| Detective: Peterson didn't tell of affair November 6, 2003 Scott Peterson did not tell police on Christmas Eve that he was having an affair, the detective who interviewed him then testified Thursday, undercutting Peterson's statements in a nationally televised interview that he told police about the affair immediately. Modesto police Det. Al Brocchini also testified that Peterson never told him about the affair, part of a range of details to emerge Thursday during Scott Peterson's preliminary hearing. Peterson, 31, is charged with murdering his wife, Laci, and unborn son, Conner. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. Scott Peterson told police he returned from a day-long fishing trip to San Francisco Bay Dec. 24 to find his pregnant wife missing. Her body and that of her son were found in April several miles from the spot he said he went fishing. Brocchini also testified Thursday that Peterson told him he washed his clothes upon returned to home because they were wet from fishing and rain. Brocchini said when he searched Peterson's truck Christmas Eve, he saw a blue tarp wrapped around umbrellas in the truck bed against the tailgate. When asked about the umbrellas, Peterson said he was going to drop them off at a warehouse he used for his work but had forgotten, Brocchini said. The umbrellas were in the backyard of the Peterson's Covena Avenue home three days later when police returned with a search warrant. Brocchini also testified he found a loaded .22-caliber semi-automatic pistol in the cab of Peterson's pickup, along with two fishing lures that were in unopened packages. Peterson told Brocchini he last saw his wife mopping in the home the morning of Dec. 24, the officer testified. The Petersons' house cleaner testified last week that she had mopped the kitchen floor the day before. TESTIMONY OF DETECTIVE BROCCHINI PRELIMINARY HEARING ALIBI-WITNESS LIST EVIDENCE-NEWS HOME INDEX LACI SCOTT AMBER WIRETAPS AUTOPSY INDEX |
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| PRELIMINARY HEARING - DAY 6 Testimony of Detective Al Brocchini |
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