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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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.
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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.[/quote]

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