| Peterson Informer Convinces Ex-Cop September 24, 2003 - FULL STORY The inmate who claims he overheard double murder suspect Scott Peterson talking about kidnapping his wife Laci convinced the ex-cop who gave him a polygraph test that he is telling the truth, the officer told Fox News in an exclusive interview. Lt. Melvin King told Fox News' Geraldo Rivera Wednesday that he was skeptical of inmate Cory Lee Carroll's story at first, but changed his mind after their two-hour session. "Mr. Carroll was able to convince me that he truly believes what he's saying has some validity to it," King said. King, who has dealt with numerous inmate witnesses in the past, said they typically ask to cut some sort of deal for a plea bargain. But Carroll was different, he said. "He was just the opposite," King told Fox. Carroll, a self-described petty property criminal, told investigators he first met Peterson last November at the City Lights strip club in Fresno, Calif. After a conversation in which Carroll revealed he had been in prison, Peterson asked for help in finding someone to steal his wife’s car as part of an insurance fraud scheme. Carroll, 34, told King he then introduced Peterson to two members of a neo-Nazi prison gang known as the Nazi Low Riders. He was paid $300 to set up the meeting. Carroll claims he and the two men -- Tony, aka “Dirty,” and Anthony, aka “Skeeter" -- met with Scott in a northeast Fresno restaurant on or about Nov. 29. The four went on to a nearby motel. At the motel, Carroll said he overheard Peterson talking about kidnapping his wife Laci and getting ransom money from her parents, King told Fox. Carroll said he told the men he didn't want to hear or know anything about such a scheme and abruptly left the room, according to King. Carroll's attorney Frank Muna told Fox his client was away from the meeting for about 45 minutes. Scott's Family disputes this claim. HOME INDEX LACI SCOTT AMBER TRIAL NEWS EVIDENCE & STORIES WIRETAPS INCONSISTENT STATEMENTS AUTOPSY INDEX |
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