| Family takes chairs, clothes, art from Peterson home Defense: 'Unbelievable' that Rochas would remove items Friday, May 30, 2003 A truck loaded with Laci Peterson’s belongings sits outside the Peterson home Friday. Laci Peterson's personal belongings were hauled out of her house in Modesto on Friday by her family and self-described friends. Among the items were chairs, clothes, artwork and other items that had presumably belonged to Laci.. A source on Scott Peterson's legal defense team said it was "unbelievable" that family and friends would remove items from the house. RELATED STORIES The attorneys said they had an agreement with the district attorney's office that no one would be allowed in the home until the defense team had completed its investigation. The source was concerned that whatever evidence they had hoped to find had been tainted. The Petersons have been in and out of the house frequently since Laci Peterson disappeared December 24. Modesto police arrived on the scene and spoke briefly to the people who were removing items. Those people left shortly after the meeting with the items packed into sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks. An attorney for Laci Peterson's family, the Rochas, said the family had resolved a dispute with the Peterson family over some items they wanted to remove from the house and had been expected to do so next week. |
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| Geragos To Rochas: 'If You Want War, You'll Get War' Defense attorney Mark Geragos allegedly told the attorneys representing Laci Peterson's family that "if you want war, you got war" after negotiations to allow the Rochas to enter their late daughter's home broke down on Thursday afternoon. "We thought we had it worked out with Geragos (who represents Scott ) that Sharon could come in here (Laci's home) next Tuesday (June 3)," said Al Clark, one of the two attorneys the Rochafamily has hired to attempt to gain access to the home of their daughter. "He (Geragos) called us in a very loud, very boisterous manner and said he's not going to allow anyone in the house...I called Sharon and this is right after she heard about the autopsy report and she was very emotional as you can understand and she just said 'I've got to do something' ..It's the straw that broke the camel's back, especially the way he talked to us." "I even told her as a lawyer I have to advise you not to go into the house," Clark continued. "But if I were a parent, act by your heart and she acted by her heart." The Rochas had been prevented by the family of Scott Peterson from entering the home. What the family did was that a group people including Sharon, Laci's stepfather,Ron Grantski, Brent Rocha -- Laci's brother and several friends entered Laci and Scott's home and removed items -- including a rocking chair and nursery furniture--and then sped off as the news media and police looked on. A member of the Geragos defense team arrived at the home a short time later and told reporters that his concern was that the Rochas "had planted evidence." He then sped off to allegedly file a burglary report with the Modesto police. Earlier, a representative of Geragos had dropped off other personal items of Laci's that Sharon Rocha had requested at her Modesto lawyer's office. Those items included a Tiffany lamp Laci inherited from her late grandmother and also three unopened Christmas presents. HOME INDEX TRIAL DEFENSE ALIBI-WITNESS LIST WIRETAPS JACKIE RESPONDS LARRY KING DISCUSSES HOUSE POSTER'S RESPOND TO THIS STORY |
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