| From - RICKAMORTI1 NATIONAL ENQUIRER Laci's Tragic Final Journey by David Wright September 23, 2003 Laci Peterson and the baby she came so close to holding in her arms were laid to rest in the same way they died, together. The murdered mom and her tragic son Conner were buried in a single casket as two white doves symbolizing their souls soared into the blue sky above. The emotional service might not have taken place if accused killer Scott Peterson's family had their way. As Laci's loving mom Sharon Rocha was making burial arrangements, a close family source says she received a stunning e-mail from her daughter's mother-in-law Jackie Peterson, who wrote in part: "We ask you to postpone the service until such time as Scott is exonerated and we all join together as a family to mourn your daughter, Scott's wife, our and your grandson and Scott's son who has been taken from all of us so cruelly." Furious, Sharon and her husband Ron Grantski- who are convinced of Scott's guilt-handed the sensational message to their lawyer. "The Peterson's were told in no uncertain terms that the funeral was going ahead and that they were not welcome," revealed the close family source. The attorney, Adam Stewart, wondered whether Jackie Peterson really wanted to be at the funeral..or "was she more concerned about elicitng sympathy for her son?" It was against that turbulent background that more than 250 family and friends gathered at Burwood Cemetery in Escalon, Calif., on August 29 to say farewell to 27-year-old Laci, who was 8 months pregnant with Conner when she vanished last Christmas Eve. Before the single coffin was lowered into the grave, Laci's distraught stepfather Ron Granstski rose to declare bitterly, "She was the light of my life. The animal that did this to her is going to pay." The two doves were released over the grave, piled high with roses, daisies and sunflowers. As they fluttered away, 20 more doves followed them. "The two were Laci and Conner, and the rest were angels sent to help follow them to heaven," Grantski explained. But if Laci had been laid to rest, the bad blood between the families had not. "Laci's mom Sharon is brokenhearted over her loss," the close family source told the NE. "When she began planning Laci's and Conner's funeral, she bought two plots side by side. "She told her family,"The second plot is for me when I die. I want to rest close to my daughter and grandson." RELATED STORY WITH PICTURES HOME INDEX LACI MEMORIAL CONNER TRIAL LACI'S FAMILY -PICTURES INCONSISTENT STATEMENTS MAGAZINES EVIDENCE-NEWS & STORIES |
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| LACI & CONNER FINALLY AT REST "Though I didn't know Laci or her family, my heart and thoughts are with them daily" Jennifer - AZ - From Guestbook |
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