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| Recalling a tan van Homer Maldonado, a 59-year-old commercial painter, is among those who remembers clear weather on Dec. 24. He said he saw Peterson between 9:45 and 10 a.m., moments after he left the USA Gasoline station on Miller Avenue, about three blocks south of the Peterson home at 523 Covena Ave. "There's no question it was her," Maldonado said. "I said to my wife, 'Did you see that woman?' She was really pregnant and having trouble with the dog." Helen Maldonado said she was putting change in her purse and did not see the woman. The Maldonados both said they saw an older model, tan van parked at the gas station, and said the van reeked of cigarette smoke. Homer Maldonado said the van had white curtains in the side and rear windows, and a roof rack and chrome ladder. An older model, tan or light brown van figured in the early investigation into Peterson's disappearance. Police said they were looking for such a van -- full-sized, with one or two doors in the rear -- in connection with a burglary across the street from the Petersons' home. FULL STORY HOME LACI CONNER TRIAL NEWS EVIDENCE-NEWS SCOTT INDEX WIRETAPS PRELIMINARY HEARING DEFENSE TEAM PROSECUTION WITNESS-ALIBI |
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