A VERY NASTY KILLER

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The killer I am writing about is Scott Peterson.  He was convicted of  murdering   his wife, Laci Peterson, who was pregnant with their unborn son, Conner Peterson.

Laci Peterson disappeared from her Modesto, California home on December 24^th or the early hours of the morning of December 25^th . 2002. He then he dumped her body in the San Franciso Bay. The body of Petreson and her fetus washed ashore after a storm in April, 20oo3 prompting murder charges being  filed against him.

His trial lasted five months.   

The defense team for Peterson argued that Laci was still alive on December 24^th at their home when Scott Peterson drove to the marina.

Because it was four months before Laci Peterson’s body was found, there was no forensic evidence tying the body to Scott Peterson.

The state of California relied on three key pieces of evidence based on testimony from expert witnesses. An expert in fetal growth testified evidence indicated the unborn child, Conner, was killed December 23^rd  or 2424^th . The evidence was collected from Conner’s leg bone. Another witness testified to dog scent evidence. A dog alerted at the Berkeley Marina, indicating Scott Peterson transported his wife’s body to the marina. Thirdly, a hydrologist testified to body movement in the bay. The witness said Laci Peterson’s body was left at Brooks Island, exactly where Scott Peterson told police he was fishing. That was certainly damaging evidence against him.

“In light of this evidence, the jury convicted him of two counts of murder and they  sentenced Scott Peterson to death. He is still on death row.

As an aside, in 1972, ( 48 years ago ) I was invited by the California’s Department of Corrections to visit the prisons and jails in that state. I visited the San Quentin State Prison and sat on one of the chairs in the gas chamber while discussing the method of execution by gas with the deputy warden. Nowadays the method of execution is by lethal injection which is done in the former gas chamber.  

As it turned out,  turns out, according to his appeal, , his  the jury deciding this case did not have the whole truth — or anything close. As discussed below, it turns out that every part of the state’s forensic evidence was false,” as Peterson’s attorneys wrote in the appeal.

The appeal picked apart each element of the state’s case. Peterson’s lawyers argued that the expert witness who testified about fetal growth was applying the wrong formula to the wrong bones. The length of Conner’s leg bone indicated that Laci Peterson was alive until at least January 3^rd, 2003, according to Peters0n’s appeal.  

According to his lawyers, the dog handler incorrectly misinterpreted the K9’s position and gait when the handler said the dog alerted to a scent, the attorneys argued. The hydrologist’s testimony was “fundamentally flawed,” the attorneys wrote. Laci Peterson’s body could have been deposited in two separate locations, including a tidal area near a freeway and not where her husband was fishing.

The attorneys contended in the appeal that the police told each of the expert witnesses their theory, and the witnesses found evidence to match that theory. They further argued Peterson’s trial lawyers promised to call witnesses who reported seeing Laci Peterson days after she was reported missing, including neighbors who said they saw Laci walking her dog.

Another witness whose name was Todd, said after Laci Peterson’s disappearance, she saw him burglarizing a house and confronted him. He reported threatening her during the confrontation. None of those witnesses were called, according to his appeal.  

Scott Peterson’s murder case has been appealed to the California Supreme Court, but it has not yet been scheduled for oral arguments. That process can take several years. Peterson continues to maintain his innocence.

The appeal filed in Peterson’s case, which you can read in full here, makes 19 claims arguing that Scott Peterson is innocent. Laci Peterson disappeared on Christmas Eve in 2002, and it would be four months before her family would have any inkling what became of her. A late spring storm dislodged the remains of Peterson and her unborn child. Over the course of two days, the remains washed ashore on April 13 and 14, 2003, according to the appeal filed in the Peterson murder case.

aone of the grounds of sppesl id that Because it was four months before Laci Peterson’s body was found, there was no forensic evidence tying the body to Scott Peterson. The state of California relied on three key pieces of evidence based on testimony from expert witnesses. An expert in fetal growth testified evidence indicated the unborn child, Conner, was killed December 23 or 24. The evidence was collected from Conner’s leg bone. Another witness testified to dog scent evidence. A dog alerted at the Berkeley Marina, indicating Scott Peterson transported his wife’s body to the marina. Thirdly, a hydrologist testified to body movement in the bay. The witness said Laci Peterson’s body was left at Brooks Island, exactly where Scott Peterson told police he was fishing.

“In light of this evidence the jury convicted of murder and sentenced Scott to death. However, It turns out, , that the jury deciding his case did not have the whole truth — or anything close. As discussed below, it turns out that every part of the state’s forensic evidence was false,” Peterson’s attorneys wrote in the appeal.

The appeal picked apart each element of the state’s case. Peterson’s lawyers argue the expert witness who testified about fetal growth was applying the wrong formula to the wrong bones. The length of Conner’s leg bone indicates Laci Peterson was alive until at least January 3, 2003, the appeal said. A dog handler incorrectly misinterpreted the K9’s position and gait when the handler said the dog alerted to a scent, the attorneys argued. The hydrologist’s testimony was “fundamentally flawed,” the attorneys wrote. Laci Peterson’s body could have been deposited in two separate locations, including a tidal area near a freeway.

The attorneys contend in the appeal that police told each of the expert witnesses their theory, and the witnesses found evidence to match that theory. They further argued Peterson’s trial lawyers promised to call witnesses who reported seeing Laci Peterson days after she was reported missing, including neighbors who said they saw Laci walking her dog. Another witness, Todd, said after Laci Peterson’s disappearance, she saw him burglarizing a house and confronted him. He reported threatening her during the confrontation. None of those witnesses were called, according to the appeal. .

The appeal is pointless. I will tell you why.

 Peterson had finally revealed his twisted motive for the murder of his pregnant wife Laci and their unborn child! Consider his statement.

 “I couldn’t stand being around her anymore!” the remorseless monster declared nearly 16 years after the shocking killings that stunned the nation. “Once she was pregnant, I knew she’d be in my life — forever! I couldn’t imagine anything worse than that,” Peterson whined in a jailhouse confession to author Donna Thomas. The cold-blooded creep gleefully stuffed his face with a turkey sandwich while explaining his reason for choosing Christmas Eve 2002 as Laci’s last day of her life.

If  this killer  isn’t executed, he will defiantly spend the rest of his life in prison.