| Testimony Focuses On Discovery Of Bodies In Peterson Trial Prosecutors Abruptly Change Direction Of Case July 7, 2004 Jurors cringed Wednesday as prosecutors displayed photos of bone and tissue taken from the decomposed bodies of Scott Peterson's dead wife and their fetus. In graphic testimony Wednesday morning, two sheriff's deputies testified at Peterson's double-murder trial about the condition of the remains and where they were discovered. Deputy Chris Martinez of the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Department said the fetus was so decayed that he had to roll the remains onto a towel to move them. Defense attorney Mark Geragos questioned what evidence authorities collected when they retrieved those remains, which were found in a marshy shore of San Francisco Bay. "Fair to say that there was nobody going around collecting evidence?" Geragos asked. "When I was there, no," Martinez responded. Prosecutors have abruptly changed the direction of their case against Peterson after questioning witnesses about his affair -- the alleged motive for murder -- last week. The move seemed to highlight a shift in the prosecution's strategy to focus more on the murder than on Peterson's seemingly odd behavior in the days before and after his pregnant wife vanished. HOME INDEX LACI SCOTT TRIAL ALIBI-WITNESS LIST AUTOPSY BODIES FOUND |
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