Is anyone following the Peterson story?

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Is anyone following the Peterson story?
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Thu, 08-12-2004 - 9:37am
http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/11/laci.peterson/index.html

It amazes me how one guy could be such a liar and cause so much havoc in other people's lives. I do feel so sorry for Laci's family. And I also feel sorry for Amber. It is scary to think that there are such toads out there.

I would love to hear comments on that case.

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Registered: 07-14-2003
Thu, 08-12-2004 - 9:54am
I am following the case, and while my hear goes out to Laci's family, I am must say that I am not completely feeling Amber. She had a 3.5 month old and a 3 year old at the time, you would think that she would want to be more cautious. She ignored all the warning signs about a double-life man....calling from cell phones only, never available to meet in person after only a few dates, travels all over all the time. Don't get me wrong, Scott was a real charmer and I am sure he made himself believable, but I think she wanted to believe him too much to. What's really scary is that Laci and her family were REALLY duped or they knew he was shady and chose to ignore it. I hope that Scott is convicted and punished. My heart and prayers go out to Laci and Connor.
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Thu, 08-12-2004 - 10:03am
You are right - but it is a warning sign to all of us who are dating to really get to know someone before getting intimate and too attached emotionally.

Amber has a 3.5 mo old NOW - the Peterson/Frey affair was in December 2002 which was some time ago - so she has had this baby since then. But her daughter who is now 3 must have been around 1 at the time.

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Thu, 08-12-2004 - 10:25am

Yeah, I admit to being a little obsessed with both this case AND the one in Salt Lake (Lori Hacking).


I had a few thoughts about this Peterson thing this morning. First one was that I wondered how many parents of women are looking at BOTH of these cases and taking second looks at their son's in law. I mean, BOTH of these families thought their SIL's were wonderful men. Taking great care of their dd's and just wonderful parts of the family.


Personally, I think Scott did it. I think it would be a TRAVESTY if he didn't and was convicted, but I really think he did.


If he didn't all I can think is "Man, liars reap what they sow." He's in deep, and if he hadn't built his life on lies, he MIGHT have a reasonable defense.


And I think I could have EASILY been Amber Frey. That poor girl. Single mom. Gets set up with mr-nice-guy who very promptly sweeps her off her feet with promises of taking care of her and her dd for the rest of their life and BAM! Look what she's in the middle of now. I feel for her. I hope she stays strong through this.


Honestly, whether or not Scott did it, you almost want to see him fry just for being such a creep. Continuing an affair while his wife is supposedly "missing"???? Yeah, he had to have done it. What other kind of man could have continued a second life in the middle of that turmoil???

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Thu, 08-12-2004 - 10:29am

She ignored all the warning signs about a double-life man....calling from cell phones only, never available to meet in person after only a few dates, travels all over all the time.... Yeah, but that's the thing. How many of us COULD EASILY have been her? I mean, we've all made errors in judgement. And like West said, her only dd at that time was pretty young. She was new to this single parenting thing and it can be so intimidating. Why not take a couple extra looks at Mr. Charming? Just so sad for her.


I am glad that they've publicized the parts about her being single and taking up with this liar. I hope it helps other mom's out there think carefully and be more cautious.

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Registered: 05-05-2003
Thu, 08-12-2004 - 11:30am
I haven't really followed the case (except for the headliners on the tabloids in the supermarket LOL). But I do have one thought. WHAT A CREEP! And I totally understand the whole being swept off your feet as a single mom, I do feel badly for Amber. Laci certainly didn't deserve what happened- if he didn't want to be with her, why not get a divorce? How can he possibly have thought, "now, here's a good idea and the answer to my dilemma..."???

Now if he didn't do it, he may very well know who did.

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Thu, 08-12-2004 - 12:35pm

I guess since the whole O.J. thing, I really can't follow these stories closely.

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Sat, 08-21-2004 - 4:47am
http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/11/peterson.ctv/index.html

That is the story about her being swept off her feet. I guess when it seems to good to be true it must be just that.

I can totally see how she would fall for him and cannot believe his lies and his simplistic view that he could think that he could just make his wife and child disappear like that.

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Sat, 08-21-2004 - 2:36pm
I'm not, but I have two acquaintances who are following it, one's an AP reporter and the other one's local...and SO's work associate is a juror.

I think the guy is going to walk away from this and write a book to tell the tale.

I think that there are a lot of women who get taken in by con men or by players or by losers...a lot of both men and women ignore the red flags and just keep pushing for commitment...their families and friends aren't deceived, but what can you tell someone who is convinced that they have special insight into this person...that they can see some good in him in spite of all the crap that's obvious to everyone else?
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Registered: 03-27-2003
Mon, 08-23-2004 - 1:35pm
I really have not been but has he said anything in response to this? At one point I wondered if she (Amber) was in on it - or worse - that she did it. But it seems maybe that isn't the case. However I wouldn't be surprised if he does accuse her. Who knows. It is just sick either way. It just sickens me.

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Mon, 08-23-2004 - 1:56pm
I think Scott is one of the biggest scumbags on the face of the earth. He definitely did it and I think he deserves the death penalty. How could one possibly kill his wife, the mother of his unborn child, in the eight month of her pregnancy? Can you even imagine what that must have been like. He's such a coward that he probably waited for Laci to have her back turned and then whacked her in the back of the head with a blunt object. He didn't want their child and then when he found Amber, he didn't want her either, so he figured he's kill two birds with one stone. I know that doesn't sound right but in essence, that's what he did. Then he cries like a baby on the phone to Amber because he now realizes that he screwed up and has lost everything in his life, including his dignity. What he deserves is to be sentenced to life in solitary confinement for the rest of his life, so that he is haunted by the images of his dying wife and what he has done to her, which in my mind is one of the most brutal and dispicable crimes ever, not to mention that he did it on Christmas Eve. By the way, Amber only has one daughter, not two.

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