That's where he lived. In opening statements, Geragos claimed Peterson was "a cad" for cheating on Laci, but was not a murderer. An initial blaze tore through a home near Via Rancho Parkway and Bernardo Lane around 2:40 a.m.; the same house went up in flames again around 6 p.m. 14-year-old arrested after rabbi punched outside University City synagogue, The teen was arrested on battery and hate crime charges for the Oct. 10 attack, San Diego Unified asks Gov. Now, because of a judge’s error, he is poised for release. [75], Juror Frances Gorman was removed and replaced early in the trial due to misconduct. Born in San Diego, California, Diaz was raised in Long Beach. All market data delayed 20 minutes. [52] Laci's upper torso had been emptied of internal organs except for the uterus, which protected the fetus, explaining the lower level of decomposition it experienced. "Sometimes I feel I just can't do it. Cliff Gardner, a lawyer for Peterson in his challenge to the death sentence, said of Thursday's order, "We agree not only with the Court's apparent concern about juror candor during the jury selection process, but with its recognition about how central the misconduct was to the ability of the jury to reach a fair decision in this case.". The woman, Lisa... Nine years ago, Robert McDowell was convicted of two murders and sentenced to life in prison without parole. She was subsequently cast in a supporting role in My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) before appearing as the titular Mary in the Farrelly brothers' hit comedy There's Something About Mary (1998), which brought her increased fame and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical. They based their verdict on "hundreds of small 'puzzle pieces' of circumstantial evidence that were revealed during the trial, from the location of Laci's body to the myriad lies her husband told after her disappearance". 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[66] and was held with bail. [44][48] The corpse was decomposed to the point of being almost unrecognizable as a human body, and the head, arms, most of the legs and all the internal organs except for the uterus were missing. Peterson traded in his wife's Land Rover for a new pickup truck, considered selling their home and eventually admitted an extramarital affair with a Fresno woman while his wife was pregnant with the couple's baby. As the trial progressed, the prosecution opened discussion of Peterson's affair with Frey and the contents of their secretly-recorded telephone calls. "There are no other suspects in this case," he added. [3] In 1990, Peterson enrolled at Arizona State University (where Mickelson had also enrolled) on a partial golf scholarship. Shortly after, Peterson said he'd told his wife about the affair in the days before she vanished. '"[21], Modesto police did not immediately reveal to the public that Peterson was a suspect, largely because Laci's family and friends maintained their faith in his innocence during the month following her disappearance. After they had begun dating, however, she came to suspect that he was married, and confronted him on December 9 about this. Activists and family members of Alfred Olango, who was killed by El Cajon police in 2016, gathered Wednesday to mark the one-year anniversary of his death and to vow that the fight for justice will continue. –George Takei. : But Prosecution Expert Can't Be Certain About The Location", "THE PETERSON TRIAL / Defense witness asks D.A. [10] Laci's loved ones, including her mother and younger sister, related that she worked enthusiastically at being the perfect housewife, enjoying cooking and entertaining, and that she and her family welcomed the news in 2002 that she was pregnant. Investigators chased nearly 10,000 tips and considered parolees and convicted sex offenders as possible suspects. [73] The defense questioned whether the investigation was thorough; Modesto police Detective Mike Hermos admitted he did not check the alibi of a prostitute who was accused of stealing checks from Peterson's mailbox, but Hermos did not indicate that the woman was ever a suspect, and prosecutor Dave Harris noted that the checks were stolen after Laci vanished, precluding the woman from involvement in Laci's disappearance. I feel like I'm in a dark corner and I just can't function.". Finz, Stacy; Walsh, Dian (October 22, 2004). The bodies of a male fetus and a woman were discovered about a mile apart on Sunday and Monday by people strolling along the San Francisco Bay shoreline. Scott Harvey Peters (born June 17, 1958) is an American politician who has been the United States Representative for California's 52nd congressional district since 2013. [3][6] While Peterson finished his senior year, Laci took a job in nearby Prunedale. All rights reserved. [66][91] The penalty phase of the trial began on November 30, and concluded December 13, when the jury rendered a sentence of death.