1 Apr 2003 Scott's contact with Berkeley PD
On April 1, 2003, while in Berkeley Scott called the police to report some teens engaged in graffiti, and he gave his name and contact information, demonstrating that he was not trying to hide from LE.
2 Apr 2003 Grogan interviewed Dr. Boyd Stevens for help locating Laci
Dr. Boyd Stevens, ME for city and county of San Francisco and expert on tidal actions in the Bay, was interviewed by Grogan on April 2, 2003 for his assistance in determining where Laci's body might be. Stevens told Grogan that 30 lbs. would not be enough to sink a body Laci’s weight, especially wrapped in plastic, the body would travel considerable distance before catching on something or the weights be significant enough to stay in place, and when the body did lodge, it would still be in pristine condition. Stevens was not called as a witness in the Trial, either by the Prosecution or the Defense.
3 Apr 2003 Scott emailed Amber
According to a police report by Jon Buehler, leaked to CourtTV, Scott sent Amber an email on April 3, telling her about flying a kite with his two nephews. Amber gave this email to Buehler and DDA Dave Harris on June 6, 2004.
About 5 Apr 2003 Scott's new hair color
On April 19, Mike Richardson told NBC's Weekend Today show that he noticed Scott's hair color appeared different about two weeks earlier. He asked Scott if he had dyed his hair, and Scott replied he had been "swimming in a friend's pool and it got bleached."
7 Apr 2003 Brocchini said LE not focusing on Scott
Det. Brocchini specifically told Heather Richardson that LE was not focusing on Scott, apparently in an effort to get the Richardsons to solicit information from Scott about Laci's disappearance.
8 Apr 2003 Grogan submitted case to VICAP
Grogan submitted the case to the FBI Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (VICAP), a database used to track serial crimes.
8 Apr 2003 Scott emailed Amber again
According to the same police report (see 3 Apr entry), Scott emailed Amber on April 8. "It explains Scott was helping to rebuild a deck at a home for battered women and noticed that an approximate 22 year old young man was staring at him," Buehler wrote. "It was Scott's claim that he had tutored this young man as a child at St. Vincent de Paul Center for Homeless Children when he was in high school." As with the April 3 email, Amber turned this over to Buehler and Harris on June 6, 2004
12 Apr 2003 Scott bought a used car
Scott used the alias Jacqueline Peterson and a Florida's drivers license to purchase and register a maroon 1984 Mercedes-Benz, the car he was driving when arrested. He paid for the car in $3600 cash. To explain the name Jacqueline, Scott told the seller, Michael Griffin, that it was a "boy named Sue" thing, and he was called Jack for short.
12 Apr 2003 Storm in the Bay
The San Francisco Bay experienced a heavy storm, with higher than normal wave action. The data below includes both wind speed and direction, as well as tidal information for the 12th-13th. Wind speeds are in knots. In each case, I have identified the specific data for the same place--the 5th arrow from your left, in the 3rd row from the top. Connor's body was found in the general vicinity of the bottom of the 6th arrow, 2nd row from top. Laci was found just to the southeast. All speeds are for the wind at 10 meters above the surface elevation. The tidal information is taken from the 2003 Tidal Predictions for Point Isabel, provided by http://co-ops.nos.noaa.gov.
12 Apr 2003 Water levels at the Richmond Inner Harbor
Based on the information in the above slide show, Conner only had a narrow window of time to wash ashore, if in fact he did was ashore. The jetty where he was found is enclosed by a rock barrier on its west and north ends. The high tide on the morning of the 13th, at 9:47 a.m. was a 5.4 tide. The actual water level, because of the storm, reached nearly 6.0. As tides go in the SF Bay, the rising tide raised the water level to the peak high tide, then slack tide begins, in which there is no tidal current, followed by the reversal of the tide to a receding tide. I took some pictures of the Richmond jetty where Conner was found at an equivalent high tide and water level, and they indicate Conner would have had a very narrow window of time to cross over the rock barriers because the water level at peak high tide was not sufficient to allow him to float over the rocks, he would have had to squeeze in through the rocks. It's even less likely that he was able to wash ashore in the high tide on the night of the 12th, at 10:37 p.m., as it was only a 5.0 high tide.
13 Apr 2003 Conner's body found
At 4:45 p.m., Michael Looby found Scott & Laci's baby son, Conner, in a tidal pond about 15 feet from the shoreline, and about 250 yards east of the last house in Richmond's Marina Bay, near Seabreeze Drive. Initial reports described the body as a "full-term" male infant, with umbilical cord still attached, and the Contra Costa coroner described the body as a "full-term baby boy."
14 Apr 2003 Detective Hendee notified
Contra County Assistant Chief Dave Young phoned Detective Hendee to tell him that the body of a full-term male fetus was found washed ashore in Richmond CA the previous day.
14 Apr 2003 Detective Grogan notified
8:00 am Grogan was notified by one of the police clerks that a fetus of unknown gender had been recovered in the San Francisco Bay. At 1:00 pm he received a call fro the East Bay Regional Park Policy that they had recovered the body of an adult female at Point Isabel. According to their formulated plan, Detectives Hendee and Owen and Sgt. Carter responded to the site where the female was recovered, and Grogan sent members of the CA DOJ in San Diego to residences in that area and officers from MPD to Central California locations to try and locate Scott. Grogan also asked Dr. Brian Peterson, who performed Conner's autopsy, to perform Laci's. He asked that announcements to the media extend the time frame expected to get DNA results back so they would have time to locate Scott and put surveillance on him.
Dr. Brian Peterson, forensic pathologist with Contra Costa County, performed the autopsy on Conner. These are the elements of the autopsy Peterson testified to in the Preliminary hearing. Prelim Testimony
History: The history provided to Peterson was that of a body found on the shore. Peterson did not know this was Conner and the female body had not yet been found. Consequently, the typical forensic pathology question in this type of case is: is this a stillborn baby or a live-born baby? Initially, then, Peterson was not concerned with explaining Conner's state of decomposition compared to Laci's because Laci wasn't yet known about.
External Exam: The external exam revealed no clothing, since it was a fetus. There was some material associated with the body, particularly some clear plastic tape (a lot like wrapping tape or boxing tape), one and a half loops of plastic tape around the neck of the fetus, with a knot near the left shoulder. The skin beneath the tape was not injured, and there was approximately a 2-centimeter gap between the neck and the tape when pulling the tape so it was firm against one side of the neck. Peterson removed the tape by cutting it and gave it to a criminalist. Peterson concluded the association between the body and the tape was coincidental--the tape simply ended up on the body. There was also some material over the left ear, adhering to the head, which Peterson believed to be kelp or other vegetative material. However, when it was removed, the ear remained folded over and there was a purple discoloration on Conner, which Peterson said is more consistent with the iodine in kelp than with bruising. (Peterson is not the person who removed this material from Conner's ear). Conner was decomposing, in general terms. He weighed 1160 grams (approximately 2. 5 pounds). A crown-of-head measurement could not be taking because the head was collapsing. Crown-heel length was 48 centimeters (approximately 19 inches). Based on these measurements, Conner could have reached full-term. The skin was quite soft, in keeping with maceration, an effect on tissue soaking in fluid. No vernix on the body. The bones in the skull were overriding, which happens as the brain liquefies. There was a tear near the right shoulder that exposed skeletal muscle and the structures beneath. The tear extended onto the abdominal wall and portions of the small and large intestines protruded through the tear. There was no scalloping, no curved marks around the edges. Concluded it was simply from tissue falling apart or being pulled apart due to tidal action, it wasn't due to animal feeding. A portion of the colon protruded from the anus. There was a portion of the umbilical cord present, measuring a half centimeter (less than a 1/4 inch), and the edge was ragged, like it fell apart or pulled apart. It was not cut.
Internal Exam: There were no specific changes of either congenital abnormality or disease. The organs, in general, were soft and liquefied, in keeping with decomposition. The spleen and kidney could not be weighed because they were liquefied. There was more liquefaction inside the right side of the chest as opposed to the left because of the tear. The changes were simply the result of decomposition and immersion.
Estimated gestational age: Nine months, based on the crown to heel and the crown to rump measurement. However, the body was soft and decomposing. As tissues decompose, they tend to expand, and expanding tissues can affect the whole body. Peterson left the gestational age determination to Dr. Galloway, an anthropologist.
Live birth: Peterson could not rule out live birth.
Plastic bag found near Conner: Under cross, Peterson was asked if Conner had been placed in a bag and the tape was around the neck having been looped around once and knotted so that once placed in the water, the baby would have been in a protected environment--if that was consistent with Conner's decomposition and the tape around his neck. Admitted it was possible that Conner's body was protected in some other way, but did not consider it likely. Peterson was not aware of the plastic found near Conner when he did the autopsy.
Float test not performed: The float test is used to determine live birth, with the idea that if a baby is stillborn, it has never had a chance to draw a breath, and thus the lungs are heavy and simply will not float in water. On the other hand, if the baby is live born and has drawn breath, lungs are expanded, there is air, and they will float. Problem is there can be postmortem gas formation in the lung due to decomposition. Peterson does not rely on the float test and did not perform one.
Estimated time in water unprotected: Not more than a couple of days.
14 Apr 2003 Laci's body found
At 11:45 am, Contra Costa police received a tip that a dismembered, female body was found at Point Isabel by Elena Gonzalez. The partial remains -- a torso and a leg -- were discovered less than a mile across the Richmond inner harbor, lodged in concrete rip rap at Point Isabel, the popular East Bay Regional Park District dog-walking park.
Laci was wearing a pair of tan maternity pants, with a drawstring, zipper, button, and pin tuck, with a Motherhood Maternity maker tag that included the style number. Detective Owens confirmed with Motherhood Maternity in Modesto that either Scott or Laci purchased that style of pants in that color.
14 Apr 2003 Detective Grogan interviewed Dr. Peterson
3:15 pm, Dr. Peterson told Detective Grogan that he could not say for certain whether the child had been stillborn, and that he could not be certain whether or not the child had gone through the birthing process. He said the lungs were small and wet and no determination if the child had ever taken a breath could be made based on the decomposition.
6:30 pm. Dr. Brian Peterson also performed the autopsy on Laci. Prelim Testimony
History: x-rays were taken prior to Peterson's arrival, which he examined, looking for evidence of foreign material, such as bullets, blades, that sort of thing. There were none.
External--Body: Peterson received the body in the prone position, which is unusual. The body consisted of a torso, portions of both upper extremities, portions of the lower extremities. Missing were the head and neck, the forearms and hands, and the left lower leg, the tibia, the fibula, and the foot. In terms of the chest, the skin, the tissue beneath the skin, the fat, the muscle, all that was absent, and the collarbones, the clavicles, the breastbone, the sternum, the ribs were all exposed. The organs normally associated with the chest, the hear, the lungs, etc., were all absent. From the umbilicus (bellybutton) up, the abdominal wall was absent upward, exposing the bones of the chest, and a portion of the soft tissue was absent down to about the level of the umbilicus. From the waist down, beginning about the level of the umbilicus, the skin was absent, the fat was still present, and the fat had undergone a postmortem change called adipocere, which is a soap-like substance that's formed when fat is soaked in cold water. Her external genitalia were unremarkable, there was no evidence of injury. Much of the skin, subcutaneous tissue was present on the upper arms and on the thighs. The joints were exposed but no evidence of injury, no marks on the bones, such as a saw blade or knife might leave. Neither was there evidence of chewing. There were barnacles on the clothing, but none on the body.
External--Clothing: The clothing consisted of an underwire brassiere, with a label that said Bali 3630 C 40/90. The brassiere was in place and intact, secured by two hook-and-loop-type fasteners, and, as best as Peterson could tell, had not been disturbed. Additional clothing consisted of khaki-colored trousers, with a label that had the brand name Motherhood, size S for small. Beneath the trousers were panties, with a label with Jockey 7. The trousers had a peculiar shredding effect. The legs were basically reduced to thread, and within those threads, the calcification, or stone-like material, was deposited. The button closure was intact, the zipper was intact, and there were cloth draw cords inside, also intact. The buttocks of the panties was missing, and the front portion was intact. There was some duct tape on the left thigh. When Peterson turned the body over, he observed the duct tape was sticking to the front waistband of the trousers.
Internal: Besides missing the chest organs, there was no liver, spleen, kidneys, pancreas, intestines. The uterus was present, the fetus, placenta and umbilical cord were absent. The uterus was still in normal anatomic position, its attachments to the pelvis still intact. It measured 23 centimeters (little over 9 inches) and weighed 263 grams (little more than 1/2 lb. ). It was quite thin, measuring 2 millimeters in thickness at most. The fundus, or top part of the uterus, was essentially abraded and friable, which means soft and crumbly, with no evidence of animal feeding. No evidence of cut marks, not evidence of other specific tool marks, but the was there was thin and it had been more or less rubbed away, and it was empty. Down at the base of the uterus, in the pelvis, the birth canal was closed and appeared normal. There was some fraying of the right rib number 9 and the inner portions of the bone were exposed. There were also lateral fractures on the sides of left ribs 5 and 6. Peterson could not say with confidence whether these were antemortem (before death) or postmortem (after death) fractures.
Explanation--condition of Laci's body: Laci's body being in prone position and the damage to her body is consistent with a body that's free to move in the water or float--it's going to float face down. It's the center of gravity issue, due to the fact that the extremities are rather heavy and they are going to hang down. Left to its own devices, the body will float in the prone (face down) position. Bodies tend to sink, and at some point they tend to float up. This depends on the postmortem change, gas formation, etc. Bodies typically spend some of their time near the bottom and some of their time near the top. If they are near the bottom, they are open to effect by physical phenomenon, such as tides, currents, those sorts of things. A body will then be pulled over the bottom structures, rocks, sand, whatever else might be down there, which are destructive--an abrasive-type action on the body that will cause some of the changes Peterson observed in Laci. The forearms were absent, the lower leg was absent on the left because those portions were hanging down and more subject to that damage. Since the uterus is relatively heavy, the anterior abdominal wall and that upper portion, the fundus of the uterus, are also exposed to that type of damage.
Explanation--Condition of Conner compared to condition of Laci: Laci's body showed evidence of animal feeding, associated with exposure to the environment, while Conner's did not. Conner was decomposed, but no evidence of animal feeding. Conner was inside Laci when Laci's body was deposited in the water or ended up in the water, but over time the tidal action and animal feeding, as the abdominal wall wore away, eventually the upper part of the fundus of the uterus wore away, and at that time, the fetus was released. Peterson said it would be hard to provide the level of protection the uterus would provide through another means, such as a plastic bag.
Explanation--Cause of disarticulation: No bite marks or other positive evidence that animal feeding caused the disarticulation.
Explanation--mineral deposits on the pants: These were discrete deposits. How a body acts in the water, how it tends to submerge and then resurface, if this happened over a period of time, with alternate layers of wetting and drying, it could account for the minerals building up.
Estimate of time in the water: Months.
Cause of death: Undetermined. With respect to the body that was present, there were nothing to indicate cause of death: no tool marks, no bullets, no evidences of injury, nothing helpful from the toxicology report--nothing to indicate anatomic or chemical cause of death.
Toxicology report: Skeletal muscle tissue was tested for toxins. Caffeine was detected. Peterson did not know how long caffeine can remain in the skeletal tissue.
14 Apr 2003 Laci and Conner examined by an Anthropologist
Dr. Allison Galloway performed an examination of Laci and Conner. She estimated 3-6 months in the marine environment for Laci. The postmortem interval of Conner was consistent with Laci; however, Conner's body was more protected from environmental degradation than Laci's.
Estimated gestational age for Conner: 33-38 weeks. Galloway did 5 separate bones that she measures in 4 different ways to determine gestational age, comparing the actual bone measurements to 1) the Fazekas and Kosa, Forensic Fetal Osteology; and 2) the Sherwood's Fetal Age, Methods of Estimation and Effects of Pathology. Some of Galloway's estimates were as high as 40 weeks, and none lower than 34 weeks. The majority of the estimates are 35 weeks or higher. Peterson said he did no research to determine what gestational developments between weeks 32 and 39 may have been present in Conner.
Injuries to Laci's ribs: Rib fractures to the left number 5 and 6 she called perimortem fractures, meaning they could have occurred before or after death. The left 6th rib was fractured approximately 10 centimeters (little less than 4 inches) from the vertebral end, consistent with an in-bending force.
14 Apr 2003 Black Tarp or Clear Plastic?
A large black tarpaulin came ashore about 60 yards from where Laci's body was found, although it was not known whether it was connected to the case, said East Bay Region Park Police Chief Norm Lapera. The coroner is also trying to determine whether a bone found Monday in the marina area by a local resident is linked to the remains. In its Sep. 23, 2003 issue, the National Enquirer claims the police have lifted fingerprints from duct tape found on this tarp, and also were matching the duct tape to that found on Laci's body and at Scott's home and warehouse office. Tests were being done to determine if there are eight so-called "minutiae points" to the prints found on the tape, the minimum number under California Department of Justice standards, to declare them a match to a specific person. However, on Sep. 16, 2003, the ModBee reported that "a sizable bundle of the distinctive clear plastic with what appeared to be a length of black electrical tape attached to it was recovered 50 yards from Laci's remains and was forensically analyzed, according to a source. Results of those tests are not known. A separate length of black plastic similar to roofing material also was found about 50 yards from the body. The objects appear to be among at least 31 items the defense has asked to examine after they were recovered from the East Bay and logged as potential evidence."
14 Apr 2003 DNA Testing
State crime lab technicians analyzed DNA swabbed from the mouths of Sharon and Dennis Rocha to compare with samples from the severely decomposed corpse. The lab in Richmond also compared tissue and bone from the two unidentified corpses with DNA extracted from strands of hair taken from Laci Peterson's brush. Scott's DNA was available from a previous search warrant.
15 Apr 2003 Sharon notified that bodies were found
Sharon had her phone unplugged, so Kim Peterson went over to her house and told her the bodies had been found. Sharon called Scott and left a message: Scott, this is Sharon. You need to come home immediately. She said she left her phone number, but Scott didn't return her call.
15-18 Apr 2003 Scott under surveillance
Worried that Scott might flee to Mexico, Attorney General Bill Lockyer assigned four agents to monitor him. They tapped Scott's phone and attached a transmitter to the maroon Mercedes Benz coupe that he had been driving. Authorities watched him around the clock. Scott soon realized he was being followed. According to the police, it seemed to embolden him, and he often baited the cops, jumping from his car and yelling, "Why don't you go ahead and arrest me?"
17 April 2003 Stripper claimed Scott wanted her to go to Mexico with him
On April 21 a stripper in a San Diego club told the MPD that she had a short affair with Scott and on April 17, the day before his arrest, he asked her to run off to Mexico with him. She didn't want her information to be known because she feared recrimination at work.
17 Apr 2003 Probable Cause Arrest Warrant
A Probable Cause Arrest Warrant on two counts of homicide was issued for Scott. Dennis Rocha, in an interview with WBZ-TV in Boston, accused Scott of murdering Laci. "He never looked me in the eye. And he never pleaded for her. He just shows no remorse." Rocha also said he believed the affair with Amber was the motive. He said Scott and Laci "got along real good," but suspects Laci found out about Amber.
18 Apr 2003 Scott's activities
Scott had just filed his Income Tax Returns, paid his car insurance, still had an un-cashed paycheck, and had some children's books he was going to give to his nieces and nephews the following Sunday, which was Easter.
Scott was arrested at 11:10 a.m., hours before DNA analysis confirmed the bodies found were Laci and Conner. Modesto authorities said they took Scott into custody in San Diego because they feared he may be getting ready to flee to Mexico. Scott was arrested at an intersection near the Torrey Pines Golf Course by DOJ agents, with Detectives Brocchini, Carter, Grogan, and Buehler about a quarter mile away. Detective Buehler described the location of the arrest as: "There's an overpass that runs north and south along the coast there. The golf course is between the ocean and the freeway. And when you come off the freeway and you just kind of continue turning basically 180 degrees to your right, you end up facing on a road that leads up to the parking lot of the golf course, and it was right on that road." LE started to trail Scott in the morning. He realized he was being followed and led them on a circuitous route, driving erratically on the freeway, starting and stopping. He had not yet registered the car.
The following items were in Scott's vehicle: four cell phones, a driver's license belonging to Scott's brother John on the center console and his own drivers license in his wallet, which was also on the console; a wide array of clothing, a large amount of camping gear (a backpack that had a large length of climbing rope attached to the side of it, shoes and other footwear usually worn camping, a camp ax, a series of folding knives, a folding saw, a hammock, a water purifier, a camp stove, a filleting knife, a fishing rod and reel); and a total of nearly $15K in cash on his person and in the vehicle, in $100 bills . He had a picture of Laci and him and a Feb. 16 letter from Amber.
He arrived at the Stanislaus County Jail shortly before midnight under the watchful eye of the media and to the jeers of a crowd of about 300 onlookers. "He'll be charged with capital murder, with the option of seeking the death penalty because Peterson is being charged with a double homicide," said Stanislaus County District Attorney Jim Brazelton. "There are no other suspects in this case."
18 Apr 2003 Grieving for Laci and Conner
In a personal letter to an unidentified friend, Scott said "I was told that they were gone on the car ride to Modesto by the detectives," he wrote. "I didn't believe . . . wouldn't believe them. I only knew it was true on the next morning when I saw the paper. . . . I am finding it so difficult to grieve for them here. At night, I have my head buried in a blanket, I don't want the other inmates to see the tears."
18 Apr 2003 Scott's conviction a "slam dunk"
In the press conference announcing the positive identification of Laci and Conner, and Scott's arrest, California Attorney General Lockyer said: "This is a compellingly strong case. I would call the odds slam-dunk that he is going to be convicted." Lockyer later claimed he was referring to the positive identification of the bodies.
19 Apr 2003 Scott booked
At 12:09 a. m., Scott was booked at the Stanislaus County Jail. Much was said about Scott's much-changed appearance at the time of his arrest. Here are two pictures of Scott from the ModBee: the first taken in mid-February, and the second at the time of his arrest.
19 Apr 2003 Miguel Espidia called in a tip
Brocchini testified that Espidia called the police tip line on April 19, 2003, the day after Scott was arrested. He said he had known Scott and Laci Peterson since 1995. He went to college with Scott at San Luis Obispo. He knew them after Laci and Scott Peterson got married. He played racquetball with them two or three times a week. He called and said he had a conversation with Scott Peterson in 1995 where Peterson told him how he could get rid of a body if he killed somebody. He said that he would tie a bag around the neck, the neck with duct tape, put weights on the hands, throw it in the sea and the fish activity would eventually eat -- the body would float up, the fish activity would eat away from the head and the hands and the body would float up, no fingers, no feet, so there could be no identification. Brocchini said he did not follow-up on this tip because it was not credible and he could not corroborate it. The tape recording of the tip, however, showed that Espidia never referred to duct tape, raising questions about the integrity of Brocchini's testimony. On cross-examination, Geragos suggested Espidia also said a lot of bad things about Laci in the tip.
21 Apr 2003 Scott arraigned
A Criminal Complaint was filed in Stanislaus County Superior Court charging Scott with committing one count of felony murder, in that he did willfully, unlawfully, and feloniously and with malice aforethought murder Lace Denise Peterson, and that he did act intentionally, deliberately, and with premeditation. During the commission of the murder of Laci, with the knowledge that Laci was pregnant, Scott did inflict injury on Laci, resulting in the termination of her pregnancy. Scott was charged with a second count of felony murder, in that he did willfully, unlawfully, and feloniously and with malice aforethought murder Baby Conner Peterson, a fetus, and that he did act intentionally, deliberately and with premeditation. Charging more than one murder in the 1st or 2nd degree qualified the case for the death penalty. Scott, dressed in a red prison jumpsuit and heavily shackled, pled innocent to murdering his wife and unborn son. Sitting nearby were Laci's family: Sharon, Amy, Brent, and Ron Grantski. Also in the court were Scott's parents: Lee and Jackie, and one of Scott's sisters. Public defender Tim Bazar was assigned to the case after Peterson said he could not afford to hire a lawyer. The case was continued until a May 6 bail hearing.
21 April 2003 Rocha press conference
Laci's family held a press conference, their first public appearance since the bodies were found.
21 April 2003 Kim McGregor claimed a sexual interlude with Scott
Detective Grogan interviewed ID tech Denise Ducot, who said she worked with McGregor at Valley Oak Pediatrics Center. McGregor was claiming a sexual interlude with Scott after Laci's disappearance.
25 Apr 2003 Search warrant
A Search warrant was issued to take a sample of Scott's hair, a full-body photograph, and photographs of his body hair. DA Brazelton announced that his office will seek the death penalty, after consultations with the Rocha family.
25 Apr 2003 Scott wrote letter to Amber
According to a police report written by Jon Buehler and leaked to CourtTV, Scott wrote Amber a letter. "Scott believed that he would be exonerated for these charges, and that while he was in custody he would be using his position ... to do the work of the Lord," Buehler wrote in a summary report. "He thanked Amber for her influence with this, and apologized to Amber for having been caught up in the intense media coverage." "Scott further wrote that May 4 was Laci's birth date, and that he was asking friends to fly a kite in her memory. He ended this letter by stating words to the effect that children are miracles and gifts," Buehler wrote in his report. This letter, along with the April 3 and April 8 emails, was turned over to Buehler and DDA Dave Harris on June 6, 2004.
30 Apr 2003 Lee Peterson confronted Nancy Grace
Larry King Live discussed the possibility that Mark Geragos would become Scott's new attorney. Larry's panel discussion included Nancy Grace, Court TV host and former prosecutor. At the end of the show, Lee Peterson called in to confront Nancy directly about her role in convicting Scott in the court of public opinion.