· Frey: Please Let Killer Live. A regretful Amber Frey wept when she heard her ex-lover Scott Peterson was convicted of murdering his pregnant wife and unborn child — because she doesn't want him to die. While she was a key witness in the trial that led to the conviction, she loved Peterson deeply and he still has a place in her heart. So the realization that Peterson could be facing execution hit her hard, her father told The Post yesterday. "I could hear the tears in her voice," after the verdict came down, Ron Frey said

Judge in Laci Peterson case refuses to select new jury for death ... CBC News, Canada - Nov 22, 2004 ... 30 to allow the two sides time to exchange evidence. Peterson was found guilty Nov. 12 of murdering his wife, Laci, and the fetus she was carrying. ...

Lawyer Geragos' spotlight widens Peterson was found guilty Nov. 12 of murdering his wife, Laci, and the fetus she was carrying. He could get the death penalty or life in prison without parole. Defense attorney Mark Geragos asked that a new jury be seated either here or somewhere else such as Los Angeles County, contending that the jurors who convicted Peterson were tainted by the public reaction after they were released into the community. He noted that a cheer went up from

Peterson murder trial set Scott Peterson probably planned and carried out the deliberate killing of his wife, Laci, and their unborn son, a judge ruled Tuesday, ending the first chapter of what promises to be a long legal saga.

Transcript of phone call between Scott Peterson and Amber Frey The following are excerpts from a transcript of the 23-minute call made Jan. 6, 2003, and secretly recorded by Scott Peterson's girlfriend, Amber Frey:

Judge sets murder trial Scott Peterson will face trial on two murder charges in the death of his pregnant wife, Laci. Family and friends of Laci Peterson hugged outside the Stanislaus County Superior Court building this morning following the ruling by Judge Al Girolami.

Pathologist grilled about Laci's baby A Contra Costa County pathologist testified Monday that the unborn son of Laci Peterson remained inside his mother until days before his body washed ashore.

Expert: Peterson's body protected baby's corpse A pathologist testified today that the unborn child of Laci Peterson remained inside his mother until only days before his body washed ashore in Richmond.

Doctor: Laci's baby likely protected from water by mother's body A Contra Costa County pathologist testified today that the unborn son of Laci Peterson remained inside his mother until days before his body washed ashore.

Investigator: Laci was seen Christmas Eve Three days after Laci Peterson vanished, witnesses told police they spotted suspicious men and a walker resembling the pregnant woman in Modesto on the morning of Christmas Eve, an investigator said Friday.

Peterson witness saw suspicious men Three days after Laci Peterson vanished, witnesses told police they spotted suspicious men and a pregnant woman who resembled Peterson in a park near her Modesto home.

Peterson girlfriend will not testify Scott Peterson repeatedly trekked to the Berkeley Marina in the weeks following his wife's disappearance, stopping only briefly at the shore before trying to ditch tailing authorities, a detective said Thursday.

Defense: Police ignored leads that could prove Peterson's innocence Three days after Laci Peterson vanished, witnesses told police they spotted suspicious men and a walker resembling the pregnant woman on Christmas Eve, an investigator said in court today.

Detective: Peterson evaded police tail, returned to Berkeley Marina Scott Peterson made repeated trips to the Berkeley Marina in the weeks following his wife's disappearance, stopping briefly at the shore before trying to ditch tailing authorities on his trip back to Modesto, a detective said today.

Peterson attorney zooms in on tapes After 10 days of unsuccessful searching, suspicious authorities in January installed a camera across from Laci Peterson's Modesto home that might have recorded images potentially clearing her husband of murder charges, a defense lawyer said Wednesday.

Detective: Scott Peterson returned to marina and eluded a tail Scott Peterson repeatedly trekked to the Berkeley Marina in the weeks following his wife's disappearance, stopping only briefly at the shore before trying to ditch tailing authorities, a detective said in court today.

Judge will decide whether hair DNA evidence will be allowed Stanislaus County Judge Al Girolami will rule next week on whether mitochondrial DNA evidence linking a hair to Laci Peterson will be allowed into evidence in the continuing preliminary hearing for her husband.

Detective: Peterson said Laci was dead Two weeks before his wife disappeared, Scott Peterson told his mistress he was a widower about to spend his first Christmas alone, an investigator testified Thursday.

Detective: Scott Peterson told mistress he was widower Two weeks before his wife disappeared, Scott Peterson told his mistress he was a widower about to spend his first Christmas alone, an investigator testified Thursday.

L.A. case stalls hearing The preliminary hearing for the Modesto fertilizer salesman accused of killing Laci Peterson, his wife, stalled Wednesday after a defense attorney for Scott Peterson was forced to handle details in a different murder trial.

First officer in house testifies The first officer to respond to reports of Laci Peterson's disappearance testified Tuesday that he walked her husband through their house so he could look for anything unusual.

Defense says DNA hair test flawed FBI scientists were using flawed testing methods when they linked to Laci Peterson a hair that investigators discovered in the boat belonging to the dead woman's husband, a DNA expert testified Monday.

Peterson kept boat, trip to himself Relatives of Laci and Scott Peterson took the witness stand Friday, saying Scott Peterson never told them about a boat he owned or his Christmas Eve fishing trip to San Francisco Bay.

Relatives recall last contact with Laci Peterson Relatives of Laci and Scott Peterson took the witness stand today, saying Scott Peterson never told them about a boat he owned or his Christmas Eve fishing trip to the San Francisco Bay.

Boat a surprise to Laci Peterson's family Laci Peterson's mother, sister and father-in-law took the witness stand in the third day of Scott Peterson's preliminary hearing, testifying that none of them had known the man owned a boat.

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