By HOWARD BREUER, SAM SMITH and ADAM MILLER
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http://nypost.com/news/nationalnews/73806.htm
April 20, 2003 -- Just 10 days before his pregnant wife vanished, Scott
Peterson embraced his new gal pal in front of a Christmas tree for a snapshot
that eerily resembles a widely distributed holiday photo of him and Laci.
And to this day, Peterson, 30, continues to speak with massage therapist Amber
Frey, 28, whom he had initially told he was single, The Post has learned.
The Dec. 14 photo, taken at the Copper River Country Club Christmas party in
Frey's Fresno hometown, shows a beaming Peterson lovingly clasping hands with
the single mom with whom he has admitted having an affair.
Peterson and the blond beauty met Nov. 20 and he told her he was single.
But a few weeks later, Peterson broke down during one of their intimate
moments, telling Frey he had "lost" his wife the previous Christmas, according
to sources close to Frey's family.
"He got really emotional with Amber," said private investigator Bill Garcia,
who has been working on the case in close contact with Frey's family.
"He cried about how he had lost his wife."
Even after Laci's disappearance, Peterson has continued speaking with Frey -
speaking to her as recently as two weeks ago, according to Garcia and Frey's
sister, Ava.
"I do know he has contacted her quite a bit and the police are aware of it,"
said Ava.
Frey's father, Ron, said he had a haunting feeling when he saw the infamous
Christmas photo of Peterson and Laci, on TV.
"When I saw Scott and Laci Peterson on the TV, I kept thinking, Where have I
seen that before?" said Ron. "Well, I had seen the same identical picture of
Scott and my daughter, Amber."
I really do not see any resemblance between the two pictures.
Neither do I. The only thing that's common is the Christmas tree in the
background. Big deal.
> NY POST
> http://nypost.com/news/nationalnews/73806.htm
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> April 20, 2003 -- Just 10 days before his pregnant wife vanished, Scott
> Peterson embraced his new gal pal in front of a Christmas tree for a snapshot
> that eerily resembles a widely distributed holiday photo of him and Laci.
> (snip)
>
> But a few weeks later, Peterson broke down during one of their intimate
> moments, telling Frey he had "lost" his wife the previous Christmas, according
> to sources close to Frey's family.
> (snip)
Now that's just plain spooky, Peterson saying he lost his
wife the previous Christmas. Makes you wonder if he was
already thinking about 'losing' his wife at Christmas time and
had the events of December 24, 2002 already planned.
Zigzag
Oh, yeah, and the same guy...