Comments by "AOK" (@aok4418) on "LA Innocence Project Takes Up Scott Peterson Case" video.

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  2. Testimony says otherwise. Okay. Now, did you also say, in your response to Mr. Distaso's questions, that you'd never seen him hysterical, but you had seen him cry, you had seem him being emotional after Laci was missing, isn't that right? GRANTSKI: Yes, I had. GERAGOS: On more than one occasion? GRANTSKI: Yes. GERAGOS: He was extremely emotional, especially for him, because you had never seen him emotional at all before that? GRANTSKI: That's true. . .GERAGOS: The comment was, if I've got it right, he's in the driveway, is he standing with a police officer? GRANTSKI: He came walking up as I was talking to the police, to where I was standing. GERAGOS: Okay. And you say, How was golfing? GRANTSKI: Yeah. GERAGOS: Okay. And he said, GRANTSKI: He said I didn't go golfing, I went fishing. Officer Spurlock: Officer Spurlock: I saw Mr. Peterson. He seemed concerned. He had a look of concern on his face. I think he maybe even had some tears in his eyes. But as far as a frantic behavior, I wouldn't claim. Just frantic concern. … Mark Mark Geragos: Did he appear to be upset to you? Officer Spurlock: Yes. I would say so. Officer Evers: Mark Mark Geragos: When you saw them, you saw that Laci's mom Sharon, you know who Sharon is; is that correct? Officer Evers: Yes, I do. Mark Mark Geragos: She was crying, and she was very, very upset, correct? Officer Evers: That's correct. Mark Mark Geragos: When so Scott, when he walked up, he appeared to be very upset; is that correct? Officer Evers: That's correct. Mark Geragaos: And the other family members, you described them as just concerned, correct? Officer Evers: Yes. Detective Grogan: Mark Geragos: Now the, did you look at any of the interviews that Ms. Rocha had given, for example, to the Today Show on December 30th in which she says mom, that she said that Scott said, "Mom, is Laci there"? Craig Grogan: No, I have never seen that before. Mark Geragos: Did you ever look at the January 14th Today's Show where she said "I just immediately, I knew she was missing"? Craig Grogan: No, I have never seen that before. Mark Geragos: Okay. That would have been the January 14th show would have been two days before she was told about the existence of Amber Frey, is that correct, or the day before? Craig Grogan: It would have been the day before, yes. Mark Geragos: And that, at least if the transcript's accurate, she's the one who said that she knew Laci was missing just by the panic rising in Scott's voice, correct? Craig Grogan: Yes, that's what it says. Amie Krigbaum (neighbor): Amie Krigbaum: So I mean he, he was distraught; it kind of made me a little distraught, so I didn't really know how to handle the situation, so Prosecutor Distaso: Okay. Amie Krigbaum: I just kind of took bits and pieces of it and didn't really know what to do. I shut the door and kind of asked Terra, Help him look, or, you know? Greg Reed (Scott’s friend): Prosecutor Distaso: Okay. What, let me, before I show you the report and refresh your memory, what did, what was Mr. Peterson's, how did he sound on the message? Greg Reed: The perfect word would be frantic. Stacey Boyers (Laci’s friend): Mark Mark Geragos: You got a call from Scott approximately what time? Stacey Boyers: 5:26. Mark Mark Geragos: Okay. You know that now because you looked at cell phone records? Stacey Boyers: My cell phone records, yes. Mark Mark Geragos: You didn't just, Stacey Boyers: Didn't just pull that out, no. Mark Mark Geragos: Okay. Now, you get the call at 5:26. Was he upset? Stacey Boyers: Uh, yes. Lori Ellsworth (Laci’s friend): Lori Ellsworth: He had a different tone in his voice, yes. Pat Harris: He was panicked, wasn't he? Lori Ellsworth: Panic, maybe
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  3. PWC. SCOTT PETERSON "When Scott was arrested, he had over $14,000 cash with him. Following is the series of events that lead to Scott having so much cash with him. This was testified to in court and bank records confirm it to be true. Most of these exhibits were not made public because they contain personal banking information. Scott’s pickup was in police custody and he wasn’t going to get it back anytime soon, so about a month after Laci went missing, Scott bought a Dodge Dakota pickup. Scott was still making a car payment on the truck that was in police custody and now had to make a payment on the Dodge. He soon realized this was not ideal, so Scott arranged to sell the Dodge to his brother John. Scott's mom, Jackie, was going to loan John $8,000 to buy Scott out of the Dodge. John was then going to take over the payments to the bank. Scott was then going to buy a cheaper car for cash and eliminate having a second car payment.  On April 8, 2003, Jackie went to Bank of America to withdraw $10,000 from an old account she rarely used. She did not know her account number, so she gave them her social security number to look it up. Unbeknownst to Jackie, she was listed on Scott and Laci's checking account as well. (Jackie had opened that account with Scott in 1991. Scott added Laci when they were married and never removed his mother.) The bank gave Jackie $10,000 from Scott's checking account. The withdrawal receipt was entered as Exhibit D8Y1. Jackie paid Scott $8000 cash for his equity in the Dodge pickup. She paid him cash so he could better negotiate while shopping for a car. On April 12, 2003, Scott purchased a Mercedes from Michael Griffin. He paid him with 36 $100 bills. Scott had $4400 left of the $8000 his mother had given him. Scott then discovers the $10,000 withdrawal from his bank account. He sees the withdrawal ticket signed by his mom and calls her. Jackie realizes she mistakenly withdrew the money out of Scott’s account. Jackie then goes to Washington Mutual on April 17th and withdraws $10,000 cash out of her account. She gives the money to Scott that day to replace the money she took out of his account. She paid him in cash so that the bank would not put a hold on the funds. Scott now has roughly $14,400 in cash. Scott is arrested on the morning of April 18th. He had yet to deposit the money his mother had given him the day before. Scott also had some "foreign currency" with him when he was arrested. The 2 bills were photographed with other items and entered as People's Exhibit 293-29. One bill is worth 50 pesos and the other is worth 20 pesos. This is roughly worth $6.40 US. This is not an unreasonable amount of pocket change for someone who had recently returned from Mexico. This exhibit is sealed due to a personal check shown in the photo."
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  12. The hair doesn't mean anything. It could NOT be proven to be Laci's hair, I will still explain why it wouldn't matter even if it was. You are calling something evidence that has absolutely no evidentiary value. The State made up some ridiculous theory that the pliers were used to cut the wire that tied the anchors to Laci's body, specifically an anchor around the neck. HOWEVER, Sarah Yoshida, makes it quite clear that, "regardless of whether these were recently rusted or had been rusted over two months," the pliers were NOT used to cut the chicken wire that was found in the bed of Scott's pickup. David Harris, in his direct examination of Sarah Yoshida, makes it quite clear that, "regardless of whether these were recently rusted or had been rusted over two months," the pliers were not used to cut the chicken wire that was found in the bed of Scott's pickup. -Mitochondrial DNA, it cannot be used as an unique identifier. 1 in every 112 Caucasians would be expected to have the same DNA sequence, as would 1 in every 159 Hispanics. Educate yourself. Detective Hendee makes it quite clear that the hair was NOT wrapped around the pliers, as depicted by YOU or Rick Distaso, much less "round and round and round" as depicted so often by Nancy Grace and others. Hair in the boat MTDNA IS NOT A UNIQUE IDENTIFIER AND ANY COMPARISON IS NOT DEFINITIVE. YOSHIDA: I look at the tool itself, looking to see how new it is. Then typically I make some test marks to see how the things that are cut with this tool will look, after they're cut with the tool. Then I will also examine the item that was cut and look at the edges. First of all, was it really cut. Sometimes I get things that are not cut. And then looking to see if this is a possibility that this tool that I have cut it to begin with. David Harris, in his direct examination of Sarah Yoshida, makes it quite clear that, "regardless of whether these were recently rusted or had been rusted over two months," the pliers were not used to cut the chicken wire that was found in the bed of Scott's pickup. Claim, The murder took place the night of the 23rd, and that he removed her body from the house to the pickup for transport to the warehouse on the morning of the 24th. Given the timeline they provided during the trial, Laci would have been dead from 8-12 hours before he removed her body from the house. And yet the cadaver dog on the 27th did not detect a cadaver scent in the house, in the pickup, on the tarp/boat cover that Scott supposedly used to wrap Laci, nor the market umbrellas that he supposedly used to weigh the tarp down, nor the boat that he supposedly used to dump her in the Bay. By the time he had ended the dastardly deed, Laci was already dead for some 16 hours. No evidence of the crime in the home or the pickup or the boat. No cadaver scent in the home or the pickup or the boat. No witnesses that saw Scott Peterson commit any part of this crime. No evidence that Laci was ever where they said Scott put her. No evidence that Laci and Conner were ever in the same place in the Bay. HENDEE GERAGOS:  Okay.  And he told you specifically, "Which might very well be consistent with being pinched in the nose of the pliers"?  HENDEE:  No, he didn't say that.  That's my writing in my report.  GERAGOS:  So you were speculating, then?  HENDEE:  Yes.  GERAGOS:  Okay.  And you were speculating that the hair, if it had a crushed ends, that that would have come from the tip of the pliers, right?  HENDEE:  Possibly.  GERAGOS:  Okay.  Now, the -- he advised you that at least one of the hairs had some substance on it; is that correct?  HENDEE:  Yes.  FISHER -----GERAGOS: Because Sharon has got these numbers that line up here, with the exception of the - what you said the C11TC6, which is not over here? FISHER: Uh-huh. GERAGOS: So this -- the hair from the pliers shares basically everything but the one marker there, comes from the HVII region, that you can't exclude it, right? FISHER: That's correct. GERAGOS: But you can't get do a point -- you cannot say that matches; is that correct? FISHER: That's correct. Mitochondrial DNA cannot do that. GERAGOS: It does not match the hairs? FISHER: On a match of Mitochondrial DNA means the sequences are the same. Does not mean the same thing as a Nuclear DNA match. GERAGOS: So that's the significant difference, if you will, between Nuclear DNA and Mitochondrial DNA. Nuclear DNA -- I know you are not qualified -- but at least at the basic level, Nuclear DNA, you are able to say, look, if it's one in eight billion, that looks like a match, right? FISHER: Match is where the markers they get are the same. The statistics, the one in eight billion, has to do with the statistics, not whether it's a match. GERAGOS: Okay. And you can't do that with Mitochondrial DNA? FISHER: We cannot get to the eight billion number with the Mitochondrial. GERAGOS: This database that we have got of 5,000 people that Mr. Harris was talking about, that's -- basically 1800 of those people are Caucasians, right? FISHER: Correct. GERAGOS: Okay. And out of those 1800, how many are put in by the FBI? FISHER: Caucasians? GERAGOS: Caucasians. If I understand correctly, you have got 5,000, and that's contributed by, what, five or six different sources? FISHER: Probably around eight. GERAGOS: But out of those eight sources, the FBI is one, right? FISHER: Yes. GERAGOS: So when you do a test, for instance, this test at some point this will be entered into the database, correct? FISHER: No. This -- the sequence will not be entered into the database. GERAGOS: Is that because you don't have permission? FISHER: No. It's because we do not enter casework samples into the database. GERAGOS: Okay. So other samples that you have, you will enter into the database? FISHER: Samples that were obtained for population purposes are entered into the database. GERAGOS: Paternity testing, things like that? FISHER: That's a lot of -- sometimes that's where the samples come from, yes. GERAGOS: Most of these database is mostly results that are obtained as a result of a paternity test? FISHER: No. They are samples that are obtained by paternity testing laboratories, or blood Banks, or sometimes people just donate samples for the population testing. So they are not from somebody else's case work. They are actually for the database. GERAGOS: Somebody has got to do the case work in order to get a sequence, don't they? FISHER: It's not -- I'm sorry, it's semantics. We're not -- it's different. It's processed for the database, not for a forensic case. GERAGOS: I understand that. But somebody still has to do the work to get your sequence, right? FISHER: That's correct. GERAGOS: You don't have a sequence to match up against just -- if somebody gets a blood sample, you don't know what your sequence is until you do the work, right? FISHER: That's correct. GERAGOS: Once you do the work, you get a sequence that goes into the database? FISHER: That's correct. GERAGOS: When you run -- you get a sequence here, like you have got, you have entered that into the database, right? FISHER: Not this particular sequence. But, yes, this sequence gets entered into the database. GERAGOS: You will get a result that says one out of 112? FISHER: Yes. GERAGOS: Does that mean that if you tested -- you would expect that if you tested anybody who was related to Sharon Rocha, maternally, along her mother's side, that you would expect to see this same sequence? FISHER: Yes. The one out of 112 would be for unrelated individuals. So -- GERAGOS: So it would be one out of one -- or one out of -- five out of fifty if they are related? FISHER: If they are all maternally-related individuals, would be expected to have the same DNA sequence. So, yes, all of the maternal relatives would be the same. GERAGOS: Okay. But there is no way to distinguish whether it's -- as you sit here today, given the current state of the science, we can't distinguish with any kind of specificity what you would call a match for Nuclear DNA purposes. FISHER: I'm sorry, I don't understand that question. GERAGOS: You can't -- all you can do -- this is more a test of exclusion; is that correct? FISHER: That's correct, yes. GERAGOS: So we can exclude Scott Peterson. We know it's not his hair? FISHER: That's correct. GERAGOS: We can't -- we can't say that this is Laci Peterson's hair? FISHER: No, we cannot.
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  21.  @lorihendricks8617  Scott’s pickup was in police custody and he wasn’t going to get it back anytime soon, so about a month after Laci went missing, Scott bought a Dodge Dakota pickup. Scott was still making a car payment on the truck that was in police custody and now had to make a payment on the Dodge. He soon realized this was not ideal, so Scott arranged to sell the Dodge to his brother John. Scott's mom, Jackie, was going to loan John $8,000 to buy Scott out of the Dodge. John was then going to take over the payments to the bank. Scott was then going to buy a cheaper car for cash and eliminate having a second car payment.  On April 8, 2003, Jackie went to Bank of America to withdraw $10,000 from an old account she rarely used. She did not know her account number, so she gave them her social security number to look it up. Unbeknownst to Jackie, she was listed on Scott and Laci's checking account as well. (Jackie had opened that account with Scott in 1991. Scott added Laci when they were married and never removed his mother.) The bank gave Jackie $10,000 from Scott's checking account. The withdrawal receipt was entered as Exhibit D8Y1. Jackie paid Scott $8000 cash for his equity in the Dodge pickup. She paid him cash so he could better negotiate while shopping for a car. On April 12, 2003, Scott purchased a Mercedes from Michael Griffin. He paid him with 36 $100 bills. Scott had $4400 left of the $8000 his mother had given him. Scott then discovers the $10,000 withdrawal from his bank account. He sees the withdrawal ticket signed by his mom and calls her. Jackie realizes she mistakenly withdrew the money out of Scott’s account. Jackie then goes to Washington Mutual on April 17th and withdraws $10,000 cash out of her account. She gives the money to Scott that day to replace the money she took out of his account. She paid him in cash so that the bank would not put a hold on the funds. Scott now has roughly $14,400 in cash. Scott is arrested on the morning of April 18th. He had yet to deposit the money his mother had given him the day before.
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  22. He dyed his hair to avoid the media. No he was not fleeing. There was constant traffic driving by their home, media was camped out there, their home had been stripped of many items during the search warrants. Radio DJs called out to him with bullhorns while airing their show live from in front of his house, his house had been broken into, and the volunteer center had shut down. So he was living essentially out his car and with family and friends in Southern California. The defense played the wire tapped recording from police where Scott specifically told John his brother that it's best he didn't play golf because the media were following him, and he didn't want another picture of him in the papers. You think he was fleeing to Mexico with his brothers ID in the bright red Mercedes without cashing his pay, checks, after filing his tax returns, with books for his neices and nephews in the car for the Easter Sunday the following week. He was already living with family and friends in Southern California due to the media presence at his house. His brothers ID gives him the green fee discount just like his father confirmed. Police were already aware that Scott was in southern California, and there is no testimony that he ever attempted to run off to Mexico. His father had planned for the four of them to get together that day to play golf. There was no attempt to evade police. Officers Quick and Limon testified that as soon as they put up their sirens, He immediately pulled over. Since when is getting pulled over at Torrey Pines in San Diego equate to fleeing to Mexico?
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  28. Incompetent MPD detectives. AMERICAS MOST WANTED ran an episode about Laci's disappearance. This is some information that came in four days after Steven Todd and Glenn Pearce were arrested. An anonymous call came into their hotline. It is referred to as the AMW tip. The caller said he had a conversation with two men who were bragging about Laci’s murder. The second man was unnamed, but the tipster gave a description and knew where the second individual lived. It was reported that the first man said “when they did it they thought it was going to be just another murder case . . . now it’s a big case all over TV and news . . . and they are blaming the husband and they are not getting any attention.” went on to say how stupid everyone was. The caller went on to say that he knew where the first man lived with his mother; his mother has the same last name. The last name is worth mentioning because four days earlier, the Modesto Police had encountered the Mother. She was present at her neighbor’s home when police came looking for the Medina’s stolen property. There was a strong connection between the Doe family and burglar Steven Todd. Certainly, this would merit follow-up, especially since the AMW operator stated this caller was 100% sure. Unfortunately, the extent of their follow up was this: This tip was given to a Modesto police officer, the same officer that encountered the mother four days earlier. This officer drove to the sons house, which was one block away from where he had encountered the mother, four days earlier. The son was standing outside. The officer confirmed his identity and asked where he was on December 24th. He said he was “locked up.” The officer called the jail and a deputy confirmed that John Doe had been in jail on the 24th, so the officer did not ask any other questions. The tip did not say he had murdered Laci, the tip just said “they did it.” It is not clear at all who “they” are. However, the officer asked no more questions. The officer never asked why it would be reported that he was bragging about the murder of Laci Peterson; whether he knew anything about Laci’s whereabouts; or about his mother’s connection to the Medina burglary. It was recently verified the first man WAS NOT IN JAIL during December of 2002. The deputy that had confirmed he was in jail had used an intake document that only estimates an inmate’s jail stay, it was not updated once he was released. The MPD screwed up big time.
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  30. He was already living in Southern California with friends and family. There was constant traffic driving by their home, media was camped out there, their home had been stripped of many items during the search warrants (none of which had any evidentiary value), radio DJs called out to him with bullhorns while airing their show live from in front of his house, his house had been broken into, and the volunteer center had shut down. So he was living essentially out his car and with family and friends in Southern California. The defense played the wire tapped recording from police where Scott specifically told John his brother that it's best he didn't play golf because the media were following him, and he didn't want another picture of him in the papers. You think he was fleeing to Mexico with his brothers ID in the bright red Mercedes without cashing his pay, checks, after filing his tax returns, with books for his neices and nephews in the car for the Easter Sunday the following week. He was already living with family and friends in Southern California due to the media presence at his house. His brothers ID gives him the green fee discount just like his father confirmed. Police were already aware that Scott was in southern California, and there is no testimony that he ever attempted to run off to Mexico. His father had planned for the four of them to get together that day to play golf. There was no attempt to evade police. Officers Quick and Limon testified that as soon as they put up their sirens, He immediately pulled over. Since when is getting pulled over at Torrey Pines in San Diego equate to fleeing to Mexico? Pwc "On April 13th, the body of a baby was found on the Richmond shoreline. On April 14th, the remains of a woman were found on the shore at East Bay Regional Park. There was widespread speculation that these were the bodies of Laci and Conner. The media presence at our homes in San Diego returned. At any given time, at least six media vans and satellite trucks were camped out at Scott's parent's house and at least three vans were at his brother Joe's house. Each arrival and departure was met with constant questions regarding Scott's whereabouts and the identity of the bodies. During that week, Scott had stayed with friends in San Diego, and with his sister, Susan, and her family in the Escondido area (also in San Diego County). On Wednesday, April 16th, Scott wrote down one partial and three complete license numbers of vehicles that were following him. Based on the media presence at our homes, Scott believed them to be private investigators hired by the media and indicated so in a fax to his attorney, Kirk McAllister. This fax was entered as exhibit D6W-5."
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  34. @kimdelo9795  AMERICAS MOST WANTED ran an episode about Laci's disappearance. This is some information that came in four days after Steven Todd and Glenn Pearce were arrested. An anonymous call came into their hotline. It is referred to as the AMW tip. The caller said he had a conversation with two men who were bragging about Laci’s murder. The second man was unnamed, but the tipster gave a description and knew where the second individual lived. It was reported that the first man said “when they did it they thought it was going to be just another murder case . . . now it’s a big case all over TV and news . . . and they are blaming the husband and they are not getting any attention.” went on to say how stupid everyone was. The caller went on to say that he knew where the first man lived with his mother; his mother has the same last name. The last name is worth mentioning because four days earlier, the Modesto Police had encountered the Mother. She was present at her neighbor’s home when police came looking for the Medina’s stolen property. There was a strong connection between the Doe family and burglar Steven Todd. Certainly, this would merit follow-up, especially since the AMW operator stated this caller was 100% sure. Unfortunately, the extent of their follow up was this: This tip was given to a Modesto police officer, the same officer that encountered the mother four days earlier. This officer drove to the sons house, which was one block away from where he had encountered the mother, four days earlier. The son was standing outside. The officer confirmed his identity and asked where he was on December 24th. He said he was “locked up.” The officer called the jail and a deputy confirmed that John Doe had been in jail on the 24th, so the officer did not ask any other questions. The tip did not say he had murdered Laci, the tip just said “they did it.” It is not clear at all who “they” are. However, the officer asked no more questions. The officer never asked why it would be reported that he was bragging about the murder of Laci Peterson; whether he knew anything about Laci’s whereabouts; or about his mother’s connection to the Medina burglary. It was recently verified the first man WAS NOT IN JAIL during December of 2002. The deputy that had confirmed he was in jail had used an intake document that only estimates an inmate’s jail stay, it was not updated once he was released. The MPD screwed up big time.
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  43. @gwen08g35  Since you claim to be an expert. Explain there is no evidence Scott transferred Laci's body from the truck to the boat in broad daylight? And why didn't a single witness see or hear him killing Laci or transporting her body anywhere? All forensic testing came back negative for biological evidence of a dead body in any alleged crime scene? They even tested the water in the boat, negative results. Conner (baby) was determined to be alive until Jan 3rd by both the States expert and the Medical examiner? Furthermore, Dr Charles March testified there is no way that Scott and Laci Peterson's unborn baby could have died any earlier than Dec. 29, 2002. Dr Allison Galloway, the States own expert and Forensic anthropologist determined the baby could have even been alive as far along as Jan 14th. How is he guilty if Laci was alive after the 24th? Conners body was above the water break and high tide line if he was in the ocean? his left ear get permanently flattened against his head, and a rectangular piece of material was over it? No animal feeding on Conner whatsoever? Plastic wrap get knotted around his neck that had to be cut off, not far from a plastic bag which was never tested? Dr. Cyril Wecht, who examined Conner's body but who did not testify, told Greta van Susteren that Conner's head measured 28 cm circumference and his neck measured 20 cm (On the Record, October 27, 2004).  28 cm = 11.02360 inches; 20 cm = 7.87400 inches.  He confirmed the measurements in another interview with Fox News, and expressed his disbelief that the twine accidentally wrapped around Conner's neck.  He also conjectured about the baby being in a bag. Laci's uterus was at least 10 cm (3.9") smaller than it should have been? Certainly explains why the incision to remove Conner was not visible on her body, and the injured 9th rib, postmortem injury is in the same location where such an incision would have been made. Police ignored evidence, tips and sightings that point in a completely different direction. Isn't it standard police practice to track down a missing person's last known whereabouts? It's not like they didn't have credible eyewitnesses that seen her walking on the 24th. Some called multiple times. Police ignored them. Sounds like tunnel vision and incompetence led to her death since the science proves she was alive after that day. No cadaver scent of Laci being dead in the boat, warehouse, truck, or home.
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  57. AMERICAS MOST WANTED ran an episode about Laci's disappearance. This is some information that came in four days after Steven Todd and Glenn Pearce were arrested. An anonymous call came into their hotline. It is referred to as the AMW tip. The caller said he had a conversation with two men who were bragging about Laci’s murder. The second man was unnamed, but the tipster gave a description and knew where the second individual lived. It was reported that the first man said “when they did it they thought it was going to be just another murder case . . . now it’s a big case all over TV and news . . . and they are blaming the husband and they are not getting any attention.” went on to say how stupid everyone was. The caller went on to say that he knew where the first man lived with his mother; his mother has the same last name. The last name is worth mentioning because four days earlier, the Modesto Police had encountered the Mother. She was present at her neighbor’s home when police came looking for the Medina’s stolen property. There was a strong connection between the Doe family and burglar Steven Todd. Certainly, this would merit follow-up, especially since the AMW operator stated this caller was 100% sure. Unfortunately, the extent of their follow up was this: This tip was given to a Modesto police officer, the same officer that encountered the mother four days earlier. This officer drove to the sons house, which was one block away from where he had encountered the mother, four days earlier. The son was standing outside. The officer confirmed his identity and asked where he was on December 24th. He said he was “locked up.” The officer called the jail and a deputy confirmed that John Doe had been in jail on the 24th, so the officer did not ask any other questions. The tip did not say he had murdered Laci, the tip just said “they did it.” It is not clear at all who “they” are. However, the officer asked no more questions. The officer never asked why it would be reported that he was bragging about the murder of Laci Peterson; whether he knew anything about Laci’s whereabouts; or about his mother’s connection to the Medina burglary. It was recently verified the first man WAS NOT IN JAIL during December of 2002. The deputy that had confirmed he was in jail had used an intake document that only estimates an inmate’s jail stay, it was not updated once he was released. The MPD screwed up big time.
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  58. Harshman Grogan testimony Between 2-4 PM that day, Tom Harshman, who had lived in Modesto, had seen a young pregnant woman being forced into a van. After driving past he was so upset that he turned around and went back. to the spot hoping to find the van still there and hoping to get more information about the license plate number. who lived in Modesto, saw something that really concerned him near the corner of Scenic Drive and Claus Road as he was driving with Elizabeth Harshman between 2 and 4 p.m. on the afternoon of December 24. He saw a young pregnant woman being forced into a van. He called the MPD that day and multiple times later. He was never called back. GERAGOS: And they have witnessed the incident, and don't know if they have called Modesto PD yet or not, correct? GROGAN: Correct. GERAGOS: Okay. JUDGE: Does he say what time of the day that was? GERAGOS: This was at 10:08? GROGAN: That would be 10:08 a.m. GERAGOS: So, at this point, Mr. Harshman has called on the 28th at 6:50 said he saw a woman being forced into a van, gave a description of the van. Then approximately two months later a New York City police detective says, I have talked to, presumably, Harshman's wife who may have witnessed the incident, correct? GROGAN: Yes. He got the information from a friend of Miss Harshman's, Mr. Harshman's wife, I believe. GERAGOS: Okay. And specifically you contacted him on May 18th, 2004, correct? GROGAN: Yes. GERAGOS: And he, when you contacted him, he told you that the same day he called into the police department. You put it down at 12:28, right? GROGAN: Yes, based on that tip. GERAGOS: I don't think you ever saw this. I'm just going to show this to you. When I went through the tip lines, at 14789, it looks like somebody called in, but the name that was written down was Thomas Harsh. Do you see that? GROGAN: I see it. GERAGOS: Okay. You hadn't seen that before right now, had you? GROGAN: No. GERAGOS: Okay. It says, reporting that three or four days ago he saw a pregnant lady being pushed into a van. Caller given to Detective Holmes. You were not aware that Harsh had indicated that it was three or four days prior to the 28th when he had actually phoned in; isn't that correct? GROGAN: No, I don't think so. GERAGOS: Okay. This is the first time that you have seen that, because when the caller, whoever took down the information, they just wrote Harsh as opposed to Harshman, correct? GROGAN: Correct. GERAGOS: Okay. And he said that he, specifically, on the same day that he had called in, he had seen a van parked on the south side of Scenic, west of Claus, which he described as a 70s, American-made model, beige in color, correct? GROGAN: Is that the tip that you are reading from top? GERAGOS: No. I'm at 4527. GROGAN: Yes. GERAGOS: And they have witnessed the incident, and don't know if they have called Modesto PD yet or not, correct? GROGAN: Correct. GERAGOS: Okay. JUDGE: Does he say what time of the day that was? GERAGOS: This was at 10:08? GROGAN: That would be 10:08 a.m. GERAGOS: So, at this point, Mr. Harshman has called on the 28th at 6:50 said he saw a woman being forced into a van, gave a description of the van. Then approximately two months later a New York City police detective says, I have talked to, presumably, Harshman's wife who may have witnessed the incident, correct? GROGAN: Yes. He got the information from a friend of Miss Harshman's, Mr. Harshman's wife, I believe. GERAGOS: Okay. And specifically you contacted him on May 18th, 2004, correct? GROGAN: Yes. GERAGOS: And he, when you contacted him, he told you that the same day he called into the police department. You put it down at 12:28, right? GROGAN: Yes, based on that tip. GERAGOS: I don't think you ever saw this. I'm just going to show this to you. When I went through the tip lines, at 14789, it looks like somebody called in, but the name that was written down was Thomas Harsh. Do you see that? GROGAN: I see it. GERAGOS: Okay. You hadn't seen that before right now, had you? GROGAN: No. GERAGOS: Okay. It says, reporting that three or four days ago he saw a pregnant lady being pushed into a van. Caller given to Detective Holmes. You were not aware that Harsh had indicated that it was three or four days prior to the 28th when he had actually phoned in; isn't that correct? GROGAN: No, I don't think so. GERAGOS: Okay. This is the first time that you have seen that, because when the caller, whoever took down the information, they just wrote Harsh as opposed to Harshman, correct? GROGAN: Correct. GERAGOS: Okay. And he said that he, specifically, on the same day that he had called in, he had seen a van parked on the south side of Scenic, west of Claus, which he described as a 70s, American-made model, beige in color, correct? GROGAN: Is that the tip that you are reading from top? GERAGOS: No. I'm at 4527. GROGAN: Yes.
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  78.  @martindupuis5626  No evidence Scott transferred Laci's body from the truck to the boat in broad daylight? And why didn't a single witness see or hear him killing Laci or transporting her body anywhere? All forensic testing came back negative for biological evidence of a dead body in any alleged crime scene? They even tested the water in the boat, negative results. Conner (baby) was determined to be alive until Jan 3rd by both the States expert and the Medical examiner? Furthermore, Dr Charles March testified there is no way that Scott and Laci Peterson's unborn baby could have died any earlier than Dec. 29, 2002. Dr Allison Galloway, the States own expert and Forensic anthropologist determined the baby could have even been alive as far along as Jan 14th. How is he guilty if Laci was alive after the 24th? Conners body was above the water break and high tide line if he was in the ocean? his left ear get permanently flattened against his head, and a rectangular piece of material was over it? No animal feeding on Conner whatsoever? Plastic wrap get knotted around his neck that had to be cut off, not far from a plastic bag which was never tested? Dr. Cyril Wecht, who examined Conner's body but who did not testify, told Greta van Susteren that Conner's head measured 28 cm circumference and his neck measured 20 cm (On the Record, October 27, 2004).  28 cm = 11.02360 inches; 20 cm = 7.87400 inches.  He confirmed the measurements in another interview with Fox News, and expressed his disbelief that the twine accidentally wrapped around Conner's neck.  He also conjectured about the baby being in a bag. Laci's uterus was at least 10 cm (3.9") smaller than it should have been? Certainly explains why the incision to remove Conner was not visible on her body, and the injured 9th rib, postmortem injury is in the same location where such an incision would have been made. Police ignored evidence, tips and sightings that point in a completely different direction. Isn't it standard police practice to track down a missing person's last known whereabouts? It's not like they didn't have credible eyewitnesses that seen her walking on the 24th. Some called multiple times. Police ignored them. Sounds like tunnel vision and incompetence led to her death since the science proves she was alive after that day. No cadaver scent of Laci being dead in the boat, warehouse, truck, or home.
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  85. @martindupuis5626  P. HARRIS: Okay. Mr. Harris asked you about a comment that was made, a passing comment wherein Scott, you were discussing the pregnancy or the possible pregnancy of Laci, and Scott mad a remark, I believe your quote was, "I was kind of hoping for infertility"? ROCHA: Yes. P. HARRIS: Is that a correct quote? Okay. You recall telling the police officers after the -- well, let me just stop on that. You interviewed with a police officer on January 21st, correct? ROCHA: I don't recall the date but -- P. HARRIS: Does that sound about right? ROCHA: Yes. P. HARRIS: Detective Grogan? ROCHA: Yes. P. HARRIS: And this was after the revelation that Scott had had an affair with Amber Frey, correct? ROCHA: I believe so, yes. P. HARRIS: Okay. You had actually interviewed also with Detective Grogan ten days earlier on January 11th, do you recall that? ROCHA: I know there were I believe two interviews. I don't remember the exact date again. P. HARRIS: You recall the first interview being prior to the revelation of Amber Frey? ROCHA: Yes. P. HARRIS: Okay. And during that entire interview did you ever mention to Detective Grogan the comment about Scott saying "I was kind of hoping for infertility"? ROCHA: I do not. P. HARRIS: That comment came up after the revelation of Amber Frey, correct? ROCHA: Yes, I told Detective Grogan that. P. HARRIS: In fact, what you told Detective Grogan is, you weren't even sure, but you thought it might have been a joke, but you weren't even sure because Scott was, quote, hard to read? ROCHA: He was not laughing, he was not smiling, so when I heard that I was kind of surprised that -- I was kind of shocked by what he said and I didn't know how to read him at that point. P. HARRIS: And so you didn't know whether he was joking or not, did you? ROCHA: He wasn't laughing and he wasn't smiling, so I can't say, yes, he was joking, no, he was not joking. P. HARRIS: Well, you told the police you didn't know? ROCHA: Right. P. HARRIS: That's all I have.
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