Trial Record
People's Exhibit 23 & 23A
Taped phone call from Sharon Rocha to Scott,
February 13, 2003
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(In progress)
SHARON ROCHA:
Yeah- I just have some questions I need to have
answered.
PETERSON:
Sure.
SHARON ROCHA:
Um the night – the last night I talked to Laci—
PETERSON:
Uh-hunh
SHARON ROCHA:
What was going on? What happened after 8:30 that
night? Were you at home when she called me?
PETERSON:
Yeah I was there. We um –we watched a movie. We
had um got a haircut—Amy earlier that night.
SHARON ROCHA:
Yeah I know earlier but I’m talkin’ about after
8:30. After I talked to her.
PETERSON:
(Overlaps above) _____________ We picked up a
pizza and watched a movie and went to bed.
SHARON ROCHA:
What movie?
PETERSON:
Ah The Rookie.
SHARON ROCHA:
And then you went to bed at what time?
PETERSON:
Oh I don’t know probably 10:30 or something.
SHARON ROCHA:
What was she wearin’ when she went to bed?
PETERSON:
Um my pajamas—the blue ones.
SHARON ROCHA:
Your blue pajamas?
PETERSON:
Yeah.
SHARON ROCHA:
How come she was wearin’ your blue ja—pajamas?
PETERSON:
‘Cause they—fit her.
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SHARON ROCHA:
And she went to bed about 10:30?
PETERSON:
Think so.
SHARON ROCHA:
Was she feeling okay—when she went to bed?
PETERSON:
Yeah—yeah—she looked fine.
SHARON ROCHA:
Did you guys have some other plans—some tentative
plans—for the—for Christmas Eve?
PETERSON:
No. Just comin’ to your place.
SHARON ROCHA:
Because it took her—I asked a couple of times
before she decided or before she told me that you guys were coming over.
PETERSON:
Uh hunh.
SHARON ROCHA:
So you didn’t have anything else planned for
Christmas Eve—before?
PETERSON:
No. No—I think the question was in her mind who
was gonna be over there.
SHARON ROCHA:
And she was feeling all right when she went to
sleep?
PETERSON:
Yeah—definitely ii I mean she was – you know she
was feelin’ a little more tired—last couple days. That week—but she was fine
she wasn’t sick or anything.
SHARON ROCHA:
And then how was she feeling when she got up in
the morning—what time did she get up?
PETERSON:
She got up before I did. About seven. You know
and—you know how ah she is she has to ear right away—or else she felt sick
so—her breakfast then I got up and -- ___ cereal again together.
SHARON ROCHA:
You ate cereal again together?
PETERSON:
Yeah.
SHARON ROCHA:
So she got up and had breakfast and then ate
breakfast again?
PETERSON:
Well had a little bit – piece of toast and I had
some cereal.
SHARON ROCHA:
No I mean her.
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PETERSON:
Yeah she got up around seven I think.
SHARON ROCHA:
And then she—she
PETERSON:
(Overlaps above) Had her bowl of cereal –
SHARON ROCHA:
Yeah—
PETERSON:
Ah I got up later – and had ah cereal and she had
a piece of toast.
SHARON ROCHA:
And what was she wearing when you left?
PETERSON:
Ah she had on her black pants – and like a white
top with long sleeves. ___.
SHARON ROCHA:
A pullover or button or what?
PETERSON:
Yeah. Pullover like ah—you know tee shirt kinda
sweater kinda thing.
SHARON ROCHA:
And what shoes?
PETERSON:
(Pause) I don’t know. She maybe had slippers on I don’t know.
SHARON ROCHA:
So you don’t even know what shoes she had on?
PETERSON:
No not really.
SHARON ROCHA:
I just wanted to know—I mean I talked to her at
8:30 at night. I need to know –everything that happened after that.
PETERSON:
Sure well—
SHARON ROCHA:
I mean what she—how she acted—if she was sick or
if she was tired or—
PETERSON:
No she was I mean she was feeling good you know
that morning. You know her- she was you know excited to be baking you know she
was into her gingerbread thing and going to—helping _____and you know get ready
for Christmas Day. She felt like she had – all her French toast stuff and she
was gonna make _______ French toast for Christmas Day.
SHARON ROCHA:
Well how come you didn’t notice when you walked__
PETERSON:
(Overlaps above) _________ set the table on
Friday.
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SHARON ROCHA:
How come you didn’t noticed when you walked in
the door that – she hadn’t been baking or the lights were off or anything?
PETERSON:
‘Cause I was late and I was rushing -- ________
yeah.
SHARON ROCHA:
I mean surely McKenzie came up to you when you
walked in the back gate with his—leash on.
PETERSON:
Yeah—
SHARON ROCHA:
But you didn’t—
PETERSON:
I took it off of him and I didn’t—it didn’t even
register.
SHARON ROCHA:
Didn’t even register that Laci wasn’t in the
house when you walked in--it was a dark house—didn’t smell like she’d been
cooking—everything was cleaned up and neat and tidy—and nothing even registered
to you.
PETERSON:
No I – again—ah I grabbed a piece of pizza out of
the fridge and jumped into the shower immediately and when I got out then I
looked at the messages – I assumed she was over – you know – at your place.
SHARON ROCHA:
I mean we’ve never even had this conversation all
this time.
PETERSON:
True. I know. And it wasn’t until yeah you
asked about McKenzie thing – and I – even if I remember I – you know mentioned
to you – yeah and he had his leach on he – go to the park.
SHARON ROCHA:
I didn’t mention it – you told me he had his
leash on it.
PETERSON:
Right well you asked about McKenzie if he was in
the yard.
SHARON ROCHA:
No you told me he was.
PETERSON:
Okay I mean either way.
SHARON ROCHA:
I mean that’s how I knew all that stuff there as
no reason for me to ask about that. I didn’t even know she was going for a walk
until later that night when I asked you when we were standin’ in the driveway I
asked you –what were her plans for the day and that’s when you told me – that
she was – planned on going for a walk. (Pause) So she was wearing your blue
pajamas? Is that a blue top and bottom?
PETERSON:
Yeah. But she was wearin’ the --_____.
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SHARON ROCHA:
Is that what she normally wears to bed?
PETERSON:
Oh that whole past month yeah.
SHARON ROCHA:
Were they like flannel pajamas or –
PETERSON:
No—not___-- cotton.
SHARON ROCHA:
Okay well that’s what I wanted to know. I mean
these are questions that I’ve had and I’ve never – had them answered I mean just
what she was doing that night.
PETERSON:
(Overlaps above) Uh-hunh—yeah.
SHARON ROCHA:
She went to bed about 10:30 and everything was
just fine.
PETERSON:
Yeah.
SHARON ROCHA:
And everything was fine at seven o’clock when she
got up.
PETERSON:
Oh yeah—great____. She was excited about you
know doing the cooking stuff so - _______________.
SHARON ROCHA:
(Overlaps above) But you said she set the table.
PETERSON:
setting it up for Christmas Day. Oh yeah the
table was set.
SHARON ROCHA:
No it wasn’t.
PETERSON:
Three or four days ago.
SHARON ROCHA:
All that was on there was the um—the little
cracker things. What did she set on the table?
PETERSON:
Well the cracker things and the candles and all
that stuff.
SHARON ROCHA:
‘Cause there wasn’t anything on there but the
crackers and the candles. There weren’t any plates or silverware or anything
else set out there.
PETERSON:
Okay—I mean (pause)
SHARON ROCHA:
Was that what you’re saying she did all that?
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PETERSON:
Well I don’t know – I don’t recall if there were
plates out there or not I do remember the crackers and the candles and – you
know obviously the presents and the tree and all the –
SHARON ROCHA:
You just said she had the table set for three or
four days.
PETERSON:
Yeah it was like it was ready – you know she had
– she had those red berry things out there – all that. You know we were just
ready to have people over Christmas Day. That’s what – you know—she was excited
about – Christmas Eve. Getting’ prepared ____.
SHARON ROCHA:
Um like I said I just – it’s just odd that you
didn’t notice anything when you walked in the house—I mean the dog had his leash
on – the house is dark—she hadn’t cooked—and you went ahead and took a shower
and didn’t bother to call until afterwards. I would a thought – you would a
called right away. There was no note for you or anything so—
PETERSON:
No.
SHARON ROCHA:
Okay—well that’s what I wanted to know for now
unless I think of something else.
PETERSON:
Okay.
SHARON ROCHA:
Okay thanks.
PETERSON:
Bye.
SHARON ROCHA:
Bye.
(End of call)
(Faint voice)
This conversation was recorded at about __35—Thursday, February 13th.
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