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· Scott Peterson, juror in his murder trial are pen-pals.  A juror who sent Scott Peterson to death row said she's been corresponding for nearly a year with the former fertilizer salesman convicted in the murder of his pregnant wife. Richelle Nice told People magazine that she and Peterson have exchanged about two dozen letters since August. 

· Scott Peterson's mother seeks repayment for home costs.  Scott Peterson's mother is seeking $35,000 from Laci Peterson's estate for mortgage payments and other costs she paid to maintain the couple's home after her son was arrested for killing his pregnant wife. 

· Scott Peterson's Family Seeks 'Real Killer.'  Scott Peterson's family on Friday offered a $250,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the murder of his pregnant wife.  Peterson was convicted of killing Laci Peterson and the couple's unborn child on Christmas Eve 2002 and is on death row at San Quentin State Prison. 

· Scott Peterson wants to stop lawyer's book.  Scott Peterson is attempting to halt publication of a book written by a lawyer who was kicked off his case for violating a judge's gag order.  A Superior Court judge declined to grant a request for emergency relief during a hearing Wednesday, likely pushing the case before an appellate court next week, Peterson's attorney, Mark Geragos, said. 

· Laci's Life Insurance Money Going to Mom.  A judge ruled Friday that proceeds from a $250,000 life insurance policy Scott Peterson took out on his wife, Laci, will go to her mother instead. Because Scott Peterson was convicted of killing his pregnant wife, Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Roger Beauchesne said he is not entitled to collect the benefits of her life insurance policy. The judge said the money should go to the executor of Laci Peterson's estate, her mother, Sharon Rocha. 

· Amber Frey in Court Over Daughter's Paternity.  Amber Frey was in court Monday morning in a battle over her daughter's paternity.  It turns out the man who thought he was the father of Frey's oldest child is not. Anthony Flores was in a Madera County court on Monday to stop child support payments to Frey. A judge agreed.  The ruling comes after a recent DNA test shows Flores is not the father of Frey's child. 

· Scott Peterson's former mistress turns motivational speaker.  Her testimony helped put her former boyfriend on death row.  Now Amber Frey is hoping her experiences in the Scott Peterson murder case will serve as inspiration for other women facing rough times.  The California massage therapist says she's become a motivational speaker to inspire other women to bounce back from trauma. Frey says "there are so many women who can relate" to her own experiences." 

· Laci's killer Scott Peterson finally speaks.  For the first time since Scott Peterson was sentenced to die, the convicted killer of his wife and unborn son is now speaking publicly via the Internet, issuing a message of thanks to his supporters.  "The amount of support we have received is just incredible," writes Peterson. 

· Knife found at Peterson home analyzed; Authorities suspect hoax.  Authorities are conducting forensic tests on a 10-inch knife reportedly found at the home where convicted murderer Scott Peterson lived with his now dead wife, but questions remain about whether it had been planted there recently.  "You could tell there had been liquid on the blade" and a "red stain on the handle," said Gerry Roberts, the man who recently bought the home.  Roberts said two of his friends found the knife last week inside a cabinet near the swimming pool in the backyard. 

· Fearing a killer's profit, Laci Peterson's parents up suit to $25 million.  Laci Peterson's parents upped the amount of their civil suit against her killer by $20 million because they fear he may use Hollywood contacts to get a lucrative movie deal or otherwise turn a large profit on his infamous crime, according to an attorney for the victim's mother. 

· Peterson defense charged county $229,000 for experts.  Scott Peterson apparently ran out of money during his more than six-month murder trial last year, and his lawyers charged Stanislaus County more than $200,000 for experts, a county auditor said Wednesday. 

· Prison: Two women want to marry Peterson.  On Scott Peterson's first day on death row, two women called California's San Quentin State Prison to say they were interested in marrying him, according to prison officials. 

· Peterson jury foreman: 'Justice done.'  Members of the jury that convicted Scott Peterson of killing his pregnant wife, Laci, and their unborn son attended the sentencing Wednesday out of what some of them said was a need for closure. 

      » "You deserve to burn in hell!"  Laci Peterson's furious mother screamed "burn in hell" at a stone-cold Scott Peterson yesterday minutes before he was sentenced to death for murdering his pregnant wife.  "You deserve to be put to death as soon as possible," snarled Sharon Rocha, her face contorted in rage. 

      » Peterson moved to Death Row.  Secured with leg irons and shackles around his wrists and waist, Scott Peterson was taken to death row at San Quentin State Prison early Thursday after being sentenced to die for murdering his pregnant wife, Laci. 

· Peterson sentenced to death for wife's slaying.  A California judge Wednesday sentenced Scott Peterson to die by lethal injection for killing his pregnant wife and her fetus, calling the deaths "cruel, uncaring, heartless and callous."

Laci's mother, Sharon Rocha, told Peterson he was "stupid, stupid to think you could get away with murder," and told him he had "no love, no feelings, no heart, no soul."

"You're selfish, heartless and self-centered," she said. "You're a coward and an evil murderer. ... We had to bury her without arms to hold Conner and (without) a head to look at him." 

      » Shouting match in courtroom.  Judge Delucchi allowed family members to speak, prompting a shouting match that led to Scott Peterson's father storming out of the courtroom.  Scott Peterson's mother, Jackie, interrupted, although her voice was inaudible.  "What a liar!" Scott Peterson's father, Lee, yelled from the audience before the judge admonished him. Lee Peterson then left the courtroom. 

· Peterson attorneys seek new trial.  Two days before Scott Peterson is to be sentenced, his attorneys have filed a motion for a new trial.  In the 135-page motion, Peterson's attorneys claim that newly discovered evidence withheld by the prosecution could have brought a different verdict. 

· It's publisher or perish for Peterson.  Hoping to stave off a death sentence for the murder of Peterson's pregnant wife, Laci, Scott Peterson's lawyer Mark Geragos is trying to show that his client's former mistress Amber Frey had a financial motive in testifying for the prosecution.  Geragos just hit HarperCollins with a subpoena demanding that the publisher produce all documents pertaining to its book deals with Frey, as well as with Peterson's estranged sister Anne Bird. 

· Peterson sentence may face 2nd delay.  A judge's final word on whether Scott Peterson should be executed could be delayed again at a hearing Friday, sources said.  Formal sentencing for the Modesto man, convicted of murdering his pregnant wife and their unborn child, previously was changed from Friday to March 11. 

· Laci's Legacy.  Salem, Oregon lawmakers are considering a new bill inspired by the case of Laci Peterson, the California woman who went missing on Christmas Eve, 2002. Laci's husband, Scott, was later convicted of killing her and their unborn son, Connor.  The legislation would recognize the killing of a pregnant woman as the taking of two lives, instead of one under current state law. 

· Scott Peterson's Half-Sister To Release Tell-All Book.  Scott Peterson's half-sister is releasing a tell-all book. Anne Bird's book is called "Blood Brother: 33 Reasons My Brother, Scott Peterson, Is Guilty." 

· Amber's ex claims shelp helped cops for revenge.  The ex-boyfriend of Amber Frey, the former mistress of convicted wife murderer Scott Peterson, claims her decision to help authorities get Peterson was not the act of a hero, but that of a woman out for spite. 

· CBS to Develop Movie Based on Frey Book.  CBS has bought the rights to make a television movie based on Amber Frey's book, released this week.  The Fresno massage therapist's book, "Witness For the Prosecution of Scott Peterson," chronicles her relationship with Peterson, who was convicted on Nov. 12 of murdering his wife, Laci, and her fetus. 

· Mistress says Scott still on her mind.  Scott Peterson's ex-mistress Amber Frey confesses in her book that she "still thinks about Scott from time to time" — and "I sometimes wonder if he thinks about me." 

· Amber Frey set for primetime interview, book to hit stores Tuesday.  Oops. The book wasn't supposed to be read just yet. But copies of Amber Frey's book somehow made it to the shelves in Modesto. It happens to be the home town of her ex-boyfriend, and now San Quentin death row resident, Scott Peterson. 

· Geragos sets up a Scott Peterson website to beg for funds.  Mark Geragos has created a website that is designed "for Scott to get the justice he deserves," and is asking people to pull out their credit cards and send him money for further investigation costs.  Like OJ Simpson, Geragos is apparently hoping to find the real killer. 

· Frey's book deal to be announced.  Amber Frey, the mistress who turned on her creepy married boyfriend, may now be ready to tell the whole story — to an editor who did the same thing.  Publishing sources say that Frey has signed with Judith Regan to write a memoir of her life, her relationship with convicted murderer Scott Peterson, the investigation, trial and its aftermath. 

· Geragos Stunned by Peterson Loss.  Last winter, Mark Geragos was the king of defense lawyers, a legal superstar who was managing to represent both Michael Jackson and Scott Peterson.  What a difference a year makes. 

· Peterson execution years away — if it happens.  For Scott Peterson, ultimately there may be little difference between a death sentence and life in prison. In California, the chances are greater that a condemned inmate will die in prison than be executed by lethal injection. 

· Jury recommends death for Peterson.  A jury recommended Monday that Scott Peterson, the former fertilizer salesman whose case grabbed national headlines, be sentenced to death for killing his wife. 

· Jury Agrees on Sentence for Scott Peterson.  The jurors deciding whether Scott Peterson should be executed or spend life in prison for killing his pregnant wife reached a verdict in the trial's sentencing phase Monday, a court official said. 

· Peterson Jurors Break for Weekend.  Jurors mulling whether Peterson deserves the death penalty or life in prison failed to come to a decision Friday. They will resume deliberations Monday. 

· Jurors now to decide life or death.  The witnesses have gone home. The lawyers have argued. Now the rest of Scott Peterson's life lies in the hands of just six men and six women.  The same jurors who judged him a murderer on Nov. 12 began Thursday making one of the most difficult decisions of their lives: whether to sentence the 32-year-old to death for killing his wife, Laci, and unborn child or punish him with life in prison. 

· Prosecutor: Peterson a 'monster.'  Calling him "the worst kind of monster," a prosecutor Thursday urged jurors to recommend that Scott Peterson die for killing his pregnant wife, Laci, and unborn son, Conner, nearly two years ago. 

· Peterson's mother: 'My Life Is Hard.'  A frail-looking Jackie Peterson tearfully pleaded with jurors Wednesday to spare her son's life, saying that "if you were to take Scott away from us ... we would lose a whole family." 

· Scott Peterson Described As Generous, Mediator.  Witnesses described Scott Peterson as a generous person who is a problem solver and mediator as the penalty phase of his murder trial continued Tuesday. 

· Amber's Book Deal.  She was the star of the Scott Peterson murder trial and now she'll reportedly tell her story in a book. Amber Frey, whose testimony and taped conversations helped cement Scott Peterson's reputation as a cad, is said to have signed a lucrative deal for a book that will reportedly be published in February.  Sources say Judith Reagan from Harper Collins is the publisher. 

· Peterson's fate ultimately set by appeals.  The jury that convicted Scott Peterson of murder is expected to begin deliberating this week on whether he should be executed or spend the rest of his life in prison, a decision that may not be final for years, given his numerous options for appeal. 

· Pals portray Laci's killer as 'St. Scott.'  Scott Peterson's relatives, friends and neighbors yesterday made the convicted wife-slayer out to be the Dalai Lama of San Diego.  Longtime friend Aaron Fritz recalled how Peterson participated in a high-school program in which students visited nursing homes and senior centers, and traveled to Mexico to read to orphans. 

· Defense's Turn at Peterson Sentencing Trial.  Scott Peterson's defense team began making its case for life imprisonment Wednesday in the penalty phase of his murder trial, a day after his slain wife's mother delivered heart-wrenching testimony about why the former fertilizer salesman should get the death penalty. 

· Peterson attorney: 'This is a life worth saving.'  Scott Peterson's life "is a life worth saving," an attorney told jurors Wednesday as the defense opened its case for sparing him from the death penalty for killing his pregnant wife. 

· Laci's Mom Rips Into Scott.  Laci Peterson's mother took the stand Tuesday in the sentencing phase of Scott Peterson's murder trial, screaming at her former son-in-law that divorce was always an option over taking her daughter's life. 

· Court Clears Way for Peterson Penalty Phase.  Emotions will take center stage in Scott Peterson's murder trial as prosecutors try to persuade a jury to give Peterson the ultimate punishment. 

· Frey: Please Let Killer Live.  A regretful Amber Frey wept when she heard her ex-lover Scott Peterson was convicted of murdering his pregnant wife and unborn child — because she doesn't want him to die.  While she was a key witness in the trial that led to the conviction, she loved Peterson deeply and he still has a place in her heart.  So the realization that Peterson could be facing execution hit her hard, her father told The Post yesterday.  "I could hear the tears in her voice," after the verdict came down, Ron Frey said. 

· Peterson May Have Chance for Appeal.  Some experts said he might have a chance to win an appeal, given the dismissal of two jurors during deliberations. After his sentencing, defense investigators are likely to interview panelists, looking for any signs of misconduct.  "These jurors are about to go under the microscope," said Loyola Law School professor Laurie Levenson. 

· Penalty Phase Next for Scott Peterson.  Scott Peterson's lawyers failed to persuade the jury that someone else killed his pregnant wife. Now, they'll try to persuade the same 12 people to spare him from the death penalty. 

      » Scott's life up to these 12.  A teamster, an accountant, a mom, a firefighter, a coach, an ex-cop. They're all ordinary people set to make a life-or-death decision Nov. 22 about convicted wife-killer Scott Peterson. The Peterson jurors are predominantly white and blue-collar, dress neatly and, with one exception, would be unremarkable if you passed them on the street outside the courthouse in Redwood City, Calif. 

· Sentencing Hearing Next for Scott Peterson.  Scott Peterson's lawyers failed to persuade the jury that someone else killed his pregnant wife. Now, they'll try to persuade the same 12 people to spare him from the death penalty.

But Peterson himself is unlikely to take the stand and beg for mercy - doing that would require him to admit to the murders, and throw away any chance of overturning the convictions on appeal.

Judge Alfred A. Delucchi sent them home until Nov. 22, and urged them to avoid news coverage of the case until the penalty phase begins. During this next stage, the defense and prosecution will present exacerbating and mitigating factors in hopes of swaying the jury's decision. The jury will begin deliberating the former fertilizer salesman's fate on Nov. 30, and be sequestered again until they reach a decision. 

      » Baby-faced liar & cheater shocked by verdict and could face death.  The two-timing husband of Laci Peterson was found guilty yesterday of killing his wife and unborn son - and now waits to learn if he will die, too. 

· 'He's a sicko. He needs to fry.'  Hundreds of observers outside the court where Scott Peterson was convicted yesterday broke into cheers and elated applause after hearing the guilty verdict.  Overjoyed sympathizers of Laci Peterson and her tragic family also made pilgrimages to the house where the couple lived before her death, re-creating the shrine of flowers that rose after her disappearance.  "He's a sicko. He needs to fry. I wanted to see that justice was served," onlooker Bob Johnston said outside the courthouse. 

· Scott Peterson Convicted of Murdering Wife.  Scott Peterson was convicted Friday of murdering his pregnant wife and dumping her body in San Francisco Bay in what prosecutors in the made-for-cable-TV case portrayed as a cold-blooded attempt to escape marriage and fatherhood for the bachelor life.

Peterson, 32, could get the death penalty. The former fertilizer salesman was convicted of one count of first-degree murder for killing his wife, Laci, and one count of second-degree murder in the death of the son she was carrying.

Peterson stared straight ahead as the verdict was read, then looked at each of the jurors as they were polled to confirm their decisions. The jurors looked serious and unsmiling, and none appeared to look back at Peterson. Outside court, cheers broke out among the hundreds of onlookers who gathered to hear the verdict. 

· Peterson jury 'out of control.'  He was the juror most likely to understand the law and the medical evidence in Scott Peterson's capital murder trial, and now he's gone.  By midmorning on Wednesday, Gregory Jackson, the panel's foreman and a 46-year-old Burlingame biologist with law and medical degrees, was bumped from deliberating on the double-murder trial. Just 24 hours earlier, Frances Gorman, a Foster City retiree, also was booted from the jury for conducting her own research on the case. 

· Judge Removes Foreman From Peterson Jury.  The judge in the Scott Peterson murder trial removed the foreman from the jury Wednesday, the second time in two days a juror has been sent home.  The judge did not disclose why he removed juror No. 5., a man in his mid-40s who has both medical and law degrees. The juror was replaced by an alternate whose son-in-law now owns a restaurant that Scott and Laci Peterson themselves once owned. 

· Juror dismissed - must restart deliberations from scratch.  Frances Gorman, a retired Pacific Gas and Electric Co. employee and formerly juror No. 7, was replaced for doing her own research in the case, by an alternate - a mother with flaming pink hair and tattoos who works in a bank. Judge Alfred Delucchi told jurors they had to leave behind whatever they had accomplished during nearly five days of deliberations and start from scratch. 

· Peterson Juror Dismissed.  A juror in Scott Peterson's double-murder trial was dismissed and replaced Tuesday, forcing the jury to start its deliberations all over again.  The pool of 12 had been mulling over the case for five days. Juror No. 7 was let go by Judge Alfred A. Delucchi on Tuesday and replaced by alternate Juror No. 2, a white woman in her 30s. 

· Hearing eyes possible Peterson juror misconduct.  The judge in the Scott Peterson double murder trial held a hearing Tuesday over possible juror misconduct.  The controversy stems from a report that one juror may have conducted research on his own in the case, a charge that could result in the juror's dismissal. 

· Peterson Jurors Struggling With Verdict.  Jurors deciding Scott Peterson's fate may have hit a snag after less than a week of deliberations.  Judge Alfred A. Delucchi summoned the panelists to the courtroom Monday morning where he reissued instructions on several key points and lectured them about the importance of keeping an open mind. 

      » Judge Lectures Jury in Peterson Trial.  Judge Alfred A. Delucchi summoned the panelists to the courtroom Monday morning where he reissued instructions on several key points and lectured them about the importance of keeping an open mind.  "The people and the defendant are entitled to the individual opinion of each juror," the judge said. "Do not hesitate to change your opinion for the purpose of reaching a verdict if you can do so." 

· Peterson jury may be deadlocked.  In a sign of possible discord in the jury room, the judge in Scott Peterson's murder case lectured the panel Monday about the importance of deliberating with an open mind.  "They're stuck," said Jim Hammer, a former prosecutor and trial regular. The judge "clearly has indications that they're beginning to hang." 

· Peterson jury enters third full day of deliberations.  After a weekend without the creature comforts of home, sequestered jurors in Scott Peterson's murder trial were set to resume deliberations Monday for a third full day. 

· Peterson Judge Rules Against Live TV Coverage.  The judge in Scott Peterson's murder trial ruled Thursday against allowing video or still cameras in the courtroom for the verdict, citing concern for the families of both the defendant and his slain wife. 

· Jury begins deliberation in Peterson trial.  Jurors began deliberating the fate of Scott Peterson on Wednesday, more than five months after testimony began in the murder of his wife and her fetus.  Judge Alfred A. Delucchi sent the panelists off with lunch into the jury room after about 45 minutes of instructions. They met for four hours before retiring for the day. 

· Peterson Jury May Begin Deliberations.  Scott Peterson should not be convicted of killing his pregnant wife, Laci Peterson, just because prosecutors made him look like "a jerk and a liar," his lawyer told jurors. 

· Closing argument rips two-faced Scott.  Scott Peterson smothered or strangled his pregnant wife, wrapped her in a tarp and dumped her in San Francisco Bay so he could pursue his fantasy of becoming a jet-setting playboy, the chief prosecutor said yesterday in a powerful closing argument. 

· Peterson prosecutor: 'Freedom is what he wanted.'  Scott Peterson strangled or smothered his pregnant wife not simply to be with his lover, but to rid himself of an unwanted child and to pursue life as a freewheeling bachelor, a prosecutor contended Monday during closing arguments. 

· Summing up Scott's fate.  It's Scott's last chance. Whether fertilizer salesman Scott Peterson is convicted of murdering his pregnant wife, Laci Peterson, and dumping her body in San Francisco Bay may likely be determined in closing arguments beginning tomorrow. 

· Judge: Peterson jury may consider lesser charge.  The judge in the Scott Peterson case ruled Friday that the jury will be allowed to consider a lesser murder charge that would spare the former fertilizer salesman a possible death sentence if convicted. 

· Peterson Lawyers Prep Closing Arguments.  Attorneys in Scott Peterson's murder trial are preparing for closing arguments after testimony concluded this week. 

· Prosecution to Begin Rebuttal in Peterson Case.  Scott Peterson's lawyer wrapped up his case without calling his client to testify, instead relying on experts and family members to show why the former fertilizer salesman didn't kill his pregnant wife, Laci. 

· Peterson Defense Rests Case.  Scott Peterson's defense lawyers rested their case Tuesday without calling him to the stand, taking a fraction of the time spent in the prosecution phase.  Judge Alfred A. Delucchi told jurors the prosecution would call eight rebuttal witnesses Wednesday. After any defense rebuttal to that, the court will be off until Monday, when closing arguments are set to begin. 

· Peterson Defense Dealt Blow.  Prosecutors Thursday attacked a witness critical to Scott Peterson's defense who nervously conceded he made an assumption as he calculated when Laci Peterson's fetus died. 

· Peterson Judge Gags NBC TV Analyst  Several television networks covering the Scott Peterson trial were caught in a tough spot Wednesday after a lawyer they've used as an objective legal analyst decided to provide some extracurricular help for the defense. 

· Peterson defense: Money not a motive.  Scott Peterson was not experiencing money problems and stood more to gain financially if his pregnant wife remained alive, a defense witness testified Tuesday at his murder trial. 

· Peterson Defense Begins Making Their Case.  Scott Peterson's attorneys launched their defense Monday, striking at a key prosecution theory in the murder case: that Peterson lied when he told police he used the same cement to make a boat anchor and repair his driveway. 

· Peterson drilling for possible testimony.  Lawyers for Scott Peterson are scheduled to begin presenting his defense to double murder charges Monday, with Peterson preparing for a possible appearance on the witness stand. 

· Surprise Recess Called in Peterson Trial.  Scott Peterson's lawyers planned to launch his defense on Tuesday, but the judge delayed testimony until Oct. 18. Reasons behind the abrupt change weren't disclosed, though it's not the first time testimony in the long, complicated double-murder case has been put on hold. 

· Defense to Begin Case in Peterson Trial.  Scott Peterson's fate appears to have been sealed when the bodies of his pregnant wife and fetus washed up separately not far from where he says he was on a solo fishing trip in San Francisco Bay. 

· Peterson Prosecution Rests.  Prosecutors rested their murder case against Scott Peterson on Tuesday, having presented 174 witnesses trying to convince jurors he was a cheating husband who killed his pregnant wife and lied to police and family alike to try to cover his tracks. 

· Peterson May Have Been Preparing to Flee.  In the weeks before he was arrested, Scott Peterson bought a car using his mother's name and lied about why his hair had turned from brown to blonde, according to testimony at his double-murder trial. 

· Peterson defense points to police inconstancies.  Scott Peterson showed greater interest in the police search for his missing pregnant wife, Laci, than what jurors in his murder trial were originally told, according to the lead detective on the case. 

· Police once theorized Laci was poisoned.  Investigators in Laci Peterson's disappearance once considered the possibility the pregnant schoolteacher was poisoned to death by her husband to explain the absence of a bloody crime scene. 

· Earthquake halts Peterson trial.  The double murder trial for Scott Peterson, who's accused of killing his wife, Laci, and their unborn son, was adjourned early Tuesday after an earthquake rumbled through the region, shaking jurors and the judge. 

· Peterson Defense: Mistaken ID Possible.  Scott Peterson's defense lawyers suggested that his pregnant wife's abduction and murder may have been the result of mistaken identity by perpetrators seeking to attack a virtual look-a-like. 

· Lawyers defend Peterson's 'suspicious' acts.  The lead detective assigned to investigate Laci Peterson's disappearance backed up a key defense theory Monday that the pregnant schoolteacher had planned to walk the couple's dog the morning she vanished. 

· Detective: Peterson's Actions Suspicious.  Investigators probing Laci Peterson's disappearance had "about 41 reasons" why they believed her body had been dumped in San Francisco Bay, the lead detective assigned to the case testified Tuesday at Scott Peterson's double-murder trial. 

· Laci Cops Chased 10,000 Tips.  In the nearly 17-month long investigation that led up to Scott Peterson's double murder trial, police fielded more than 10,000 tips, employed more than 300 officers and worked with about 90 separate agencies, the lead detective in the case testified Tuesday. 

· Peterson Had Theory About Laci's Vanishing.  Scott Peterson offered his own theory of what happened to his pregnant wife within 24 hours of her disappearance, the lead detective testified Monday at Peterson's double-murder trial. 

· Peterson Weeps at Photos of Fetus.  Scott Peterson wept Thursday, his chin to his neck, dabbing his eyes with tissues, while jurors at his murder trial looked at autopsy photos of the fetus his wife had been carrying before her death. 

· Peterson Jurors See Photos of Laci's Body.  Jurors in Scott Peterson's murder trial winced and glanced away as they looked at photos of Laci Peterson's badly decomposed body cast in larger-than-life images on a white wall screen. 

· Criminalist: No Blood Found on Laci's Clothes.  No blood was found on any of the tattered clothing from Laci Peterson's remains, a prosecution witness testified Tuesday at Scott Peterson's double-murder trial. 

· Expert: GPS problems on Peterson's cars.  Satellite navigation devices used to track Scott Peterson's car after his wife's disappearance sometimes developed glitches, once indicating he was driving 30,000 mph, an expert in the technology acknowledged Monday at Peterson's murder trial. 

· Peterson Testimony to Focus on GPS Evidence.  Prosecutors in Scott Peterson's murder trial are nearing the end of their case as they move into what is expected to be lengthy testimony about the former fertilizer salesman's movements in the days after his pregnant wife vanished. 

· 'We Didn't Talk Fishing.'  An unruffled Lee Peterson took the stand Thursday, telling jurors that since he doesn't particularly enjoy fishing, his son, Scott, rarely talked to him about it, and that Scott wouldn't necessarily tell him about large purchases. 

· DA Attacks Laci Sighting.  Prosecutors in Scott Peterson's double-murder trial tried to counter the defense theory that witnesses saw his pregnant wife in a nearby park after Peterson left for a solo fishing trip the morning she was reported missing. 

· Peterson Prosecutors Try to Anticipate Defense.  Prosecutors in Scott Peterson's double-murder trial tried to counter the defense theory that witnesses saw his pregnant wife in a nearby park after the former fertilizer salesman left for what he claims was a solo fishing trip the morning she was reported missing. 

· Expert: Hair in Peterson boat consistent with Laci's.  Two strands of dark hair found on Scott Peterson's boat could not have come from him and are consistent with strands taken from his slain wife's hairbrush, a prosecution expert testified Wednesday. 

· Detectives Tell Jury About Peterson Case Tips.  Investigators testified Tuesday at Scott Peterson's double-murder trial about a tip they chased down in the weeks after Laci Peterson vanished that the pregnant schoolteacher was being held in a rural area some 30 miles from her hometown. 

· Trial focus shifts to hair found on Scott's boat.  Testimony in the Scott Peterson double-murder trial turns technical this week, as the prosecution's focus shifts to the DNA analysis of their only physical evidence - hairs found in Scott's fishing boat. 

· Six Cars Tailed Scott Each Day.  Police had up to six undercover cars following Scott Peterson each day in the weeks after his pregnant wife vanished, according to testimony Thursday at Peterson's double-murder trial. 

· Peterson testimony turns to surveillance.  While prosecutors claim Scott Peterson was so worried his wife's body would surface in San Francisco Bay that he visited the area several times after reporting Laci's disappearance, defense lawyers say he was simply checking on the search efforts. 

· Cops: Peterson Visited Bay During Search.  Police who trailed Scott Peterson after his wife disappeared testified Wednesday that he repeatedly drove to the bay where her body was found months later and at times appeared to try to shake the police on his tail. 

· Peterson Prosecutors Try to Place Laci in Berkeley.  Prosecutors have moved to a new phase in the Scott Peterson murder trial by introducing evidence discovered by dog-handlers that authorities claim places Peterson's dead wife at the scene where he dumped her body. 

· Peterson trial turns to computers.  Testimony in Scott Peterson's murder trial returned to what investigators found in his computers as prosecutors try to prove Peterson researched the San Francisco Bay before dumping his pregnant wife's body there. 

· Peterson Defense Tries to Discredit Calls.  An investigator who recorded numerous phone calls showing Scott Peterson may have repeatedly lied about his whereabouts in the weeks after his pregnant wife vanished acknowledged Thursday that the wiretaps did not capture all of Peterson's calls. 

· Police suspected more than 1 in Peterson case.  Police investigating the disappearance of Laci Peterson once suspected that more than one person may have been involved, including her husband's former mistress. 

· Detective: Frey Was Suspected.  A prosecution investigator admitted Wednesday that he once suspected there was more than one person involved in Laci Peterson's disappearance and that Scott Peterson's former mistress may have participated. 

· Poking Holes In Scott's Story.  Prosecutors in Scott Peterson's murder trial played secretly recorded phone calls Wednesday in which police say Peterson lies to friends and family and inquires about selling his home within weeks of his pregnant wife's disappearance. 

· Detective: Peterson Calls Show Timeline Holes.  Scott Peterson made a telephone call from home on Christmas Eve 2002 more than 35 minutes after he claims he left that day to go fishing, a detective testified. 

· Amber Frey: Scott Didn't Try to Keep Me From Cops.  Scott Peterson's former mistress acknowledged at his murder trial Tuesday that Peterson never tried to stop her from going to police about their affair, and never said he loved her. 

· Frey's cross-examination over.  The jury in Scott Peterson's double murder trial Tuesday heard more recordings of phone calls between him and his former lover, Amber Frey, in which Peterson repeatedly professed his innocence in the killing of his wife. 

· Geragos Grills Frey.  Scott Peterson's lawyers sought Monday to portray his former mistress Amber Frey as a calculated seductress and liar who was more obsessed with him than he was with her. 

· Frey cross-examination begins with joke.  Scott Peterson's former mistress Amber Frey took the witness stand Monday for her much anticipated cross-examination by Peterson's lawyer, who began with a little kidding around. "No questions, your honor," defense attorney Mark Geragos said. "Just kidding," Geragos said to muffled chuckles from a few jurors and spectators. 

· Frey to take stand again in Peterson case.  In 12 weeks of trial, prosecutors have presented scant hard evidence linking Scott Peterson to the murder of his pregnant wife, Laci, and the couple's fetus - no murder weapon, no cause of death, no bloody crime scene and no witnesses to the killing. 

· Judge: 'Potential Development' for Peterson.  The judge in Scott Peterson's double murder trial dismissed the jurors for the day Wednesday, saying, "There's been a potential development in this case." 

· Police: Laci's mom lashed out at Peterson.  Peterson's mother learned about Scott Peterson's affair with a masseuse, she angrily called her son-in-law and accused him of murder. 

· Frey to face cross-examination.  Scott Peterson's former mistress, Amber Frey, faces cross-examination Wednesday after jurors heard her break up with her onetime lover and heard Peterson protest his innocence in taped phone calls played in his double murder trial. 

      » Scott Thought Cops Were Listening.  While Peterson seemed to speak freely - serving up numerous obvious lies - in the first batch of taped conversations, a later tape - played in court Tuesday - hints that he did realize cops might be listening in to his remarks. 

· Peterson warned Amber.  Accused murderer Scott Peterson warned his stunned mistress that she might be suspected in the disappearance of his pregnant wife, according to wiretapped phone conversations played in court yesterday. 

· Peterson to Frey: Nothing to fear.  Scott Peterson told Amber Frey, his one-time mistress, that she had no reason to fear for her life after his wife's disappearance, according to taped telephone calls played for jurors at his double murder trial Monday. 

· Peterson accuses Amber Frey of being involved in Laci's disappearance.  In a taped telephone call, Amber Frey said "You know, Scott, when people find out, and they will, no one will think your behavior is innocent," Frey says.  "I had nothing to do with this ... and I just, you know, I hope that you ... are not ... involved to any degree," Peterson replies. 

      » Scott's Biggest Lie.  Of all the lies that Scott Peterson told Amber Frey, one of the biggest is telling her he was in Europe and explaining to her that Europeans work 10 hours a day.  In reality, Europeans work 300 hours less each year than Americans. They barely manage to fill out a 35-hour work-week. Their short days are filled with mandatory breaks. Workers are guaranteed 6 weeks paid summer, in addition to two weeks of special holidays. 

· Scott may paint Amber scarlet.  Scott Peterson's lawyer could decide to paint the accused wife-killer's lover as an unhinged woman who stalked him by phone, sources tell Newsweek magazine.  Amber Frey, who taped her talks with Peterson and became the prosecution's star witness last week, might find the going a little tougher when defense attorney Mark Geragos begins asking the questions. 

· Scott To Amber: We're 'Destroyed.'  In one of the last recorded telephone calls between Scott Peterson and his mistress, Amber Frey confronted him about the disappearance of his wife, and he confessed he had been lying to her about his marital status and whereabouts.

"The media has been telling everyone that I had something to do with her disappearance," Peterson said in the Jan. 6, 2003, call. "So the past two weeks I've been hunted by the media. ... I know that I am, you know, I'm destroyed."  

· Calls Show Amber Asked Scott About Laci.  In one of the last of hundreds of recorded telephone calls between Scott Peterson and his mistress, Amber Frey confronted him about the disappearance of his wife, Laci, and he confessed he had been lying to her about his marital status and whereabouts. 

· Peterson Loved 'The Shining.'  Prosecutors played for jurors a series of telephone calls Scott Peterson made to his mistress — including one where he tells her "The Shining" is "the best movie ever" — in their attempt to show his nonchalance just days after his wife went missing and bolster their theory that the other woman was his motive for murder. 

· How Scott lured me to bed.  Accused wife killer Scott Peterson used champagne, karaoke and a private room in a restaurant to woo Amber Frey to his bed, then fed her lies as they planned a life together, Frey testified yesterday. 

· Peterson mistress recalls an international web of lies.  Testimony Tuesday from Scott Peterson's former lover revealed he told her a string of lies as their relationship progressed, including denying he was married and saying he celebrated New Year's 2003 near the Eiffel Tower. 

· Peterson got lucky with Frey 'within hours.'  At the hotel room, Peterson, whom she described as cheerful, pulled a bottle of champagne out of a brown leather bag and poured it into glasses. He also produced a box of strawberries, and he put a few in the glasses, Frey said.  Peterson later said it was awkward to have slept together after just meeting her, because he was leaving the following week, Frey testified. 

· Amber Frey on Stand in Peterson Trial.  Amber Frey, the former mistress of murder suspect Scott Peterson, has taken the stand to deliver much-anticipated testimony to support the prosecution's case.  

· Peterson's ex-mistress set to testify today.  Taped telephone conversations between Scott Peterson and his former mistress, Amber Frey, are expected to make up the heart of testimony when Frey takes the stand in Peterson's double murder trial Tuesday morning. 

· Judge Halts Scott Peterson Trial Until Tuesday.  New evidence may have been uncovered, and the judge ruled it needs to be tested before the trial can resume. 

· Peterson trial adjourned to test new evidence.  A judge Thursday adjourned the Scott Peterson murder trial until Tuesday to allow for the testing of new evidence in the case potentially helpful to Peterson. 

· Peterson Searched Sales Ads for Used Boats.  Scott Peterson looked for used boats on the Internet a day after a friend of his mistress confronted him about being married, prosecutors showed Wednesday, apparently hoping to convince jurors that the computer searches were an early step in a plot to kill Peterson's wife.  

· Jury to Hear Peterson Ordered 'Hardcore' TV.  Jurors will be allowed to hear testimony in Scott Peterson's murder trial that he ordered "hardcore" adult television programming in the weeks after his pregnant wife vanished, a judge ruled Tuesday. 

· Scott Peterson Was Going Broke.  Scott Peterson's finances came into question Monday as a prosecution witness presented evidence that might support a motive for his wife's murder — he was going broke and getting deeper into debt in the months before his wife was killed. 

· Scott Peterson defense attorney seeks public funds.  A California newspaper is reporting Scott Peterson's lawyers want public funds to help pay for his defense against charges he murdered his pregnant wife.The Modesto Bee reports two judges are considering the request, made in Stanislaus County, where the couple lived until Laci Peterson disappeared in late 2002. 

· Peterson Judge Denies Defense Motions.  A judge on Thursday turned aside a defense effort to derail Scott Peterson's murder trial, rejecting defense motions for a mistrial or outright dismissal of charges on the grounds that an investigator allegedly lied on the witness stand. 

· Peterson Lawyer Seeks Mistrial or Dismissal.  Scott Peterson's lawyer wants a judge to either dismiss the murder charges against his client or declare a mistrial because he alleges a police investigator lied on the witness stand. 

· Mystery Witness to Take Peterson Stand.  A mystery witness was being flown in from Missouri Tuesday to testify at Scott Peterson's double murder trial. 

· Peterson jury learns to fish.  Prosecutors in Scott Peterson's murder trial went fishing Monday for answers to questions including how and where someone would catch sturgeon and striped bass in San Francisco Bay. 

· Peterson Jurors Shown Autopsy Photos.  Jurors in the Scott Peterson murder trial winced when prosecutors showed them graphic photos of Laci Peterson's badly decomposed body during testimony from a criminalist who helped collect evidence from the remains. 

· Peterson Defense Focuses on Prostitute.  Defense attorneys again tried to deflect suspicion from Scott Peterson at his murder trial Wednesday, pointing to a prostitute who police say stole checks from Peterson's mailbox after his pregnant wife disappeared. 

· Not the Grieving Husband.  Prosecutors in Scott Peterson's murder trial are again portraying the former fertilizer salesman as a lying philanderer who didn't act the part of a grieving husband after his pregnant wife, Laci, vanished. 

· Who Else Did Laci Cops Suspect?  Police investigating the disappearance of Laci Peterson questioned hundreds of area sex offenders and parolees, though others were not contacted and many alibis went unverified, a detective testified Monday in Scott Peterson's murder trial. 

· 'Bimbo did it' defense in Laci case.  Amber did it. That's what Scott Peterson's defense is expected to argue when prosecutors call their star witness in the double-murder trial: Peterson's mistress, Amber Frey.  Several legal observers believe defense attorney Mark Geragos will try to portray the young single mom as so desperate for a husband that she helped kill her rival, Scott Peterson's pregnant wife, Laci. 

· Police: No Evidence Against Peterson Found.  Scott Peterson's defense attorneys continued to pick apart the murder case against him as an exhaustive search for hard evidence that has turned up nothing incriminating. 

· Peterson Judge to Decide Whether to Dismiss Charges.  A judge will decide whether to dismiss murder charges against Scott Peterson after the former fertilizer salesman's attorney alleged a prosecution witness lied on the stand. 

· Laci's Hair Entered In Court.  Prosecutors on Tuesday presented their first piece of physical evidence in Scott Peterson's murder trial — a single strand of dark hair found on a pair of pliers and believed to be from his pregnant wife. 

· Witness: No Bruises on Scott Peterson.  An evidence technician who examined Scott Peterson's body for scratches or bruises shortly after his pregnant wife vanished testified Tuesday he found nothing unusual. 

· Peterson Trial Testimony Focuses on Search.  A comforter apparently stained with blood was among numerous pieces of evidence seized from Scott Peterson's homein the days after his pregnant wife vanished, a police detective testified Monday. 

· Laci Jurors See 'Re-Enactment.'  Photos were the centerpiece at the Scott Peterson trial Wednesday - grisly pictures of bodies found - and later, pictures of a pregnant employee of the prosecutor's office, posing inside a toolbox, to illustrate a police theory on how the crime might have happened. 

· Peterson testimony turns to gruesome discovery of bodies.  Prosecutors have abruptly changed the direction of their case against Scott Peterson after last week's questioning of witnesses about his affair with Amber Frey. 

· Peterson Denied Affair, Witness Testifies.  A day after his wife, Laci, disappeared, Scott Peterson told a state polygraph expert that he was not having an affair and that his marriage was fine, the expert testified Tuesday at Peterson's murder trial. 

· Peterson Mistress Could Be Key.  Prosecutors spent the bulk of last week portraying Scott Peterson as a lying cheat who maintained a relationship with his mistress even after his pregnant wife, Laci Peterson, had vanished. 

· Witness: Peterson Lied About Laci.  The woman who introduced Scott Peterson to his mistress testified Wednesday that when she first met him, Peterson never mentioned he was married and told her he had "lost" his first love. 

· Witness said Peterson was looking for relationship.  The woman who introduced Scott Peterson to his eventual mistress testified Wednesday in Peterson's double murder trial that when she first met him, Peterson never mentioned being married. 

· Peterson Spoke Of Body Disposal.  Scott Peterson talked to a friend nine years ago about how he would dispose of a body if he killed someone, saying he would weight the body down and dump it in the ocean so the fish would eat it, a detective testified. 

· Peterson Defense Grills Witnesses.  Defense attorneys in Scott Peterson's murder trial tried Monday to show that the police investigation was shoddy and designed from the start to implicate him. 

· Peterson Prosecutors Faltering.  As Scott Peterson's double-murder trial enters its second month, many courtroom observers say the prosecution's case appears to be faltering. 

· Peterson detective admits omitting info.  A police detective Thursday admitted in Scott Peterson's double murder trial that he omitted information that showed Laci Peterson may have been in the warehouse where her husband's boat was stored. 

· Ex-Peterson Juror Says Prosecution Failed.  juror dismissed from the Scott Peterson murder trial criticized the prosecution's case on Thursday, saying there had been no good explanation of how or why Peterson would have killed his pregnant wife.  Justin Falconer, replaced Wednesday by an alternate, told reporters outside the courtroom that he would have found Peterson not guilty. 

· 'Juror No. 5' Tossed Off Laci Case.  The judge in Scott Peterson's murder trial removed one of the 12 jurors Wednesday but denied a defense motion for a mistrial.  According to a transcript of a closed-door meeting with Judge Alfred A. Delucchi, Juror No. 5 admitted to discussing the media coverage of the case with his girlfriend. 

· Jurors hear Scott Peterson's own account of night Laci vanished.  The first detective to come to investigate Laci Peterson's disappearance testified that it became an exercise in futility to try to eliminate Scott Peterson as a suspect. 

· Friends testify Laci was feeling too sick to exercise pet.  Laci Peterson was in so much discomfort from her pregnancy that four days before she was reported missing she had to be helped to her car following a low-impact yoga class, her instructor testified in court Monday. 

· Watch like Laci's was pawned.  The defense attorney for Scott Peterson - who is accused of killing his pregnant wife and unborn son - produced a pawn ticket in court Thursday showing that someone pawned a watch similar to one belonging to Laci Peterson, seven days after she was reported missing. 

· Laci lied about husband Scott's occupation.  While Laci Peterson was at a Modesto jewelry store to have some jewelry appraised, she told the clerk that her husband worked at a local law firm.  Scott Peterson was actually a fertilizer salesman. 

· Cop Recalls Petersons' 'Model Home.'  One of the first police officers to search Scott Peterson's house in the hours after his wife vanished described a "model home" with little out of place and a husband whose fishing story didn't quite catch. 

· O.J. lurks in Laci trial.  One of the major clashes of the Scott Peterson murder trial is expected to electrify the court this week as defense lawyer Mark Geragos tears into police testimony. 

· Peterson's Home Immediately Suspicious.  Within hours of responding to Scott Peterson's home Christmas Eve, 2002, police summoned a detective - an uncommon practice for a missing persons case, Modesto Police Sgt. Byron Duerfeldt testified Thursday during Peterson's murder trial. 

· Laci's stepdad: Mistress photo was 'last straw.'  Laci Peterson's stepfather said Tuesday he had a good relationship with Scott Peterson - who is accused of killing Laci and the couple's unborn son - and didn't believe Scott was involved in their deaths, but seeing a photograph of Scott with his mistress was "the last straw." 

· Victim's clothing key in Peterson case.  Laci Peterson's friends and family swarmed to her home the night she was reported missing, frantically scouring the neighborhood for clues as to what happened to the woman who was eight months pregnant. 

· Stepsister describes last sighting of Laci Peterson.  Prosecutors began laying out their case against Scott Peterson Thursday with witnesses describing their encounters with his wife, Laci, the last day she was seen alive by anyone other than her husband. 

· Peterson defense calls prosecution case weak.  Scott Peterson's attorney on Wednesday criticized the state case against the former fertilizer salesman, telling jurors that there was no evidence to connect Peterson to the death of his pregnant wife. 

· Attorney: Peterson Is Adulterer, Not Killer.  The defense lawyer for Scott Peterson ssaid Wednesday his client was a cad who cheated on his wife but that didn't make him a man who would murder her and her unborn son. 

· Peterson Prosecutors Allege Story Inconsistencies.  Within a day of reporting his pregnant wife missing, Scott Peterson lied about his extramarital affair, gave conflicting accounts of his whereabouts and brushed off in-laws helping search for Laci Peterson, prosecutors said in opening arguments of Peterson's murder trial Tuesday. 

· Peterson trial begins in California.  Scott Peterson finally gets his day in court.  Seventeen months after his pregnant wife, Laci, vanished from their apparently serene middle-class life, the double murder trial of the former fertilizer salesman begins in a courtroom 90 miles from the couple's Modesto home.  Legal experts say the trial could last six-months. 

· Peterson Jurors Open to Death Penalty.  The 12 jurors selected for Scott Peterson's murder trial all said they would be willing to sentence the former fertilizer salesman to death if they convict him of killing his wife and the couple's fetus. 

· Attorney: New Evidence Will Clear Peterson.  Defense attorney Mark Geragos, citing misconduct, is seeking sanctions against the prosecution in Peterson's double-murder trial, set to start June 1. Peterson is accused of killing his pregnant wife, Laci, and their fetus on or around Dec. 24, 2002.

"Just last week the prosecution turned over reports disclosing an interview with a witness who saw Laci Peterson being pulled into a van by at least two men. This eyewitness, who has been a sworn peace officer, has apparently been known to the prosecution since December of 2002 yet he was only interviewed within the last week," the motion states. 

· Forensic scientists first speculate about, then work on Peterson trial.  Two respected forensics experts, Henry Lee and Cyril Wecht, provided abundant television commentary when Laci Peterson's disappearance sparked international intrigue. They speculated that her body had not been recovered because her killer had sunk it with concrete blocks. 

· Scott Peterson trial start delayed; judge says more jurors needed.  A day after denying a motion to move the trial to Los Angeles, Judge Alfred Delucchi said more time would be needed to find enough people eligible to serve on the case. 

· Scott Peterson's Ex-Mistress Gives Birth.  The woman whose affair with Scott Peterson is at the center of the murder case against him has given birth to a son. 

· Scott Peterson Prosecutors To Test Blood In Van.  Prosecutors in Scott Peterson's murder trial said they will conduct DNA tests on blood found inside a van that witnesses reportedly saw in the neighborhood around the time his pregnant wife vanished. 

· Jury Selection in Scott Peterson Double Murder Trial Continues.  The initial jury selection in the Scott Peterson trial is almost halfway completed, but the issues facing both sides are increasing. 

· Judge threatens jail for those not responding to subpoenas.  The judge in the Scott Peterson murder trial threatened to put a handful of people in jail this morning after defense attorney Mark Geragos said they had failed to respond to subpoenas he had issued. 

· Potential Peterson juror investigated.  A prospective juror in the Scott Peterson trial will soon appear in a hearing to determine whether she said the defendant is "guilty as hell" and she intended to make sure the double murder suspect "got everything he deserves." 

· Geragos to use 'OJ' defense in Peterson case?  Prosecutors in the Scott Peterson double-murder trial will rely on circumstantial evidence, and his attorneys will suggest police were incompetent, if recent questions during jury selection are any indication. 

· Witness's pregnancy may complicate Peterson trial.  Amber Frey was Scott Peterson's secret lover. Then she became the Modesto, Calif., Police's secret informant. Now she's the star witness against the young man accused of killing his wife -- and she's eight months pregnant with another man's child. 

· Two faces of Mark Geragos – talk show pundit, defense crusader.  Mark Geragos was certain the case was solid – Scott Peterson was either guilty of murder, or a complete idiot.

In televised interviews before he took over as Peterson's lead counsel, Geragos described the evidence as overwhelming, and figured Peterson was all but convicted in the deaths of his wife and their unborn son. 

· Judge selects five more potential Peterson jurors.  After struggling on opening day, lawyers and a judge working to seat a jury for the trial of Scott Peterson on Tuesday sent five more prospective jurors to the final phase. 

· Peterson judge rejects media request.  Several newspapers lost their plea Tuesday to see the completed questionnaires of potential jurors for Scott Peterson's murder trial. 

· First juror picked in Peterson murder trial.  A state wastewater inspector was picked Monday as the first of what will eventually be 80 people eligible to be jurors in Scott Peterson's murder trial. 

· Judge OKs Peterson TV Interviews.  Opening statements in Scott Peterson's double-murder trial are set for May 17, a judge said Monday.  Judge Alfred A. Delucchi also said jurors will be allowed to hear television interviews that Scott Peterson did in the weeks after his wife's disappearance. 

· Scott Peterson Trial To Resume.  After a week's hiatus, the Scott Peterson double murder trial resumes in a Redwood City courtroom Monday.  The judge will decide on two issues: whether TV interviews Peterson did before he was arrested can be admitted as evidence, and determine the change of venue request by the defense. 

· Witness's pregnancy affects Peterson case.  Amber Frey was Scott Peterson's secret lover. Then she became the Modesto police's secret informant. Now she's the star witness against the man accused of killing his wife, and is as pregnant as Laci Peterson was when she disappeared on Christmas Eve 2002. 

· Peterson Defense Wants New Venue for Trial.  Defense attorneys in Scott Peterson's double-murder trial told a judge Tuesday they believe too many prospective jurors already have concluded their client is guilty and, among other possible remedies, may seek a second move for the trial. 

· Scott Peterson introduced to jury pool.  Nearly 100 potential jurors in Scott Peterson's double-murder trial began answering questionnaires Thursday about their views on the death penalty and their personal experiences, such as whether they had ever had an affair. 

· Jurors to fill out surveys as Laci Peterson murder trial begins.  Potential jurors in the Laci Peterson murder trial in Redwood City, California, will be answering some very personal questions today. 

· Peterson jury allowed to hear wiretaps.  Jurors in Scott Peterson's trial will hear evidence collected by investigators using wiretap listening devices, a judge ruled. 

· Dogs were used to track couple.  Authorities used dogs to track Scott Peterson as well as his missing wife, testimony in his double-murder case revealed. 

· Prosecutors: Affair Drove Scott to Kill Laci.  In the first detailed description of their case, prosecutors charge in court filings that Scott Peterson's affair with a massage therapist drove him to murder his pregnant wife. 

      » Earlier Peterson affair alleged by prosecutors.  Scott Peterson had more than one affair, converted his unborn son's nursery into a storage room and lied about his pregnant wife continuing to walk the dog into her third trimester, prosecutors said for the first time in court documents released today. 

· Peterson Jury Selection Scheduled.  Potential jurors in the Scott Peterson double-murder trial will be questioned about whether they have ever had an extramarital affair or lost a child when selection begins next week. 

      » Lawmakers to Debate Laci and Conner's Law.  The slaying of Laci Peterson has a legacy on Capitol Hill. This week the House will take up a bill in her name that would make it separate federal crimes to injure or kill both a woman and her fetus. 

· Peterson Defense Loses Bid.  Scott Peterson's defense lawyers lost a bid Monday to put a judge on the stand to testify about his decision to let investigators tap Peterson's phones. 

· More Haggling Over Peterson Wiretap Evidence.  Lawyers in the Scott Peterson murder case continued wrangling Thursday over whether tapes of his wiretapped phone calls can be used in trial. 

· Judge allows GPS evidence in Peterson case.  The judge in Scott Peterson's murder trial ruled Tuesday that evidence dealing with the electronic tracking of Peterson after his wife's disappearance will be admitted in the trial. 

· Judge Grants Control of Estate to Laci Peterson's Mother.  A Stanislaus County judge has given Laci Peterson's mother the authority to administer her estate. 

· Laci Peterson: The TV Movie.  With the Scott Peterson murder case still in pretrial maneuvering, "The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story," starring Dean Cain, premieres Friday. 

· Peterson Judge Orders Witness List Sealed.  At a hearing Monday, Judge Alfred A. Delucchi told attorneys he wants the jury selection process to begin in two weeks. 

· Judge to Mull Whether to Sequester Peterson Jury.  The judge in the Scott Peterson case will hear motions Monday on whether or not the jury should be sequestered during the trial. 

· Peterson Lawyers Ready for Trial.  Scott Peterson's lawyers reversed course and said they are ready to begin his murder trial immediately. 

· Key Potential Peterson Defense Witness Dies.  The Scott Peterson defense team has suffered a major setback - an elderly neighbor who claimed to have seen Laci Peterson walking her dog on the day she disappeared from her Modesto home, countering the police theory of the crime - has died. 

· Media costs skyrocket for Peterson trial.  San Mateo County - who was clamoring to get the trial - is charging the media $51,000 each for a spot near the Peterson trial Courthouse.  The sidewalk by the courthouse has become one of the most expensive pieces of real estate in the San Francisco Bay area. 

     » Defense asks for delay in Peterson trial.  Defense attorneys for Scott Peterson, who is accused of killing his wife and their unborn son, filed a motion asking for a delay in the case.  

· Peterson case to get a new judge.  The murder trial of Scott Peterson will be delayed and get still another new judge after the district attorney in the case Thursday challenged the state chief justice's appointment of Judge Richard Arnason, announced only the day before. 

· Prosecutors Seek Removal of Peterson Judge.  Prosecutors in the murder case against Scott Peterson filed papers Thursday to remove the judge appointed to preside at the trial, contending he is biased against them. 

· Retired Judge to Preside Over Peterson Trial.  A retired judge whose long experience with high-profile cases dates back to the 1970s trial of black militant Angela Davis was picked Wednesday to preside at the double-murder trial of Scott Peterson. 

· Judge Moves Peterson Trial to San Mateo County.  The judge in the murder case against Scott Peterson moved the trial about 90 miles away to the San Francisco Bay area Tuesday because of hostility toward Peterson in his dead wife's hometown. 

· Judge to Revisit Peterson Venue Change.  Prosecutors seeking the death penalty against Scott Peterson in the killings of his wife and unborn son were expected to ask a judge Tuesday to keep the murder trial in Stanislaus County because a decision to move the case was based on a bogus survey of possible jurors. 

· California counties vie for Peterson murder trial.  Tourism officials from all over the state are working hard to get the trial moved to their county. "They are seeing nothing but dollar signs in the media frenzy expected to follow Peterson." 

· Judge Rejects Attempt to Dismiss Peterson Case.  A judge rejected Wednesday an attempt by defense lawyers to dismiss the case against accused double-murderer Scott Peterson. 

· Peterson trial site narrowed to four counties.  The likely location for the murder trial of Scott Peterson, charged with killing his wife and their unborn child, has been narrowed to four counties, a California state court official said.  

· Allegations arise in Peterson trial survey.  Several university students said they fabricated survey results factored into in a judge's decision to move Scott Peterson's capital murder trial out of Modesto.  "We falsified the info," said a 20-year-old criminal justice student at California State University, Stanislaus. "The stuff we submitted wasn't true." 

· Judge OKs Moving Peterson Trial.  A judge ruled on Thursday that accused murderer Scott Peterson can't get a fair jury in his dead wife's hometown and ordered the case moved out of Stanislaus County. 

· Peterson Prosecutors Will Call Burglary Suspect.  One of the men who burglarized a home in Scott Peterson's neighborhood hours after Laci Peterson's Christmas Eve disappearance will be called as a witness by the prosecution in the upcoming double murder trial, according to court documents filed. 

· Geragos Moves for Dismissal of Peterson Case.  Scott Peterson's lawyer, arguing that Modesto police failed to pursue a "genuine investigation of Laci Peterson's disappearance" last Christmas Eve, is seeking dismissal of double-murder charges against his client. 

· No Surprises:  Peterson Pleads Not Guilty at Arraignment.  This is the second time that Peterson pleaded not guilty to the charges that could send him to death row. He denied the accusations after his arrest in April and was forced to face them again after a judge decided last month there was enough evidence for prosecutors to take the case to trial. 

· Filming Of Peterson Movie Draws Mixed Reviews.  The film is called "The Perfect Husband" and stars Dean Cain as Scott Peterson.  "I don't want anymore attention to Modesto," said one resident. "Why make a movie out of it? We don't need to glorify it. It's ridiculous." 

· Peterson prosecutors thin on answers.  Prosecutors didn't answer how, where or why they believe Laci Peterson was killed.  They didn't show how or when her body found its way to the chilly waters of San Francisco Bay. 

· Transcript of Peterson-Frey Tape Released.  About two weeks after his wife's Christmas Eve disappearance, Scott Peterson apologized for deceiving his mistress into believing that he was a widower, according to the transcript of one phone conversation. 

· Scott Peterson to Stand Trial for Murder.  Scott Peterson will stand trial on charges of murdering his wife and unborn child, a judge determined Tuesday following a preliminary hearing that spanned four weeks. He will be arraigned on Dec. 3. 

· Peterson and Frey: 241 calls in 93 days.  Scott Peterson exchanged 241 cell phone calls with his lover in a 93-day period starting five weeks before his pregnant wife disappeared, an investigator testified this morning. 

· Scott Peterson Hearing Drawing to Close.  The hearing to determine if there is enough evidence to try Peterson on charges he killed his wife Laci and their unborn son is into its fourth week. Prosecutors plan to call two more police witnesses Tuesday. 

· Detective: Laci Peterson's Body Dressed In Tan Pants, Contradicting Husband's Account.  The remains of Laci Peterson washed ashore in San Francisco Bay clad in tan pants - not the black pants her husband reported she was wearing when he said he went fishing on Christmas Eve. 

· Peterson Defense to Subpoena Former Mistress.  In a stunning move, defense attorneys for accused murderer Scott Peterson (search) were reportedly planning to subpoena his former girlfriend to testify in the preliminary hearing. 

· Detective Reveals Tricks Used to Nab Peterson.  A detective who spent Christmas Eve questioning Scott Peterson and the next four months trying to find his missing wife testified Wednesday about how officers enlisted Peterson's friends, neighbors and mistress in the effort to snare him. 

· Detective: Peterson Called Himself Widower.  The same day he bought a fishing boat that would provide his alibi when his pregnant wife vanished two weeks later, Scott Peterson told his mistress he was a widower planning his first Christmas alone, a police officer testified. 

· DNA at Center of Laci Peterson Hearings.  Defense attorneys in the Scott Peterson trial have called mitochondrial DNA evidence questionable science, frustrating experts and putting under a microscope what has become a mainstream tool of American justice. 

· Housekeeper to Testify in Peterson Hearing.  After two days of testimony supporting DNA evidence against Scott Peterson, prosecutors planned to question some of the last people to see Laci Peterson alive. 

· DNA Testimony Opens Peterson Hearing.  A hair found in a pair of pliers on the boat Scott Peterson took fishing the day his wife disappeared matched a genetic sample from Laci Peterson's mother, an FBI expert testified Wednesday, as prosecutors sought to have him tried in the slaying of his wife and unborn son. 

· Prelim opens with wiretap, GPS decisions.  Wiretaps secretly recording Scott Peterson's telephone conversations while he was under police surveillance will not be used in his double-murder preliminary hearing, prosecutors said this morning. 

· No Wiretap Evidence at Peterson Hearing.  Prosecutors in the case against accused double murderer Scott Peterson decided not to introduce wiretap evidence at the preliminary hearing. 

· Amber Frey Files Lawsuit Over Nude Photos.  The former girlfriend of murder suspect Scott Peterson has filed a $6 million against a pornography broker for posting nude and seminude photos of her on his Web site. 

· Preliminary hearing in Laci Peterson murder case postponed again.  The preliminary hearing in the Laci Peterson murder case was postponed until Oct. 28 so defense attorney Mark Geragos can attend a different murder trial in Southern California, Stanislaus County court officials said. 

· Peterson Phone Logs Shed New Light on Affair.  Newly released phone records belonging to accused double murderer Scott Peterson offer a very different account of his extramarital relationship than what his lawyers and family have discussed publicly. 

· Peterson Attorneys Seek to Exclude Key Evidence.  Lawyers representing Scott Peterson, the Modesto fertilizer salesman accused of killing his wife and unborn child, have asked a judge to exclude evidence, alleging two detectives mishandled the items. 

· Peterson Had $250,000 Life Insurance Policy On Laci.  In court fillings, the Principal Life Insurance Co. has asked a Stanislaus County Superior Court judge to withhold a $256,429.02 payment to Laci Peterson's estate until the murder charges against her husband, Scott Peterson, are adjudicated. 

· Attorney Says He Has Evidence for Peterson Kidnap Plot.  The attorney for the inmate who claimed double murder suspect Scott Peterson plotted the kidnapping of his pregnant wife may have "corroborating evidence" as early as Monday, Fox News has learned. 

· Peterson Informer Convinces Ex-Cop.  The inmate who claims he overheard double murder suspect Scott Peterson talking about kidnapping his wife Laci convinced the ex-cop who gave him a polygraph test that he is telling the truth, the officer told Fox News in an exclusive interview. 

· Scott Peterson Defense Team May Change.  Individuals close to Scott Peterson tell Fox News there are discussions going on about possibly diminishing the role of lead attorney Mark Geragos. 

· Laci Peterson Investigation Returns To San Francisco Bay.  The Laci Peterson investigation returned to the San Francisco Bay Friday when a Contra Costa County Sheriff's Department search boat was seen on the bay waters off point Isabel in Richmond. 

· Peterson talked of a kidnap, witness.  A Fresno County Jail inmate under a polygraph test, says accused murderer Scott Peterson broached the idea of kidnapping his wife while meeting with two members of a neo-Nazi gang about a month before a pregnant Laci Peterson disappeared. 

· Prosecutors to use DNA against Peterson in delayed preliminary hearing.  Prosecutors plan to use DNA to link Scott Peterson to the murder of his wife and unborn son, but they will have to wait seven more weeks to do so. 

· Peterson Preliminary Hearing Delayed.  The Scott Peterson preliminary hearing has been delayed almost six weeks until Oct. 20 to give the defense more time to review evidence. 

· Feud Erupts Over Laci Peterson's Funeral.  In an exchange of emails, the mother of Scott Peterson - who is accused of killing his wife and unborn child - begged Laci Peterson's mother to delay the funeral of her daughter-in-law and unborn grandchild. Those pleas were ignored, igniting a bitter dispute between the two families.

Jackie Peterson wrote: "We are writing with an appeal to your heart... we ask you to postpone the service until such times Scott is exonerated and we all join together as a family to mourn your daughter, Scott's wife, our and yours grandson and Scott's son who has been taken from all of us so cruelly."  

· Laci Peterson, Son Laid to Rest.  About 250 people gathered on a sunny Friday afternoon for the private ceremony at Burwood Cemetery in Escalon, Calif. 

· Laci's Baby Was Born, Then Slain.  Disturbing new evidence in the Laci Peterson murder case suggests she gave birth to son Conner — who was alive before he was killed and his body trussed in a plastic bag, it was reported. 

· Scott Peterson Admitted Involvement in Laci's Disappearance to Amber Frey.  Accused killer Scott Peterson admitted to girlfriend Amber Frey that he was involved in the disappearance of his 8-months-pregnant wife before changing his story. 

· Peterson changes position on camera issue.  Scott Peterson wants cameras in the courtroom for his preliminary hearing next month. 

· Bodies of Laci Peterson, unborn son to be released to family.  The bodies have been held at the Contra Costa County Coroner's office since washing ashore in April along the San Francisco Bay. 

· No Cameras Allowed in Peterson Preliminary Hearing.  Cameras will not be allowed in the preliminary hearing for Scott Peterson's double murder trial, a judge ruled. 

· Peterson Defense Team Trying to Fill Gaps in Argument.  Scott Peterson's defense team is trying to fill some major holes in their case as they try to build their argument that a third party was responsible for the death of Laci Peterson. 

Media, Public Allowed at Peterson Preliminary Hearing.  The media and the public will be allowed in the preliminary hearing for the Scott Peterson double-murder trial, a judge ruled Thursday, but the decision about cameras in the courtroom will be made another day.  more...

· Peterson Defense Team Examines Bodies.  Scott Peterson's defense team sent experts Monday to examine the remains of Laci Peterson and her unborn son. 

· Peterson rented private mailbox Dec. 23.  The Postal Service has turned over to prosecutors an application that Scott Peterson filled out in connection with his rental of a private mailbox on Dec. 23, according to a source familiar with the application. 

Scott Peterson's Lawyers to Examine Bodies of Laci, Unborn Baby.  Scott Peterson's defense team plans to conduct an examination of the remains of Laci Peterson and her unborn son following a court order issued Thursday by a Modesto judge.  more...

Family, Prosecutors Want Peterson Trial Unplugged.  The family of murdered Modesto schoolteacher Laci Peterson has joined prosecutors in asking a Stanislaus County judge to ban television cameras from the courtroom during the upcoming preliminary hearing and trial.  more...

Modesto Poll:  96 percent said Scott Peterson is probably guilty or definitely guilty.    more...

'Slam dunk' remark lives on.  What he said, and when he said it.  State Attorney General Bill Lockyer's 'Slam Dunk' remark is an ongoing embarrassment to the prosecution.  more...

An annoyed Peterson speaks out in court.  Scott Peterson lashed out at prosecutors Thursday, telling a judge in rare court comments that the district attorney's slow pace of turning over evidence to his lawyers left him no choice but to consent to a two-month delay in his double-murder case.  more...

No room at the inn since TV comment.  The manager of a Modesto hotel said he turned away Scott Peterson's parents after his father criticized Laci Peterson's family on a nationally televised talk show.

"I didn't want to take care of them anymore," said Brad Saltzman, general manager of the Red Lion Hotel. He made it clear that his stance did not reflect that of hotel ownership.  more...

Laci's family wants cameras banned.  Laci Peterson's family has asked a judge to ban cameras from the courtroom in the murder trial of her husband, according to court documents.  more...

Fight for Peterson records continues.  Media lawyers filed two motions in an attempt to gain access to records in Scott Peterson's double-murder case.  "Judges are somewhat offended by a lot of media scrutiny, by what they would characterize as a media circus-type atmosphere." "They feel it's their obligation to impose order on that situation."  more...

In memo, mayor says Peterson lacked grief at Jan. 3 meeting.  Modesto Mayor Carmen Sabatino said this week that he did not detect "much grief" from Scott Peterson when the two met 10 days after Peterson's pregnant wife, Laci, was reported missing.  more...

Geragos Wants D.A. Held In Contempt.  Scott Peterson's lawyer asked a judge Friday to find the Stanislaus County district attorney in contempt, alleging the prosecutor violated a gag order by saying he planned to present evidence at a public hearing that "might open some eyes."  more...

Geragos wants Peterson case halted because of dual judges.  Scott Peterson's attorneys have filed court papers asking that all pending proceedings in the case be halted until two differing rulings, issued by two judges, can be ironed out.  more...

Defense wants judge taken off Peterson case.  Scott Peterson's lawyers and prosecutors want to kick out a judge who ruled against keeping search warrants secret in the double-murder case, according to court documents Peterson's camp filed.  more...

Police Look For Pattern To Phone Calls.  Modesto investigators have served search warrants on five cell phone companies trying to determine if Amber Frey called Scott Peterson at his home in the days before the Christmas Eve murder of his wife, Laci.  more...

Peterson Attorney Asks to Remove Gag, Sanction Mistress' Attorney.  Scott Peterson's attorney is asking a judge to lift his gag order, saying it is unconstitutional and had already failed to muffle the lawyer representing his client's former girlfriend.  more...

Surprise!  Geragos wants gag gone.  Scott Peterson's defense attorneys asked a judge Friday to rescind his gag order in the double murder case and to hold a contempt-of-court hearing for attorney Gloria Allred.  Defense attorney Mark Geragos alleged in paperwork filed Friday that Allred - "mocking the authority of this court" - violated the gag order just hours after it was issued.  more...

Amber's mother speaks out:  Doing the right thing gets wrong results.  "I see Amber being attacked and made to look like a bad person. So-called experts on these shows - who have never been lucky enough to meet her and who know nothing about her -- feel free to blacken her character.  For her bravery in coming forward and helping police, she has been rewarded by being exploited for other people's gains, not hers."  more...

Peterson living life of letters, TV, chess.  Scott Peterson whiles away the hours in his cell watching television, playing chess and reading stacks of letters from female admirers, a fellow jail inmate says.  more...

Scott Peterson inundated with mail in prison.  Scott Peterson, charged with murdering his pregnant wife and their unborn child, is receiving stacks of letters in jail, many of them from women.  more...

Judge Issues Gag Order in Laci Peterson Murder Case.  Judge Al Girolami said he believed the gag order was the only way to stop leaks and rumors from derailing Scott Peterson's right to a fair trial.  more...

Judge to Unseal Warrants in Peterson Case.  Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Roger Beauchesne wrote in a three-page ruling that there was no longer a reason to keep the eight search warrants and related police reports sealed once Scott Peterson was arrested and charged with the murders of his wife and unborn son.  more...

Peterson lawyers subpoena judge in wiretap dispute.  Lawyers for Scott Peterson have subpoenaed the judge who approved a wiretap on Scott Peterson's telephone, arguing he violated rules governing a capital murder case, court officials said.  more...

Experts: No Proof of Satanic Cults.  The Laci Peterson case has all the makings of a made-for-TV movie: murder, sex, infidelity and most incredibly, an alleged satanic cult.  more...

Speaking for Laci.  It was on June 9, one year ago, that Laci Peterson broke the news to her family and friends, joyous news, that she couldn’t wait to share: she was pregnant. Much later, of course, her family would receive a horribly different piece of news: a phone call on Christmas Eve, that something was wrong.  more...

O.J. Forensics Expert Consulted in Peterson Case.  Yet another high-profile expert has been consulted in the Scott Peterson murder case - this one the forensic specialist who was involved in the O.J. Simpson trial.  more...

Peterson Death Certificates Released.  The death certificates of Laci Peterson and her unborn son have been released in Contra Costa County.  more...

Hustler Bidding for Nude Amber Frey Pics.  Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt says he has been approached by a man who says he owns the rights to about 27 pictures of Peterson's former girlfriend -- and most of them are nude.  more...

Police Believe Laci Was Drugged And Strangled.  Police believe Scott Peterson drugged his pregnant wife with the growth hormone and date rape drug - GHB - and then strangled her in the couple's Modesto home, numerous sources revealed.  more...

Evidence at Stake in Friday Peterson Hearing.  Scott Peterson's defense attorneys were asking a judge Friday to dismiss the prosecutors assigned to the case and to toss out the results of wiretaps that monitored thousands of Scott's calls after the disappearance of his pregnant wife, Laci Peterson,  more...

Legal Drama To Unfold In Peterson Case.  Weeks of courtroom maneuvering and spin control hurled toward a Friday climax in the Christmas Eve murder case of Modesto schoolteacher Laci Peterson and her unborn son, Conner.  more...

Another Witness May Have Seen Laci and Dog.  Another witness says he may have seen Laci Peterson walking her dog on the day her family reported her missing, the Modesto Bee reported.  more...

Prosecutors Claim Wiretap Was Legal.  Two weeks after Laci Peterson vanished, police wiretapped her husband's phone because they had exhausted normal investigative techniques, according to court papers.  more...

Larry Flynt Bidding for Nude Pictures of Amber Frey.  Larry Flynt, the controversial publisher of Hustler magazine, was recently approached by an agent who claimed to own the rights to about 200 photographs, most of them nude, of the former girlfriend of murder suspect Scott Peterson.  more...

Mysterious Brown Van At State Crime Lab.  A brown van impounded at the state crime lab in Ripon on Wednesday could either hold the key or have nothing to do with the abduction and murder of Laci Peterson and her unborn son, Conner.  more...

Laci Peterson's class reunion is on, despite death.  Graduates of the Downey High School class of 1993 have started planning their 10-year reunion after coming to grips with the death of the event's original organizer, Laci Peterson.  more...

Peterson's lawyer protests wiretaps.  An attorney for double-murder defendant Scott Peterson said Monday that the Stanislaus County district attorney should be disqualified from the case because of "improper eavesdropping" on his client.  more...

DA: Van Spotted at Time of Peterson's Disappearance Found.  The Stanislaus County district attorney's office has obtained what it believes is the mysterious van Scott Peterson's defense team said will help prove his innocence.  more...

Rape report revealed by Scott's defense.  The report reveals that a rape crisis counselor told investigators about a woman who said she was attacked in the area a week before the young pregnant woman went missing.  more...

Judge orders Peterson autopsy to remain sealed.  The autopsy report on the deaths of Laci Peterson and her unborn son will remain sealed - for now - even though portions already have been leaked to the media.  more...

Laci's Mother Enters Peterson Home.  Against the advice of her attorney, Laci Peterson's mother Sharon Rocha has entered the former home of her slain daughter and is gathering her belongings.  more...

Scott's mom upset at family going to "our" house.  “I have a lot of empathy for Sharon,” Jackie Peterson said, “but she does not have a right to go in our house and take what she wants.”  more...

Geragos To Rochas: 'If You Want War, You'll Get War.'  Defense attorney Mark Geragos allegedly told the attorneys representing Laci Peterson's family that "if you want war, you got war" after negotiations to allow the Rochas to enter their late daughter's home broke down.  more...

DA now wants autopsy results made public.  On the heels of gruesome information leaked from the autopsy report on Laci Peterson's unborn child, the prosecutor in the case filed a motion Thursday seeking to unseal the reports on both the mother and child so that the media can report "accurate information."  more...

Tape looped around fetus’s neck!  The body of the fetus found near its slain mother, Laci Peterson, on the shore of the San Francisco Bay had one and a half loops of plastic tape around its neck, according to a portion of the coroner’s report on the autopsy on the fetus obtained exclusively Thursday by NBC News. The finding could be used by the defense team for Scott Peterson, Laci’s husband, who is accused in her death, to bolster its theory that Laci and the fetus were killed in a satanic ritual.  more...

Laci Peterson's Baby Had Noose Around Neck.  MSNBC reporter Dan Abrams said Thursday that he saw the autopsy photos of Laci Peterson and her unborn child, and the baby had a piece of plastic wrapped around his neck when the body was found.  more...

Peterson's Mistress Ponders Playboy.  Frey, who is a massage therapist, could earn around five hundred thousand dollars for the playboy spread.  more...

Laci's hubby spent secret cash on lovers.  With as many as three girlfriends, multiple cell phones to stay in touch and a checking account hidden from his wife, Scott Peterson had a busy secret life, a source close to the double-murder investigation revealed.  more...

Laci Peterson's family hires lawyers to collect her mementos.  Laci Peterson's family has hired lawyers to help them visit their daughter's house and collect her wedding dress, jewelry and other mementos.  more...

Sharing Information.  Both the prosecution and Peterson's lawyers said they want all the evidence in the case to remain sealed, as both sides are continuing to investigate what happened to Laci Peterson.  more...

Judge orders release of Peterson records.  The judge overseeing the murder case of Scott Peterson ordered Tuesday that police records of telephone calls made between Peterson and his lawyer and investigator be turned over to his new defense attorney.  more...

Court Documents Released.  more...

Newspapers push for Peterson records.  Lawyers for the three California newspapers will argue Tuesday that search warrant information relating to the arrest of Scott Lee Peterson should be released to the public.  more...

Fishermen find Peterson's story a bit suspicious.  "I wouldn't even take a 16-footer out in the Bay," said Modesto resident Randy McGee, who has fished there for 40 years. "You don't go fishing for sturgeon in the Bay with a little 14-foot aluminum boat. You just don't."  more...

Did Laci's husband have other affairs?  Scott Peterson may have had affairs with two women other than Amber Frey in the period prior to his wife's disappearance, according to a report.  more...

New Details Emerge About Condition of Laci's Body.  Disturbing new details about the condition of the body of Laci Peterson are revealed.  more...

Peterson's Lawyers Say They'll Prove He Didn't Murder Laci.  Scott Peterson's defense team says they have found the mystery woman who can provide information about the real killers of the California murder suspect's 8-months-pregnant wife, Laci, and their unborn child.

Now, the defense team says they are only days – if not hours – from locating the people who they believe are responsible for the killing.  more...

Scott Peterson's Ex-Girlfriend Hires Lawyer.  The woman who revealed she had a relationship with Scott Peterson said Monday she is prepared to testify at his trial on charges of murdering his pregnant wife, Laci, and their unborn child.  more...

Prosecution 'Desperate' for Evidence in Laci Peterson Case.  Law enforcement agencies searched the San Francisco Bay Saturday because prosecutors are "desperate" to find more evidence in support of their theory that Scott Peterson killed his wife Laci.  more...

Defense: Satanic Cult Possibly Involved In Laci's Death.  One of the theories the defense is reportedly considering is that Peterson was killed as part of a satanic ritual as the hands of one of the known cults in Modesto.  more...

Law Enforcement Looking for More Evidence in Laci Case.  Law enforcement divers are back beneath the waters of San Francisco Bay, looking for more evidence in the Laci Peterson murder case.  more...

'Credible suspects' claimed: Peterson defense team won't ID who they are.  Attorneys would not say who the suspects are, but the evidence points away from two men arrested for burglarizing a house across the street.  more...

Sources Say Laci Was Mutilated.  A source from Scott Peterson's legal team who has seen documents referring to the condition of the body said it was "horrendous," and "awful, awful, awful."

The source said Laci "was carved up," and "the head is not the only part that is missing."  more...

Judge Seals Autopsy Reports In Peterson Case.  The autopsies of Laci Peterson and her unborn son were completed by the Contra Costa County coroner and sealed by a judge in Stanislaus County Superior Court.  more...

Prosecutor: Scott Peterson's Telephone Was Tapped.  A prosecutor said that Scott Peterson's telephone was tapped earlier this year and investigators may have listened in on interviews with journalists in case he admitted killing his pregnant wife.  more...

Amber Frey's Phone Was Also Tapped.  The phone of Amber Frey, Scott Peterson's former mistress, was also tapped by investigators while they were trying to tie Scott to the murders.  more...

Peterson Defense Team Seeks Abduction Witness.  The defense sources say they have at least one witness who claims to have information that the pregnant woman was kidnapped on Dec. 24.  more...

Warrant for Peterson hair.  Investigators used a search warrant to take a sample of Scott Peterson's hair and to take a full-body photograph a week after he was arrested.  more...

Judge seals more police documents in Scott Peterson case.  Police say their investigation in the case is ongoing -- with some nine-thousand tips to follow up. That's why they asked the judge to seal the documents.  more...

Attornies say disclosure may harm fair trial.  If lawyers in the Laci Peterson murder case have their way, the public won't know for some time what evidence prosecutors have to link her husband to the deaths of the Modesto woman and the couple's unborn son.  more...

Scott Peterson Appears in Court; Lawyer Blasts 'Voodoo-Like' Probe, Vows to Prove His Innocence.  Scott Peterson appeared at a court hearing Monday in which his lawyer argued that arrest and search warrant records be sealed, saying elements of "a voodoo-like investigation" could harm his client's defense on murder charges.  more...

A day for tears, prayers.  Today would have been a day of joy for the family and friends of Laci Rocha Peterson.  Instead, upward of 3,000 people are expected to join them this afternoon at First Baptist Church in Modesto at a memorial service for the young woman and her unborn son, whose bodies were found three weeks ago along the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay.  more...

Family, Community to Hold Memorial for Laci on Her Birthday.  Had she still been alive, Laci Peterson would have celebrated her 28th birthday Sunday with her new son.  more...

Even with private lawyer, public can still pay for murder defense.  In California, high-profile defendants, such as David Westerfield and Erik and Lyle Menendez, are sometimes able to hire private lawyers initially, but if they run out of money before the case is resolved, as both Westerfield and the Menendez brothers did, state law often requires taxpayers to pick up the private lawyer's bill.  more...

Peterson's lawyer tees off.  Sound Familiar?
L.A. attorney says client wants to vindicate himself by finding [real] killer.

Scott Peterson plans on being vindicated and on catching the person who killed his wife, Laci, and their unborn baby, said a prominent Los Angeles attorney who has been hired by the fertilizer salesman's family to defend him in the battle for his life.  more...

Laci hubby snares big-shot lawyer.  Mark Geragos - the smooth-talking L.A. lawyer whose high-profile clients have included troubled Hollywood celebrities and Washington pariahs - has taken on what may be the toughest case of his life: defending Scott Peterson.  more...

Lawyer who thought Peterson guilty now will defend him.  Weeks ago, noted defense attorney Mark Geragos predicted on national television that any lawyer would have a tough job defending Scott Peterson, who could face execution for allegedly killing his wife and unborn child. Some of the evidence was "devastating," Geragos opined.  more...

Scott Peterson Gets New Attorney; Won't Be At Memorial Service.  Under heavy security, Scott Peterson made a short court appearance Friday morning to announce that famed attorney Mark Geragos was taking over his defense to charges he killed his wife, Laci, and unborn son, Connor, on Christmas Eve.  more...

Lee Peterson: 'You've Crucified My Son.'  Emotions boiled over for Lee Peterson Wednesday night as he watched CNN's 'Larry King Live' and a discussion of the case against his son, Scott, who stands accused of killing his wife and the couple's unborn son.  more...

'Big Guns' arrive:  LA attorney visits Peterson.
Los Angeles defense attorney Mark Geragos, whose high-profile clients have included former Rep. Gary Condit and actress Winona Ryder, was in Modesto on Tuesday, reportedly to take over Scott Peterson's defense.  more...

Winona's attorney may take Scott Peterson's case.  A defense attorney whose roster of clients has included Winona Ryder, Whitewater scandal figure Susan McDougal, and rapper "Nate Dogg" wants to defend Scott Peterson against charges that he murdered his wife and unborn son last Christmas.  more...

The Scott Peterson conundrum.  The arrest of Scott Peterson by Modesto, Calif., police on charges that he murdered his wife, Laci, and their "unborn child" presents some interesting legal questions beyond his guilt or innocence.  more...

Memorial service planned Sunday for Laci Peterson.  Family members are planning a memorial service Sunday for Laci Peterson and her unborn son, Connor, a spokeswoman said Monday.  Sunday would have been Laci Peterson's 28th birthday.  more...

Meet Mr. Wrong.  Scott Peterson's mistress said it was love at first sight with the man she believed was a single guy, but she gradually grew suspicious of his story and enlisted the help of a private eye to check him out, her friends and father said.  more...

When was Laci Peterson's body Really discovered?  The body of Laci Peterson was found weeks before it washed ashore at a Richmond bayside park, but investigators lost track of it when a tanker apparently churned up the nearby waters and moved it, a published report revealed.   more...

Modesto Police Deny Report.  The Modesto Police Monday strongly denied a weekend report in a Bay Area paper that the body of Laci Peterson was found weeks before it washed ashore at a Richmond bayside park, but investigators lost track of it when a tanker apparently churned up the nearby waters and moved it.  more...

Sources: Several Theories on Laci's Death  As police await autopsy results on the body of Laci Peterson, law enforcement sources said Saturday there are several theories on how the pregnant woman was possibly killed.  Sources tell Fox News that the 27-year-old woman could have been beaten, hit over the head, strangled or even poisoned.  more...

Peterson May Try 'Bull's-Eye' Defense.  An attorney for the California man accused of killing his pregnant wife claims it was clear early in the investigation into Laci Peterson's disappearance that police wanted to "paint a bull's-eye" on Scott Peterson.  more...

Presumed Innocence? Not on Cable TV News.  One does not have to listen too carefully to surmise where Geraldo Rivera, the Fox News Channel correspondent and anchor, stands on Scott Peterson's alleged role in the killing of his wife, Laci.  "Fertilizer salesman Scott Peterson's alibi stunk as badly as the stuff he sells," Mr. Rivera told his viewers one recent night, also referring to Mr. Peterson as "the rat now caught in the trap."  more...

"Scott Peterson Destined to Be Our Next O.J. Simpson?"  Just think about that other avid golfer/wrongly accused killer, O.J. Simpson. Like Simpson, Peterson was certainly busy on a mission to find the real killer. The $10,000 that police say he carried in his car when placed under arrest must have been reward money.  more...

Trial of Scott Peterson Could Cost Millions.  The price tag for security and court transcripts alone could run in the millions. Attorney salaries and fees for expert witnesses will add still more expense. "Any time there's a chance of conviction [and] they're going to be looking at mental health issues, you have to bring doctors on board and psychologists on board," said former federal prosecutor Bill Portanova.  more...

DA will seek death for Peterson.  Stanislaus County District Attorney James Brazelton said Friday he will seek the death penalty for Scott Peterson, who is accused of murdering his pregnant wife.  The announcement came after members of the district attorneys office met at the home of Sharon Rocha and Ron Granski, the mother and stepfather of the victim, Laci Peterson, a spokeswoman for the district attorney’s office said.  more...

Prosecutors have decided to seek the ultimate punishment against Scott Peterson, the man accused of killing his pregnant wife on Christmas Eve.  more...

Damaging Evidence Against Scott Peterson.  Police have evidence that Scott Peterson devised home-made anchors to sink his wife's body in San Francisco Bay. A crime report, apparently released by accident, indicates that the killing occurred at the Peterson home in Modesto.  more...

Scott Peterson defense begins.  Tim Bazar, head of the Stanislaus County Public Defender's Office, and new attorney representing Scott Peterson said that lawyers from the public defender's office could begin reviewing as early as today hundreds of pages of police documents related to the Laci Peterson investigation.  more...

Legal experts: Peterson trial may be moved.  Legal experts say the outpouring of grief for Laci Peterson in Modesto is likely to result in Scott Peterson's capital murder trial being moved to an area of California where jurors are far less familiar with the Petersons.  more...

Where It All Began For Laci And Scott Peterson.  Scott Peterson was an outstanding high school golfer, who earned a partial scholarship to Arizona State while competing as a prep star at San Diego's University of San Diego High School.  Among his high school teammates was future PGA star Phil Mickelson, who was two years ahead of him.   more...

Peterson home called key probe site.  The suspected site of the killing and approximate time of death -- between Dec. 23 and Dec. 24 -- are the only details about the investigation contained in a brief criminal complaint filed in connection with Peterson's arrest Friday.  more...

Laci Peterson's family plans for funeral.  Family members of slaying victim Laci Peterson secluded themselves in Modesto on Tuesday to make funeral plans for Peterson and her unborn child, Conner.  more...

Prosecutor: Plenty Of Evidence Against Scott Peterson.  The prosecutor in the Laci Peterson case said there is "plenty of evidence" -- both direct and circumstantial -- to convict Peterson's husband in her murder.  more...

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