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| JOE PETERSON, SCOTT'S BROTHER, WITH WIFE JANEY |
| LACI & CONNER "Laci and Connor will ALWAYS be in the hearts and prayers of all the woman before her that have known an EVIL soul such as Scott." GAYLE ~ FLORIDA ~ GUESTBOOK |
| December 2, 2004 Scott Peterson’s sister-in-law, Janey Peterson, broke down in tears on the stand Thursday as she recalled a Christmas present he had gotten her after she married into the family. “I think it was the first Christmas, when Joe and I were married,” Janey Peterson said after bowing her head as she tried to compose herself. “He gave me a big pair of fuzzy bear slippers. … I think he was 15.” |
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| Will the jury think of Scott giving Laci and his son a watery grave on Christmas Eve? Robert Talbott,a University of San Francisco University law professor, said the defense was succeeding in shifting focus. “Jurors are all watching her (Janey),” Talbott said. “I think Geragos is doing an effective job of shifting the focus to the Petersons. He’s pulling the emphasis away from the horror of the crime to the effect on the family.” But is he? Janey recounted the first time she met his slain wife. "She took my breath away. She was just bubbly and fun and energetic and beautiful," Will the jury be reminded that Scott took Laci's breath away on December 24th? Scott Peterson's mother and sister, seated in the gallery, sobbed as Janey spoke of Laci. The same jury that convicted Peterson Nov. 12 of first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Laci, and second-degree murder in the death of the fetus she carried is weighing whether to recommend a sentence of death or life in prison without parole. HOME INDEX LACI BENCH DEDICATION PICTURES TRIAL VERDICT SCOTT |