MODESTO, California (AP) — Convicted killer Scott Peterson will be heading to trial again over the death of his pregnant wife, this time in civil court.
Scott Peterson is on California’s death row for killing his pregnant wife, Laci, and their unborn son.
The parents of Laci Peterson have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against him, seeking a multimillion-dollar judgment.
A Stanislaus County Superior Court judge has ruled that Peterson would have to stand trial in the civil case.
A jury found him guilty in 2003 of killing Laci Peterson and her fetus and dumping the body in San Francisco Bay on Christmas Eve 2002.
At a hearing Friday, Peterson’s defense attorney cited in court a videotape made at San Quentin State Prison in which he maintains his innocence.
The judge stayed his ruling until June 23 to allow lawyers to appeal.
The trial is set to begin July 8.
They bailed on the lawsuit after their lawyers convinced them they had no evidence and thus no hope of winning. The Peterson family was looking forward to the lawsuit as it would give them an opportunity to seriously cross-examine witnesses and bring forward the real facts of the case.
Comment by A Voice of Sanity — June 19, 2009 @ 11:01 pm
Are you kidding?! Scumbag Scott was tried and convicted of double murder! Do you think you get another shot at freeing this monster because you’ve somehow come up with new information that will only serve to waste time and money in court proceedings. Very irresponsible of you to presume we, the people, wish to waste OUR hard earned dollars on a baby and wife murderer?!
You all need to move out of the USA. Your a black eye to our society. Not to mention scum of the earth. Your attitude regarding this monster’s innocence is ridiculous. He is a fiend, a freak and now someone’s bitch in prison. What’s the matter, can’t he accept his lot in life for taking the REAL innocent lives of his baby boy and mother of this child!
Go away, leave. Quit wasting our time!
Comment by jenn ppface — July 16, 2009 @ 12:11 am
Since you are imbued with magical powers that make evidence irrelevant and make it possible for you to determine who is innocent or guilty by just guessing, why don’t you offer your services to the police to solve the thousands of crimes that they cannot? Me, I’ll stick to deciding BASED ON EVIDENCE and not on the opinions of those like you who let idiots on TV tell them what to think.
This was the actual trial testimony from a witness FOR THE STATE:
Brian Peterson: There was a portion of khaki colored trousers in place. And inside the waistband of those there was a brand name of Motherhood. On the laundry label there was a size S. I took to mean small. There were panties beneath the trousers. The brand on those was Jockey, and the size was 7. The buttock portion of the panties was missing. Part of the elastic band around each leg was still in place. With respect to further examination of the trousers, there was a button closure in the front that was still fastened. There was a zipper that was still in place. And in the waistband of the trousers there were draw cords. And those were still in place too.
David Harris: Again, let me go to each, you are talking about these items were in place. Were they in the usual place of wearing?
Brian Peterson: They were.
David Harris: That would include the underwear as well?
Brian Peterson: That’s correct.
David Harris: You can continue.
Brian Peterson: The crotch portion of the trousers was shredded, and had been basically reduced to a number of tangled fibers. To my eye, within these fibers, were a number of round to oval stony deposits, mineral deposits. These were materials that I also saw on the x-rays. So that was actually within the fibers remaining of the pants. The front of the panties was also intact. As I said, the rear portion was missing. The front was still intact, along with the bands around the legs. And that was basically it in terms of clothing.
This sort of wear is only caused by time. So we are either to believe that Laci Peterson, a woman known for trying for perfection, put on a completely worn out pair of underwear that evening to go out, or, that someone undressed her, changed her underwear and then redressed her. It is much easier to conclude the obvious, that Laci Peterson wore these out herself over a period of weeks. This absolutely proves that Scott Peterson is innocent. Facts, not moronic guesswork.
Comment by A Voice of Sanity — July 16, 2009 @ 1:59 am