| Scott's former mistress Amber Frey is carrying two burdens these days: the baby boy that's due within a few weeks and her obligation to take the witness stand in her ex-lover's double-murder trial, her father says. Amber, 29, and her live-in boyfriend, Dr. David Markovich, a chiropractor, are due to become parents in late April. The judge wants to have a jury by April, but defense efforts to move the trial a second time could slow things down. Although Frey doesn't expect to be forced to testify before she elivers her baby, she's still stressed over the trial, her father said. "She has to testify and confront the person she was in love with once," Ron Frey, 52, said. "It takes its toll on her." Trial observers expect that defense attorney Mark Geragos will leave no stone unturned in trying to discredit her. Although she didn't know Scott was married or that his wife was about to give birth to a boy, prosecutors say Peterson was so in love with Frey that he murdered his wife to be with her. Days after Laci's disappearance on Christmas Eve 2002, Frey became an informant and tried to get Peterson to explain his actions as the cops bugged their phones. Lately, Ron Frey said, his daughter has been leading a very busy life. She's about to graduate from an esthetician program so she can do facials and hair removal. She still works as a massage therapist. She spends the latter part of the day with her 3-year-old daughter and with Markovich. Although the pregnancy was unplanned, "she's just tickled pink," her dad said. "So's Dr. Markovich." Although she's a fitness nut, Frey is too far along to get to the gym these days, her father said, adding that she's planning to stop working within a couple of weeks and focus on feathering her nest. Her dad said he's impressed with the way Markovich carries himself, with his abilities as a chiropractor, and with his parenting skills. "He has the patience and what it takes to be a high-quality father," said Frey, who hopes the two tie the knot. HOME INDEX LACI SCOTT AMBER MAGAZINES EVIDENCE-NEWS ALIBI-WITNESS LIST TRIAL NEWS AMBER'S ALBUM |
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