| Monday, May 26, 2003 Fox News has gleaned exclusive new information about the wiretapped phone conversations Scott Peterson had with girlfriend Amber Frey after the investigation into his wife Laci Peterson's disappearance intensified. A source close to Frey, 28, told Fox that Scott sometimes called her five to six times a night after she went public with details of their affair in January. He used at least three different cell phones to contact Frey, according to the source. The new details surfaced as Scott and his attorneys prepared to appear in court again on Tuesday to discuss several legal issues, including a possible change of venue because of the intense publicity surrounding the case. The latest information also came as reports circulated that Scott was having affairs with at least two other women besides Frey. The women could be called as witnesses in the trial. Whether or not Scott had multiple girlfriends, he was feverish in his attempts to communicate with Frey as the case heated up earlier this year. During one phone call taped by police, the source said that Frey asked Scott, "Do I need to be afraid of you?" "Absolutely not. I am not a monster," Scott replied. "Did you have anything to do with your wife's disappearance?" Frey continued. Scott reportedly fumbled and said, "Ah, ah ... (Pause) No. But I know who did it and I'll tell you later when I see you." Scott also repeatedly pressed to see Frey but she refused, telling him it wouldn't be wise because the media was hounding her, according to the source. She also knew her cell and home phone calls were being intercepted and monitored by police. The source told Fox that Scott kept offering to buy Frey gifts and even said he'd pay for a vacation she planned to take, but she refused the gestures. Scott did manage to have expensive jewelry delivered to her. The method and place of delivery might prove an interesting point in the case, according to the source. The latest exclusive information came to light just two days after fresh details emerged about the condition of Laci's body, which washed up on the shores of San Francisco Bay last month. A source who has seen the 25-page autopsy report but doesn't work for the defense or prosecution told Fox News that the body of the 8-months-pregnant woman is missing the head and neck, and both arms are cut off at the elbows. The right leg is severed at the knee; the left foot is missing; the heart, lungs and other internal organs are gone and there is a hole in the upper abdomen above the belly button that may be a knife wound, said the source, who asked not to be identified. The womb, however, is intact — suggesting that the nearly full-term baby was not cut out of Laci’s body but was expelled naturally after she was killed. Just before the female body was identified as 27-year-old Laci, her husband, Scott Peterson, was arrested on charges of first-degree murder of his wife and unborn son, Conner. Authorities feared Scott might flee if they waited to arrest him until after identification of the corpse. When he was apprehended close to the Mexican border, Scott was carrying a large sum of cash and his brother’s passport. He had dyed his hair blond and grown a beard. Though an autopsy ruled that the manner of death was a homicide, the cause is as yet undetermined. The source told Fox that the lack of a cause would likely create difficulties for the prosecution and raise its burden of proof during the trial. The source said X-rays weren’t included in the autopsy report, which maintains that the limbs showed no sign of having been sawed off. The document indicates that instead, they were probably lost naturally after the still-intact body was dumped into San Francisco Bay. But Fox News’ source disagrees, believing it’s much more likely that a knife was used to dismember the corpse. “It’s been cut at the joints, much as you would carve a turkey,” the source said. The source also told Fox that the condition of the body did not point to a ritual slaying, but instead indicates that it was cut up to aid in its disposal. That theory is problematic for the defense, which maintains that Laci was killed by members of a satanic cult. Opinion is divided on whether or not the body was damaged by animals, water or other natural causes. One independent forensic specialist familiar withthe autopsy report says yes, but two others maintain that human hands were responsible for the mutilation. RELATED STORY #1 RELATED STORY #2 HOME INDEX TRIAL ALIBI-WITNESS LIST WIRETAP INDEX LACI CONNER SCOTT EVIDENCE -NEWS |
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