dog at the park. Her dog was later found trailing its leash outside of the yard. There was a van seen on their street that day. There is also something about the timing of when the mailman saw Laci, or saw the dog. In any case, it adds up to compelling circumstantial evidence and when you factor the timing of Laci’s disappearance and the later discovery of her body and Connor’s, it is entirely possible she was dumped in the Bay by perpetrators seeking to point the finger in the husband’s direction since his whereabouts had been reported extensively in the media.

People get hung up on this one thing so I’ll just also add: for a time some years ago - way before Laci Peterson’s case - I found myself spending some time at a forum called The Other Woman. Yes, a forum for adulterers. I stumbled on it by accident but it was a window into marriage that I was very interested to see - I was unmarried and averse at the time. Anyway my point is I heard a lot of stories about how women ended up with cheating men, and I’m sorry to tell you that it isn’t uncommon for a married man who cheats to ‘kill’ his wife for the convenience of communicating with a lover. I’m sure there is some perverse psychological thing going on there, but yeah, some cheating men claim to be widows probably just for the extra sympathy F factor it compels.

The problem with this theory is that burglars don't just decide to add abduction to an existing crime.

You speak as someone entirely naive of criminal behavior. Again, as someone who has spent decades working in the system, I have seen all kinds of horrific crime arising out of all kinds of circumstances often with zero logic involved.

The Modesto area where Scott and Laci lived is well known for having serious issues with meth, lots of tweakers criminals running around. Tweakers do things that defy reason, and snatching a pregnant woman who saw a couple of tweaker burglars leaving a break-in is actually well within the realm of conceivable for anyone who has worked in the system and seen the random human savagery close up.

Can you find me a case of meth addicts randomly kidnapping a woman that witnessed them commiting a burglary. Even meth addicts act rationally. A kidnapped women is only useful for ransom.

The Peterson case predates the meth epidemic.

Fine. Time-traveling tweakers used their time machine, disguised as a van, to rob a house across the street from the Petersons.

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Anonymous wrote:I used to work in a church alongside his SIL (Janey Peterson) who is always quoted in articles, defending that he would ever kill his wife Laci.

She was a very kind + seemingly logical woman who seemed stable emotionally to me, but I admit once Scott was accused of murder I believed that he did it & started questioning this woman’s common sense.

She moved from San Diego shortly after he was convicted but prior I do recall her saying only great things about Laci so I knew that she wasn’t biased in her belief.
At least that is what I hope!

Anyway I have always thought he was guilty but I also think it is a slippery slope to base guilt on circumstantial evidence only theoretically.

So I also look forward to any new developments in the case.

Scott Peterson’s entire family stood staunchly behind him all along. Larry King said that his father paid over 7 figures for Mark Geragos’s fees. I still remember the crowd jeering at the parents as they exited the courthouse after the verdict was announced.

His mom is a real jerk, and repeatedly degraded Laci's reputation and character. They deserve the jeers.

Wasn't Laci known as a 'party girl'? Like didn't the investigation reveal she had something like 20 partners in the year before they married?

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Anonymous wrote:Thread is pathetic.

It’s just a bunch of MAGAs racists who always hated the Innocence Project.

Peterson is white. I am surprised he was found guilty.

You would be shocked to learn that most prisoners are white. What a ridiculous statement.

Pedophiles are almost entirely white. Also some of the most highly educated of the prison population. (Know a CO on a sex offender unit.)