Scott Peterson Speaks 2-6
Maggie
Peterson Answers His Critics
POSTED: 7:54 a.m. PST February 6, 2003
UPDATED: 7:57 a.m. PST February 6, 2003
MODESTO, Calif. -- It didn't take Scott Peterson long to respond to criticism
leveled at him during a news conference by his missing wife Laci's family on
Wednesday.
In a phone call to KTVU's Ted Rowlands, Peterson addressed the reasons why he
recently traded in Laci's Land Rover and tried to sell the couple's Modesto
home.
Ted Rowlands Thursday Report Talking from an undisclosed location, Peterson
said of the car: "Yes, I traded in the car. We were planning on buying a new
one when the baby arrived and I needed a truck for work."
The truck Peterson had used for his fertilizer business was taken into custody
by the Modesto Police early in the investigation.
On the house, Peterson said: "Yes, I tried to sell the house. Who the hell
would want to live in a house that's unsafe where your wife was kidnapped
from?"
Peterson reportedly was in Mexico on a business trip, but would not confirm to
Rowlands where he was calling from.
The response Wednesday evening came after an emotional and angry Ron Grantski,
the step-father of Laci Peterson, once again called on Scott to cooperate with
police and "end this circus."
Grantski met with reporters Wednesday to issue a family statement about the
latest development in the case -- Scott Peterson's trading in of Laci's Land
Rover for a new truck and his apparent attempt to sell the couple's Modesto
home.
"First of all, the car," Grantski said. "People are going to wonder how we
found out about the car. We have driven by his house and we've seen the new
truck and Laci's car not there. That's how we found out about it."
The family was able to track the Land Rover down at a local dealership with the
thoughts of buying it. Late Tuesday, Doug Roberts of Roberts Auto Sales
returned the car to the Rocha family free of charge.
"The car was in Scott's name, but thanks to Mr. Roberts, it's in the family
name now," he said. "We are going to keep it until Laci comes home."
There have also been rumors circulating around Modesto that Scott Peterson was
to meet with a realtor to sell the couple's home.
"About the house, the house is in both Laci's and Scott's name," Grantski said.
"I find it hard to believe that he thought he could sell it without Laci's
signature. I've found it hard to understand a lot of things Scott has done why
should this be any different."
"He said since the first night he wanted the focus to be on Laci and not on
him, but with the things he's been doing, the focus is all on him. If you want
to change the focus Scott, cooperate with the Modesto Police. End this circus."
Grantski also corrected another misconception that came out of last week's
barrage of media interviews by Scott. Laci's due date, he said, had been
confirmed by medical officials to be Feb. 10 -- not Feb. 16 as Scott has said.
Scott's trade-in of Laci's Land Rover struck a raw nerve among the woman's
family and friends.
On Tuesday, Heather Sutton said Laci loved her Land Rover and can't understand
why Peterson would have gotten rid of it.
"It was hard to hear that," she said. "Just because I know that, just by
looking at the car, it's totally Laci. And hearing that she loved that car,
that was difficult for me...Maybe he has his reasons, I just don't know."
Lucene Gee said she was told by Sharon Rocha, Laci's mother, about the car.
"My first thought was how cold," Gee said. "That's a piece of Laci. Sharon,
Laci's mom, turned to us and told us 'You know he sold Laci's car.' It was
absolute shock. I didn't know what to say."
Laci Peterson, who was more than seven months pregnant at the time of her
disappearance, has not been seen since she vanished on Christmas Eve. At the
time, Scott Peterson has told police he was on a day fishing trip to the
Berkeley Marina in the Bay Area.
When he arrived home, Scott called police to report Laci missing. A massive
search effort that continued for several weeks throughout Northern California
failed to turn up any sign of her
Maggie
"Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the
experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to
do so."--Douglas Adams.
jan49
> On the house, Peterson said: "Yes, I tried to sell the house. Who the
> hell would want to live in a house that's unsafe where your wife was
> kidnapped from?"
He will come to regret this passage perhaps more than any other.
--
Jan
"Columbia carried in its payroll classroom experiments from some of our
students in America." - Pres. GW Bush, Bethesda, Md., Feb. 3, 2003
jan49
>
> Someone .....
>
> Please....
>
> save Laci's dog..he has got to be the next reminder of her to get the
> boot. I can hear him now..~Who would want a dog around that couldn't
> save my pregnant wife from being kidnaped~
>
> I hope someone is feeding the dog while Scott is in Mexico.
lacipeterson.com says that McKenzie is with the Rochas now.
jan49
> oh good...I tried to access that webpage last night and I couldn't
> .......I'll try again today....
>
> the dog is safe..we know they won't give the dog back to him
Thanks, Nicki. I thought I was the only one who thought that way :)
And speaking of dogs in infamous crimes ... Did anyone ever hear when/how
Kato the Akita died? Surely it would have happened by now, right? I think he
was 6 at the time .. and that was 9 years ago.
jan49
> In article <oOx0a.10460$SD6.563@sccrnsc03>,
> "jan49" <jrodak_@_inorbit.com> wrote:
>
>> nicki wrote:
>>
>>> oh good...I tried to access that webpage last night and I couldn't
>>> .......I'll try again today....
>>>
>>> the dog is safe..we know they won't give the dog back to him
>>
>> Thanks, Nicki. I thought I was the only one who thought that way :)
>>
>> And speaking of dogs in infamous crimes ... Did anyone ever hear
>> when/how Kato the Akita died?
>
Well, Lassie was a tranny anyway. I'm sure OJ could have held THAT over his
canine head.
Good Earth
@nospamyahoo.com says...
> Someone .....
>
> Please....
>
> save Laci's dog..he has got to be the next reminder of her to get the
> boot. I can hear him now..~Who would want a dog around that couldn't
> save my pregnant wife from being kidnaped~
Funny, last week (or so) when I watched Scott jogging up to his house after
running with the dog, I filled in a thought bubble over Scott's head: "At least
my DOG still loves me!"
Good Earth