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| Thursday, October 21, 2004 The defense focussed on familiar territory with attempts to offer other theories of the crime. Ricardo Cordova, a Stanislaus County Superior Court judge who lived in the Petersons' neighborhood, testified about an incident the day before Laci vanished when a stranger knocked on his door. He said the man told him he needed money because his girlfriend's car had broken down while she was visiting a sick relative in another town. Cordova turned the man away and said he suspected he was up to no good. "I thought he was probably casing the neighborhood to see who was home," said Cordova, who was a public defender at the time. "It was just before Christmas and it seemed to be a prime time for burglary." Defense attorneys have previously suggested that Laci may have interrupted a burglary in the neighborhood when she was abducted and later killed. The home of another neighbor was burglarized the next day, and the defense has suggested Laci might have been the victim of criminals or transients in the area. Cordova also recounted finding a pair of women's sandals on the side of a neighborhood street. He said he pointed out the yellow platform sandals to a detective investigating Laci Peterson's disappearance, but the officer seemed uninterested. "Did [the detective] pick these shoes up?" Geragos asked. "No, he didn't," Cordova said. Asked if he ever told anyone he thought the shoes were related to the case, Cordova replied, "I don't believe so." HOME INDEX LACI SCOTT TRIAL ALIBI-WITNESS LIST EVIDENCE PHOTOS WIRETAPS AUTOPSY MAGAZINES ATTORNEYS LACI'S ALBUM |
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