Scott Peterson Netflix Documentary
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Modesto is a mid-sized city in the Central Valley in California. This is a major agricultural area. Farmers for generations and supporting businesses like the one he worked for as a fertilizer salesman. I'm not sure about her father's or stepfathers families buy her mother grew up on a farm in the area. The Central Valley is a world away from where he grew up in San Diego. I am pretty sure they lived in La Jolla and Poway which are wealthy (La Jolla is super wealthy), country club people areas. His mom owned a store in La Jolla. He went to Cathedral Catholic HS and was on the golf team. It is known for its golf team. I don't think his parents had all that much money, but he would have been exposed to a more monied, sophisticated world than the one Laci grew up in. He went to Cal Poly SLO because his parents retired to Morro Bay (near SLO) and he went to community College there and transferred in, where he met Laci. Cal Poly SLO is a big aggie school and she majored in ornamental horticulture. They had a restaurant in SLO but she wanted to move back to Modesto. I would not be surprised if he did not like Modesto and thought it was boring and bacward. Even the weather is terrible in comparison to San Diego. I think he probably hated his life there. He had zeeo connections to a rural, farming lifestyle. He probably had never even been on a farm before moving there. The two regions are completely different. In saying this, I'm not making any excuses for him but I did always think he probably hated Modesto coming from SD. Just telling you what I know about the areas as a native Californian. |
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Good insights. It was also said that he was spending more and more time away from home leaving Laci all alone. We know he was meeting up with other women. She had to have known something was up. Scott said she knew and was ok with it, but that seems hard to believe. Even her friends noticed he wasn’t around much and she attended parties without him. What pregnant lady would be thrilled with that? |
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I think Laci had low self esteem. She knew Scott cheated on her early on in the marriage. She was in her 20’s, good looking, childless. She was a catch and could’ve easily moved on but she decided to stay with Scott. Perhaps it’s because her parents divorced when she was young. Perhaps it’s because Scott knew how to charm Laci and get her to forgive and look the other way. Perhaps it’s because she was a homemaker with a substitute teacher job and Scott was the breadwinner. One can never know. |
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Size of a 5th grader? wtf? Laci was not petite. She was as big as Scott |
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That’s the same exact boat Scott used and the same exact size as Laci at eight months pregnant and the man doing the re-enactment is actually smaller than Scott and an expert fisher and he couldn’t even do it. |
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And he waited till she was 8 months pregnant to do so? Why not get her to miscarry then divorce? The only time Scott got emotional during court was not sentencing but when he saw the corpses of Laci and Connor. Everyone’s assuming because he was a two timing cheat, he was a murderer. He was cheating on Laci since before the marriage without issue. Amber was not someone he wanted to leave Laci for despite his comments otherwise |
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During Prosecutor Rick Distaso’s closing argument, he stated the following:
“It's very simple. The defendant strangled or smothered Laci Peterson the night of December 23rd, or in the morning while she was getting dressed on the 24th. I can't tell you when he did it. I can't tell you if he did it at night. I can't tell you if he did it in the morning. I'm not going to try to convince you of something that I can't prove. I don't have to prove that to you. I only have to prove that he did it.” At the end of a two year investigation and a six month capital murder case, this is the best they had. |
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The prosecution alleged that Scott attached 4 anchors to Laci’s body, wrapped her in a tarp and dumped her body out of his boat. The prosecution offered no scientific evidence in court as to whether or not this would be sufficient weight to submerge her body. This is probably because the San Francisco medical examiner told the police during their investigation that it was not likely that 30 pounds of weight would submerge 153 pounds, especially with the added buoyancy of a tarp. The prosecution said in their opening statement that, “there was no rope or no chain or nothing in the boat that can be used to attach to (the) anchor”. Contrary to that statement, Detective Brocchini testified that there was a rope in the boat. When the police asked Scott why he didn’t just buy an anchor, Scott cited the cost difference - $30.00 for an anchor, $3.00 for a bag of cement. The police later found a piece of paper with a phone number and ‘$30.00’ written on it. When police called the number, it was a boating store. The officer asked, “What do you sell for $30.00?” The clerk said they had anchors for $30.00. Another example of the police stumbling on the fact that Scott was telling the truth. |
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Additionally, Scott had told the police that Laci knew about the boat and that she had been to the warehouse on December 20, 2002. Detective Brocchini was told about an eye witness who confirmed seeing Laci at the warehouse (where the boat was stored). When he heard about this witness in August of 2003, he purposely left it out of his police report. While under oath during the trial, he admitted to excising the information from his police report and acknowledged that he did not think it had been reported by any other officer. This woman later confirmed that Laci was at the warehouse on December 20, 2002. This situation confirmed that Scott was once again being truthful. It was Detective Brocchini who had been deceptive.
There is no evidence that Scott tried to keep the boat a secret. Testimony showed that Scott and Laci routinely made purchases and decisions that extended family members were not aware of. It had only been fifteen days since they bought the boat, it would be expected that not many people would be aware of it. Scott never lied to anyone about having a boat. He discussed buying a boat with his friends, he used his own name to purchase the boat, and took the money out of a joint account with his wife. He immediately told the police on Christmas Eve that he’d been fishing and took them to his warehouse to show them the boat. So the prosecution’s statement that ‘nobody knew about’ the boat was not true and to call the boat a ‘secret purchase’ was inaccurate. |
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Detective Hendee testified in court that he wanted to attempt a reenactment of a weighted body being dumped out of the boat, but neither the police nor prosecution ever tried.. The judge did not allow the jury to see the defense’s unsuccessful re-enactment on a fishing boat.
Another unsuccessful attempt was made by trial watcher, Phil Devan. His weighed down dummy floated when it was pitched overboard. A third unsuccessful experiment was shown on Court TV. In that video the “Scott” lost his balance and fell into the water. Unfortunately, these two videos are no longer available to watch on the internet. The manufacturer of the boat also testified about the stability testing on the boat. They begin the test, with some water in the boat and then evenly distribute 142 pounds evenly along the side of the boat. Under these circumstances in an indoor pool (no wind, no current) the back corner of the boat was over an inch under water (See exhibit D5D 5). An engineer from the boat manufacturer said the boat would be less stable with out the water in it. For Scott to dump a body out of this boat, there would have been close to 385 pounds at the edge of the boat; Scott weighed around 200 pounds, Laci weighed 153 pounds, and the 4 alleged ‘anchors’ weighed around 32 pounds. As shown by the video above, the increase in weight at the edge of the boat resulted in the back right end of the boat sinking. |
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One thing a fish finder does is indicate how deep the water is. Scott told the police he was in the area around Brooks Island because it looked like a decent shallow area to fish in. One of the web pages Scott looked up suggested fishing for sturgeon in shallow areas 5-15 feet deep. The police allege that Scott dumped Laci’s body in an area that is as shallow as three feet during low tide. Why would someone dump a body in a shallow area when you have a fish finder on your boat that enables you to gauge the depth of the water?
Scott never had the boat in the water before December 24th, 2002. Although Bruce showed Scott how the fish finder and motor worked, Bruce never started the motor. He also told Scott that he had not had the boat in the water since September, and had never used the boat in salt water. Scott had never taken the boat out prior to December 24th. He did not know for certain if the motor would work in salt water. That would be quite a risk to take if you had a body to dump. Not to mention how risky it would be to dump a body in broad daylight. Scott had previously owned boats and had conversations about purchasing another boat before he met Amber. It was not unusual for Scott to own a boat. Defense attorney, Mark Geragos said in his opening statement that this “was the fourth boat that he (Scott) had owned. He has bought and sold boats his entire adult life.” Scott’s dad, Lee, testified they had also owned boats Scott’s entire childhood. Within one month of dating, Scott and Laci had already gone on a fishing date and a sailing date. |
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Scott Peterson met Amber Frey on November 20th, 2002. Much of what Scott said to Amber was a lie, including making her think he was not married. 16 days after they met, on Friday, December 6th, 2002, Amber’s best friend Shawn Sibley was told by some colleagues that Scott was married. Shawn called Scott and confronted him about whether or not he was married. He had been caught. Scott initially told Shawn he was not married. He called her back about an hour later and told her he had been married but that he had lost his wife. Shawn gave Scott until Monday to tell Amber this information.
The prosecution alleged that once Scott was confronted by Shawn Sibley on December 6th, he hatched a plan to murder Laci and Conner for someone he had met 16 days before. He was going to buy a ‘secret’ boat, then kill his wife and unborn son, weigh down her body with homemade anchors and then dump her in the San Francisco Bay where he had ‘researched’ charts. Detective Wall testified that Scott used his home computer to search for boating regulations, Department of Fish and Game Rules and Regulations, to search classified ads for boats and for information on fishing. In all Scott’s computer use, there is only about 30 seconds total of material that contained any kind of charts for the San Francisco Bay. The prosecution and many news reports egregiously referred to these minor 30 seconds as “extensively researching” the currents in the San Francisco Bay. |
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Detective Brocchini with the Modesto Police Department testified that Scott quote, “Told me a lot of truth.” Not only does this timeline show how truthful Scott was about the events of December 23rd and 24th, but it also shows the lack of time he had to commit the crime he's convicted of.
December 23rd, 2002 5:45-8:30pm Scott said he and Laci went to Salon Salon where Laci's sister, Amy Rocha, worked and that Amy gave him a haircut. Amy Rocha confirmed this to be true and added that she showed Laci how to "fun flip" her hair with a straightener. Amy testified that Scott invited her over for pizza that night, but she already had plans. Amy said Scott mentioned plans to golf in the morning and offered to pick up a gift basket for their papa at a store called Vella Farms. Amy Rocha told police that Laci was wearing tan pants and a black blouse with small flowers. Scott said they then left the Salon and picked up Mountain Mike’s pizza on the way home. Once home, they ate the pizza and watched Monday night football. 8:30pm Laci spoke with her mother, Sharon Rocha, on the phone to confirm their Christmas Eve dinner plans at Sharon’s the next day. 8:30-10:30pm Scott said after Sharon's phone call, they continued watching football then watched the movie "The Rookie". Scott estimated they went to bed around 10:30 and that Laci wore his blue pajama bottoms to bed. Amy Rocha later identified both the pants and blouse that Laci was wearing on December 23th during a February 18th search of the house. Laci’s clothing from the 23rd was accounted for after she went missing. She was not murdered or abducted in this clothing, which, unfortunately is presented as a fact in the made for TV movie, “The Perfect Husband”. December 24th, 2002 7:00-8:39am Scott estimated that Laci woke up about 7am. She got dressed and placed the blue pajama pants in the hamper. That is where they were found during a December 26th search of the house. Scott said she ate right when she got up to avoid feeling sick, Laci’s mom confirmed this to be true. Scott said Laci had already eaten cereal by the time he woke up around 8 or 8:30. She ate a piece of toast while he ate cereal. Scott said the cereal was Cinnamon Puffins from Trader Joe's. Receipts show Laci had purchased the cereal the day before. 8:40-8:45am At 8:40 Laci logged onto the computer in the spare bedroom while Scott was in the shower. The MSN home page, a weather site from Yahoo!, and two Yahoo! Shopping sites are accessed. One shopping site was for a red GAP scarf and the other a sunflower umbrella stand. Laci logged off at 8:45. An analysis of Laci's typical computer use could have been done to confirm that this was, in fact, Laci on the computer, but Detective Wall with the Modesto Police Department was never asked by the investigators in charge to do this analysis. This is evidence that Laci Peterson was still alive at 8:45am. 8:46-9:47am - other morning activities at Peterson house: As Scott got dressed, Laci told him about her plans for the day. She was going to walk the dog, go to the store, and make Gingerbread. She needed to buy bread for the French toast they were going to serve at their Christmas Brunch. When recalling this conversation, Scott called it "Cordon Bleu" French toast to one person and "Grand Marnier" French toast to another. Scott also mentioned that Laci had to marinate the French toast. The recipe was on the kitchen counter. It was actually called Creme Brule French toast. The recipe called for Grand Marnier and the bread had to be marinated anywhere from 8-24 hours. In a recorded phone call with Laci’s mom, Scott described Laci that morning. He said, "that she (Laci) looked so cute because she was sitting on her bench in front of the mirror styling her hair the way Amy had shown her." A police photo, taken the evening Laci disappeared, shows Laci's curling iron on the bathroom counter with the cord extended toward the outlet near the toilet. The housekeeper, Margarita Nava, who was there the day before, testified that nothing was out on the bathroom counter and no bench was in the bathroom when she left. This is evidence that Laci was still alive on the morning of the 24th and curling her hair. Scott said he loaded three patio umbrellas from the back yard into the bed of his truck. He was going to store them at his warehouse. Neighbor Kristen Dempewolf walked by while Scott was loading the umbrellas. She said Scott was smiling and called out, “Good Morning” to her. Scott then went back in the house and filled the mop bucket for Laci so she could mop the floor. 9:48am Scott told Detective Brocchini that he and Laci were first watching the Today Show and then had Martha Stewart on. Scott remembered seeing something on Martha Stewart about meringue and cookies. Cookies and meringue were, in fact, mentioned on Martha Stewart on December 24th at 9:48am. You have to ask why Martha Stewart is on if Laci is not alive after being strangled from behind by Scott while mopping. 9:49-10:30 Scott then said he left out the side French doors for work while Laci was mopping. Scott gave various estimates for when he left home, all falling between 9:30 and 10:30. He made the nine minute drive to his warehouse, checking the voicemail on his cell phone at 10:08am. Scott parked at his office and entered through the pedestrian door. 10:30-10:56am Scott told the police that he checked his e-mail and sent one e-mail to his boss, who had left him the earlier voicemail. Computer forensics showed Scott continuously logged onto his work computer for 26 minutes between 10:30 and 10:56. He checked e-mail, sent e-mail, and looked up instructions on how to assemble a wood working tool called a mortiser that he had just received via UPS. 10:57-11:17am There’s approximately 20 minutes from when Scott logged off the computer to when he left the warehouse. Scott said during this time, he cleaned up the office a bit and began assembling the mortiser. He opened the roll up door to the warehouse and unloaded some tools from the tool box in the bed of his truck. While doing so, he cut his knuckle on the tool box. He then opened the driver’s side door of his truck to get a napkin and thought that maybe his blood would be found there. To support Scott’s statements, evidence showed that Scott had just received the mortiser on December 20th and the mortiser was found assembled on a trailer in Scott's warehouse. Forensic testing also showed one drop of Scott's blood on his car door. |
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Scott left the warehouse about 11:18 to drive to the Berkeley Marina. He thought it took him an hour and a half to get there, maybe a little longer because he was pulling a trailer. Supporting Scott’s statement, Yahoo maps shows it is one hour and 36 minute drive to the Berkeley Marina. Scott purchased a boat launch ticket at 12:54 when he arrived at the Berkeley Marina. Scott gave this receipt to the police the evening of Dec. 24th when they asked him if he had any proof he'd been at the marina. 12:55-2:11pm Scott then launched his boat. He told police he motored north for probably 2 miles. That he was near a little island that had a bunch of trash on it. He saw a big sign that said "No Landing" and there were some broken piers. He assumed it would be a decent shallow area. He had forgotten some new lures he’d purchased from Big 5 in his truck, so he used some fresh water jigs from his tackle box. He trolled a bit and then headed back to the marina because he was getting wet. Fitting Scott's description, the island described turned out to be Brooks Island. Evidence photos show the trash, the piers and the "No Landing" sign. Prosecution witnesses also confirmed the area to be shallow. Scott's Big 5 bag containing his new lures was found by the police in his truck the evening of December 24th, confirming his statement that he had left them there. The fishing pole Scott purchased on December 20th had a fresh water jig on it and the tag for the pole was in the bottom of the boat. Scott was in fact, fishing while out on the bay. When Scott arrived back at the marina, he said he talked to a couple of guys about fishing and that a couple maintenance guys got a good laugh from him trying to back his trailer down the ramp to load the boat. Detective Rick Armendariz interviewed a maintenance worker Mike Ilvestri on December 27th, 2002. He confirmed seeing Scott’s vehicle and that the driver was having trouble backing the trailer in to get the boat out of the water. Scott estimated being at the bay for about 90 minutes. From the time Scott bought the ticket to when his cell phone records show him leaving the area is about 78 minutes. 2:12-3:25pm Scott said when he left the marina he called Laci at home and on her cell phone. He said he also called friend, Greg Reed and his parents on the way home. He said he got stuck in some traffic. Confirming his statements, Scott’s message was retrieved from Laci’s voicemail by detective Al Brocchini the evening of December 24th: "Hey, Beautiful. I just left you a message at home. It's 2:15. I'm leaving Berkeley. I won't be able to get to Vella Farms to get the basket for Papa. I was hoping you would get this message and go on out there. I'll see you in a bit, sweetie. Love you. Bye." Scott’s cell phone records confirm all of the calls. 3:25-4:12pm Scott said he pulled over for gas at a Chevron in Livermore and called Laci again. Bank records show this purchase was at 3:25pm. Scott makes another call to Laci's cell phone at 3:52pm but does not leave a message. It is a 48 minute drive from the Chevron to his warehouse per Yahoo Maps (2186 Las Positas Court, Livermore to 1027 Emerald, Modesto) placing him back at the warehouse around 4:13pm. 4:13-4:23pm Scott arrived back at the warehouse around 4:15. He said he unhooked the boat and estimated spending no more than five minutes in the office. He thinks this is when he sees a fax regarding an incoming shipment. He tells the police he remembers seeing the fax because he was disappointed that the shipment was arriving when it was. Scott then headed home. The incoming fax was time stamped 11:28 PST. The fax came after Scott left for the marina. 4:24-5:17pm estimate Scott estimated he arrived at home between 4:30 and 4:45, which was accurate. He entered through the side gate where he finds their dog, McKenzie, with his leash on. Scott removes the leash and puts it on the patio table. It was discovered later that night that the next door neighbor, Karen Servas, had found McKenzie in the street with his leash on and put him back in Scott and Laci's yard. Scott said he entered the home and the dog and cats ran into the house. Scott emptied the mop bucket because it looked like one of the cats might drink out of it. He poured the water out near the front walkway and placed the bucket and mops there. He got the mail while outside. Laci’s car was in the driveway, but Laci was not home. Scott assumed Sharon had picked up Laci and that she was at her mom's preparing for Christmas Eve dinner. Scott said his clothes were a bit wet so he undressed and put them into the washer. He first removed the dirty cleaning rags from the washer that the housekeeper had left from the day before. He added soap and started the washer. He said he often did this when he got home because he worked with chemicals. Scott and Laci's home had no garage, supporting that there was nowhere to put soiled clothing. The washer and dryer were located in the family room. Scott said he then took the pizza box out of the refrigerator poured a glass of milk and headed to the shower with a piece of pizza in hand. Officers Letsinger and Evers testified to the pizza box being on the counter when they arrived at the home Christmas Eve night. Scott said he showered and got dressed. He went back into the kitchen and listened to the phone messages. He listened to the message he left Laci when leaving the marina, then listened to a message left by Ron Grantski, Laci's step-father. Ron asked if Scott and Laci could bring whipped cream when they come. This prompted Scott to call Ron and Sharon’s home, since he assumed Laci was already there. This call was at about 5:17. Scott asked if Laci is there. She was not. Scott told Sharon that Laci's car is in the driveway, but that she was not home. Sharon asked if McKenzie was in the yard and that is when Scott remembered that the leash was on the dog. 5:18pm At this point, the search for Laci began. Over the next half hour, Scott exchanged two more calls with Laci’s mom and Ron. Scott began knocking on neighbors doors, calling neighbors and friends, and headed to the park with McKenzie. Sharon told Scott they would begin calling hospitals so he could check the park and Ron called 911 at 5:47 to report Laci as missing. |
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Amber’s daughter was actually not 3 at the time of Laci’s disappearance. She wasnt even 2 yet. She was 18 months old when Amber and Scott first met.
Scott picked up this toddler a few times alone. It doesn’t seem like he’d be able to do this if he was that inept with children |