| Evidence Found In Peterson's Boat, Computer D.A. Still Deciding On Death Penalty April 22, 2003 Documents filed Monday by prosecutors said Scott Peterson, 30, murdered his wife, Laci Peterson, 27, and their unborn child at their home on Dec. 23 or Dec. 24. Their two corpses washed ashore last week about three miles from where Peterson said he was fishing in San Francisco Bay on Christmas Eve when his wife vanished. A source told reporters that investigators from Modesto, Calif., had found "specific tidal charts of the San Francisco Bay on Scott Peterson's computer" and that those officers returned to the bay repeatedly to search for Laci's body because of that evidence. Traces of concrete were discovered in Scott's boat, and detectives believe that they might have come from some sort of concrete anchors. Hours before the remains were identified Friday using DNA, Peterson, a fertilizer salesman, was arrested in San Diego County because police feared he might flee to Mexico. He was carrying nearly $10,000 in cash, his naturally brown hair was blond and he had grown a beard. Peterson was clean-shaven as he entered court Monday, his hands cuffed and ankles shackled. Public defender Tim Bazar has been assigned to represent Peterson, who said he could not afford to hire a lawyer. Defense lawyer Kirk McAllister, who had represented Peterson before the arraignment and met with him in jail Saturday night, said there was a good explanation for the cash his client had during his arrest, but declined to discuss that or other elements of the case. "The press wants instant truth," McAllister said. "The police want self-serving truth. Hopefully, there will be a process to get to the whole truth about what happened. The police had to make an arrest in this case or they would have looked like Mayberry RFD." District Attorney James Brazelton said his office would probably decide by a May 19 hearing whether to seek the death penalty. California law permits a murder charge for a fetus if a pregnant woman is slain, even if the fetus is not viable, said Hallye Jordan, spokeswoman for the state attorney general. Investigators had long declined to name Scott Peterson as a suspect, even as they seized his truck, fishing boat and more than 100 items from the couple's home. Peterson maintained he had nothing to do with his wife's disappearance, saying he last saw her when he left to go fishing the day before Christmas. The case was continued until a May 6 bail hearing. Pretrial proceedings for it begin May 19. HOME INDEX LACI SCOTT TRIAL ALIBI-WITNESS LIST AMBER EVIDENCE-NEWS PORN FOUND ON COMPUTER COURT DATES |
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