<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Laci Peterson: News &amp; Videos about Laci Peterson - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Laci_Peterson</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Laci Peterson from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:02:26 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Laci Peterson: News &amp; Videos about Laci Peterson - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Laci_Peterson</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Laci Peterson from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Laci Peterson case: Prosecutor points to circumstantial evidence </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/11/court.archive.peterson2/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/11/court.archive.peterson2/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Scott Peterson's long-awaited capital murder trial got under way Tuesday with a prosecutor meticulously listing lies, caddishness and suspicious behavior he said implicated the fertilizer salesman in the death of his pregnant wife.</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Laci Peterson case: Defense suggests transients  involved </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/11/court.archive.peterson6/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/11/court.archive.peterson6/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Scott Peterson's lawyer hinted Wednesday that the body of the double-murder defendant's pregnant wife was dumped into a narrow canal in the San Francisco Bay by transients.</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Laci Peterson case: Jurors find Scott Peterson guilty of murder</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/11/court.archive.peterson7/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/11/court.archive.peterson7/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>After seven days of tumultuous deliberations that saw the removal of two jurors and a mutiny against the foreman, a jury convicted Scott Peterson Friday of first-degree murder in the slaying of his pregnant wife.</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:59:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Laci Peterson case: When pregnancy ends in murder </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/11/court.archive.peterson8/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/11/court.archive.peterson8/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Mark Hacking is accused of killing his pregnant wife, Lori, in Salt Lake City. Scott Peterson is accused of killing his pregnant wife, Laci, in Modesto, California. Meanwhile, as their cases play out before a national audience, countless other husbands and boyfriends stand accused of the same crime in courtrooms across the country.</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:59:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Laci Peterson case: Key players in the trial</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/11/court.archive.peterson9/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/11/court.archive.peterson9/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Here is some background information on some of the key players in the Laci Peterson case and trial:</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:59:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Peterson jury foreman: Justice done</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/16/peterson.reax/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/16/peterson.reax/index.html</guid><description>Members of the jury that convicted Scott Peterson of killing his pregnant wife, Laci, and their unborn son attended the sentencing Wednesday out of what some of them said was a need for closure.</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 20:04:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Peterson sentenced to death for wife's slaying</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/16/peterson.case/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/16/peterson.case/index.html</guid><description>A California judge Wednesday sentenced Scott Peterson to die by lethal injection for killing his pregnant wife and her fetus, calling the deaths "cruel, uncaring, heartless and callous."</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 16:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Peterson to be sentenced for murder</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/15/peterson.case/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/15/peterson.case/index.html</guid><description>Scott Peterson, convicted of killing his pregnant wife Laci and dumping her body in San Francisco Bay, will learn Wednesday whether he will face the death penalty for the crime.</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 01:33:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Cashing in from high-profile trials</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/19/spilbor.frey/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/19/spilbor.frey/index.html</guid><description>On a quaint village street in New York, a million miles from Modesto, sits my favorite independent bookseller.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2005 20:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Amber Frey talks of trial, book and life after Peterson</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/11/peterson.frey/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/11/peterson.frey/index.html</guid><description>Scott Peterson shouldn't hold his breath for a prison visit from Amber Frey.</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2005 13:54:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Appeals, pace may delay Peterson's death</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/12/14/peterson.appeals/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/12/14/peterson.appeals/index.html</guid><description>Action on a jury's recommendation to kill Scott Peterson by lethal injection for murdering his pregnant wife, Laci, could be decades away in the state that has more than 600 people on death row.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2004 17:29:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Jurors point to Peterson's lack of emotion</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/12/14/peterson.case/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/12/14/peterson.case/index.html</guid><description>Jurors who decided that Scott Peterson deserves to die say his lack of emotion played a large role in their decision.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2004 06:41:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Jury recommends death for Peterson</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/12/13/peterson.case/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/12/13/peterson.case/index.html</guid><description>Laci Peterson's stepfather said Scott Peterson "got what he deserved" when the jury in his murder trial recommended Monday that he die by lethal injection for killing his 27-year-old pregnant wife.</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2004 11:38:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Family evokes memories of Laci Peterson</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/11/30/peterson.case/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/11/30/peterson.case/index.html</guid><description>A number of jurors broke into sobs Tuesday as Laci Peterson's mother recalled her first Mother's Day without her daughter -- a day she spent lying on the floor crying.</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2004 21:14:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Calif. high court won't consider Peterson appeals</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/11/29/peterson.case/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/11/29/peterson.case/index.html</guid><description>The California Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider an appeal by convicted murderer Scott Peterson seeking a new jury and venue change for the penalty phase of his trial.</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2004 20:47:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Peterson turns to state Supreme Court</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/11/24/peterson.trial/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/11/24/peterson.trial/index.html</guid><description>Attorneys for convicted murderer Scott Peterson Wednesday asked the California Supreme Court to change the location of the penalty phase of Peterson's trial and let a new jury decide whether he deserves to die.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2004 02:17:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Peterson penalty phase delayed past Thanksgiving</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/11/23/peterson.case/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/11/23/peterson.case/index.html</guid><description>A judge postponed the penalty phase of Scott Peterson's trial until after Thanksgiving to allow the convicted killer's defense time to file appeals and line up witnesses.</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2004 15:10:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Peterson jury must decide life or death</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/11/13/peterson.verdict/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/11/13/peterson.verdict/index.html</guid><description>Attention turned Saturday to the life-or-death choice facing jurors who convicted Scott Peterson of killing his pregnant wife and their unborn son.</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2004 15:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Key dates in the Peterson trial </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/11/12/peterson.timeline/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/11/12/peterson.timeline/index.html</guid><description>Here are the key dates in the Scott Peterson trial:</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2004 20:16:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Peterson guilty of murder</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/11/12/peterson.verdict/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/11/12/peterson.verdict/index.html</guid><description>Attention turned Saturday to the life-or-death choice facing jurors who convicted Scott Peterson of killing his pregnant wife and their unborn son.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2004 20:08:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Peterson jurors reach verdict</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/11/12/peterson.trial/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/11/12/peterson.trial/index.html</guid><description>The jury in the Scott Peterson double murder trial has reached a verdict, which is expected to be announced later today.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2004 17:50:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Source: Peterson jury will inspect 14-foot boat</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/11/05/peterson.trial/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/11/05/peterson.trial/index.html</guid><description>Jurors in double murder trial of Scott Peterson on Monday will inspect the aluminum boat prosecutors say the defendant used to dump the body of his pregnant wife into San Francisco Bay, Court TV reported Friday night.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2004 20:10:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Jury hears Peterson phone call after bodies found</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/10/26/peterson.golf.ctv/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/10/26/peterson.golf.ctv/index.html</guid><description>With the state crime lab working overtime to identify the bodies of his wife and child, Scott Peterson scheduled a golf game with his brother, according to a tape played for jurors Monday at his capital trial.</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2004 14:43:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Judge won't stop Peterson murder trial</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/10/18/peterson.trial/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/10/18/peterson.trial/index.html</guid><description>The judge in Scott Peterson's murder trial refused to dismiss the charges against him Monday, saying there is sufficient evidence to continue the proceedings.</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2004 05:46:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Peterson trial delayed until Monday</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/10/12/peterson.recess/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/10/12/peterson.recess/index.html</guid><description>A judge Tuesday recessed Scott Peterson's double murder trial until Monday just as the defense was to begin presenting its case.</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2004 17:43:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Expert: Near where Peterson fished, bodies may have been dumped</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/10/04/peterson.trial/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/10/04/peterson.trial/index.html</guid><description>An expert on tides and currents testified Monday that the bodies of Laci Peterson and her fetus may have been dumped into San Francisco Bay near the spot where her husband claims to have gone fishing the day of her disappearance.</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2004 19:07:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Earthquake halts Peterson trial</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/09/28/peterson.trial/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/09/28/peterson.trial/index.html</guid><description>The double murder trial for Scott Peterson, who's accused of killing his wife, Laci, and their unborn son, was adjourned early Tuesday after an earthquake rumbled through the region, shaking jurors and the judge.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2004 15:38:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Family feud at Peterson trial</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/09/14/peterson.relatives.ctv/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/09/14/peterson.relatives.ctv/index.html</guid><description>Laci Peterson's parents are "taking a break from the case" after run-ins with their former son-in-law's parents and a local police officer, a source close to the family said Monday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2004 12:58:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Police: Peterson tried to shake undercover agents</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/09/03/peterson.trial.ctv/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/09/03/peterson.trial.ctv/index.html</guid><description>Scott Peterson's strange driving patterns dominated testimony at his double-murder trial Thursday as prosecutors questioned seven undercover agents who tracked the fertilizer salesman after his wife disappeared.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2004 16:51:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Peterson team disputes prosecutors' timeline </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/31/peterson.timeline.ctv/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/31/peterson.timeline.ctv/index.html</guid><description>A computer forensics expert who studied Scott Peterson's Web-surfing habits in the weeks surrounding his wife's disappearance told jurors it was possible that Laci, not Scott, was using the couple's laptop computer the morning of December 24, 2002.</description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2004 15:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Frey's testimony ends for now</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/24/peterson.trial/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/24/peterson.trial/index.html</guid><description>Scott Peterson's former mistress, Amber Frey, wrapped up her testimony in his double murder trial Tuesday after cross-examination in which the defense sought to emphasize that Peterson repeatedly told her he had nothing to do with his wife's disappearance.</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:57:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Police: Laci's mom lashed out at Peterson</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/18/peterson.rocha/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/18/peterson.rocha/index.html</guid><description>When Laci Peterson's mother learned about Scott Peterson's affair with a masseuse, she angrily called her son-in-law and accused him of murder.</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2004 13:35:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Judge halts Peterson trial</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/18/peterson.trial/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/18/peterson.trial/index.html</guid><description>A California judge brought Scott Peterson's double murder trial to a sudden halt Wednesday amid an evidentiary dispute that put off cross-examination of Peterson's former mistress, Amber Frey, until next week.</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2004 06:54:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Peterson to Frey: Nothing to fear</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/16/peterson.trial/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/16/peterson.trial/index.html</guid><description>Scott Peterson told Amber Frey, his one-time mistress, that she had no reason to fear for her life after his wife's disappearance, according to taped telephone calls played for jurors at his double murder trial Monday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2004 23:33:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Peterson jurors hear intimate calls</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/11/laci.peterson/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/11/laci.peterson/index.html</guid><description>The jury in Scott Peterson's murder trial heard hours of recorded conversations Wednesday between him and his one-time lover, Amber Frey, during which he declared they "could be wonderful together."</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2004 22:28:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Frey describes a romantic, deceitful Peterson</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/11/peterson.ctv/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/11/peterson.ctv/index.html</guid><description>Scott Peterson's former mistress, Amber Frey, took the stand at his capital murder trial Tuesday and portrayed the fertilizer salesman as an attentive, but deceitful lover who wooed her with over-the-top romantic gestures while concealing his marriage from her.</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2004 14:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Frey testimony brings drama, but what about the evidence?</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/10/ctv.peterson/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/10/ctv.peterson/index.html</guid><description>She's been described as a mistress, a massage therapist and lithesome blonde, but this week Amber Frey gets a new designation: Witness No. 102.</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2004 15:36:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Peterson's ex-lover recalls international web of lies</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/10/peterson.trial/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/10/peterson.trial/index.html</guid><description>Testimony Tuesday from Scott Peterson's former lover revealed he told her a string of lies as their relationship progressed, including denying he was married and saying he celebrated New Year's 2003 near the Eiffel Tower.</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2004 13:39:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Peterson's ex-mistress set to testify</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/09/peterson.frey/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/09/peterson.frey/index.html</guid><description>Taped telephone conversations between Scott Peterson and his former mistress, Amber Frey, are expected to make up the heart of testimony when Frey takes the stand in Peterson's double murder trial Tuesday morning.</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2004 01:21:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Peterson trial adjourned to test new evidence</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/05/scott.peterson.case/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/05/scott.peterson.case/index.html</guid><description>A judge adjourned the Scott Peterson murder trial Thursday to allow for the testing of new evidence in the case potentially helpful to Peterson. It is scheduled to resume Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2004 17:41:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Expert: Peterson researched extensively before San Francisco Bay trip</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/05/peterson.trial/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/05/peterson.trial/index.html</guid><description>Prosecutors zeroed in on Scott Peterson's Web surfing Wednesday in an attempt to prove he began plotting his wife's murder weeks before she vanished.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2004 14:44:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Peterson detective recounts dead ends</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/07/20/peterson.trial/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/07/20/peterson.trial/index.html</guid><description>In the end, the spots on the kitchen floor weren't blood, the hair in Scott Peterson's toolbox wasn't Laci's, and the police detectives' "perfect" anchor theory did not hold.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2004 18:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Peterson seizes on previous accusations against detective</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/07/15/peterson.trial/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/07/15/peterson.trial/index.html</guid><description>A detective accused of embellishing his testimony at Scott Peterson's murder trial was previously accused of making inflammatory statements on the witness stand to force a mistrial in a case where the prosecution's evidence was crumbling.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2004 15:51:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>A bridge, a plastic bag could be key to Peterson defense theory</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/07/09/peterson.crier/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/07/09/peterson.crier/index.html</guid><description>Using dramatic re-enactment photographs, prosecutors illustrated for jurors Wednesday their theory of how Scott Peterson disposed of his pregnant wife's body -- by loading it into his fishing boat and dumping it into the San Francisco Bay.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2004 14:12:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Witness: Peterson didn't mention marriage </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/30/peterson.trial/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/30/peterson.trial/index.html</guid><description>The woman who introduced Scott Peterson to his eventual mistress testified Wednesday in Peterson's double murder trial that when she first met him, Peterson never mentioned being married.</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2004 19:56:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Peterson detective admits omitting info</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/24/peterson.trial/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/24/peterson.trial/index.html</guid><description>A police detective Thursday admitted in Scott Peterson's double murder trial that he omitted information that showed Laci Peterson may have been in the warehouse where her husband's boat was stored.</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2004 23:33:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Former Peterson case juror speaks out</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/24/peterson.juror/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/24/peterson.juror/index.html</guid><description>One day after he was dismissed from the jury in Scott Peterson's double-murder trial, Justin Falconer said jurors should be separated from everyone at the courthouse to avoid interaction.</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2004 14:38:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Juror removed from Peterson trial</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/23/peterson.trial/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/23/peterson.trial/index.html</guid><description>The judge in the Scott Peterson double murder trial removed one of the jurors Wednesday, but refused a defense motion for a mistrial.</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2004 17:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jewelry plays mysterious role in Peterson murder case</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/18/peterson.case/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/18/peterson.case/index.html</guid><description>Did $100,000 in diamonds, sapphires and other gems play a role in Laci Peterson's murder?</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2004 17:19:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Peterson quick with evidence of his fishing story, officer testifies</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/16/peterson.case/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/16/peterson.case/index.html</guid><description>Scott Peterson had proof of his alibi close at hand when police questioned him a few hours after his pregnant wife was reported missing, an investigator testified Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2004 14:07:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Peterson defense tries to raise doubts</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/11/peterson.trial/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/11/peterson.trial/index.html</guid><description>Defense attorneys in Scott Peterson's double murder trial have sought to portray their client's Modesto neighborhood as an area prone to robberies and homeless people in an effort to raise doubts that the defendant killed his pregnant wife, Laci.</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2004 13:23:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dread of fatherhood could be Peterson's motive, witnesses suggest</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/10/peterson.case/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/10/peterson.case/index.html</guid><description>Scott Peterson might have had more motive than a mistress to kill his pregnant wife, prosecution witnesses implied at his capital murder trial Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2004 15:35:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stepsister describes last sighting of Laci Peterson</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/03/peterson.trial/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/03/peterson.trial/index.html</guid><description>Prosecutors began laying out their case against Scott Peterson Thursday with witnesses describing their encounters with his wife, Laci, the last day she was seen alive by anyone other than her husband.</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2004 14:37:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Geragos: Peterson baby born alive</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/02/peterson.trial/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/02/peterson.trial/index.html</guid><description>The baby of murder defendant Scott Peterson was born alive, his attorney declared Wednesday, saying the baby's umbilical cord had been cut.</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2004 16:21:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Scott Peterson murder trial 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investigation</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/04/13/peterson.trial/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/04/13/peterson.trial/index.html</guid><description>A prospective juror in the Scott Peterson trial was dismissed from the case Tuesday after a weeklong investigation.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2004 00:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Potential Peterson juror investigated</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/03/30/peterson.trial/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/03/30/peterson.trial/index.html</guid><description>A prospective juror in the Scott Peterson trial will soon appear in a hearing to determine whether she said the defendant is "guilty as hell" and she intended to make sure the double murder suspect "got everything he deserves."</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2004 20:28:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>First juror picked in Peterson murder trial</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/03/22/peterson.case/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/03/22/peterson.case/index.html</guid><description>A state wastewater inspector was picked Monday as the first of what will eventually be 80 people eligible to be jurors in Scott Peterson's murder trial.</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2004 17:49:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Peterson jury selection begins</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/03/04/peterson.case/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/03/04/peterson.case/index.html</guid><description>Scott Peterson introduced himself to the first 100 prospective jurors in his double murder trial as  jury selection got under way.</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2004 22:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Judge: One jury for Peterson trial</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/02/26/peterson.trial/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/02/26/peterson.trial/index.html</guid><description>The jurors who will hear arguments in the  murder trial of Scott Peterson would also decide whether Peterson would receive  the death penalty if he is guilty, a California judge ruled Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2004 22:25:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Peterson judge orders documents preview</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/02/25/peterson.trial/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/02/25/peterson.trial/index.html</guid><description>The judge in the Scott Peterson murder trial ruled Tuesday that he must preview all court filings to determine if they contain sensitive materials that might fall under a protective order.</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2004 05:23:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Peterson wiretap testimony request rejected</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/02/23/peterson.trial/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/02/23/peterson.trial/index.html</guid><description>A judge Monday rejected a request by Scott Peterson's attorney for a different judge to testify about why he authorized wiretaps of Peterson without a court reporter present.</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2004 22:29:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Judge allows GPS evidence in Peterson case</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/02/17/peterson.trial/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/02/17/peterson.trial/index.html</guid><description>The judge in Scott Peterson's murder trial ruled Tuesday that evidence dealing with the electronic tracking of Peterson after his wife's disappearance will be admitted in the trial.</description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2004 21:38:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>GPS data at issue in Peterson case</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/02/16/peterson.trial/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/02/16/peterson.trial/index.html</guid><description>Prosecutors and defense attorneys in Scott Peterson's murder trial are due in court again Tuesday to argue whether information gathered from tracking Peterson's vehicles by satellite after his wife disappeared should be admitted as evidence.</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2004 23:57:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Peterson motions focus on GPS, press statements</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/02/11/peterson.trial/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/02/11/peterson.trial/index.html</guid><description>Scott Peterson's attorney is expected to argue Wednesday that the tracking information prosecutors contend reveals Peterson's whereabouts after his wife disappeared is unreliable and unscientific.</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2004 16:21:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Peterson lawyer seeks trial immediately</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/02/09/peterson.trial/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/02/09/peterson.trial/index.html</guid><description>The parties in the Scott Peterson double murder trial were in court Monday to consider a number of issues, including sequestering the jury.</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2004 16:57:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Peterson defense witness dies</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/02/05/peterson.case/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/02/05/peterson.case/index.html</guid><description>A woman who said she saw Laci Peterson alive and well the morning authorities allege she was dead at the hands of her husband has died.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2004 17:29:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Judge bars cameras from Peterson courtroom</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/02/02/peterson.case/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/02/02/peterson.case/index.html</guid><description>Citing the continued media storm surrounding the case of a California man accused of killing his wife and their unborn child, a judge Monday barred cameras from the coming trial.</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2004 19:08:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Defense asks for delay in Peterson trial</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/30/peterson.case/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/30/peterson.case/index.html</guid><description>Defense attorneys for Scott Peterson, who is accused of killing his wife and their unborn son, filed a motion Friday asking for a delay in the case.</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2004 03:38:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>New judge assigned for Peterson trial</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/27/peterson.case/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/27/peterson.case/index.html</guid><description>For the second time in a week, a new judge was appointed Tuesday to hear the murder trial of a California man accused of killing his wife and their unborn son.</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2004 21:10:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Judge delays beginning of Peterson trial</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/23/peterson.case/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/23/peterson.case/index.html</guid><description>A judge on Friday delayed the trial of a California man charged with killing his wife and their unborn child for at least a week during a hearing to determine the court calendar.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2004 22:46:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Peterson case to get a new judge</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/22/peterson.case/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/22/peterson.case/index.html</guid><description>The murder trial of Scott Peterson will be delayed and get still another new judge after the district attorney in the case Thursday challenged the state chief justice's appointment of Judge Richard Arnason, announced only the day before.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2004 20:28:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>New judge appointed for Peterson trial</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/21/peterson.case/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/21/peterson.case/index.html</guid><description>A judge experienced in death-penalty cases and who one California attorney says has a reputation for maintaining tight control of the courtroom was assigned Wednesday to the trial of Scott Peterson.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2004 19:19:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Judge orders Peterson trial moved to San Mateo County</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/20/peterson.case/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/20/peterson.case/index.html</guid><description>The judge in the murder case of Scott Peterson Tuesday ordered the trial moved to San Mateo County, rejecting prosecution arguments that his decision to order the change was based on falsified survey data.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2004 18:07:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Peterson trial venue before judge Tuesday</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/19/peterson.case/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/19/peterson.case/index.html</guid><description>A judge likely will decide Tuesday the location of the trial of a California man accused of killing his wife and their unborn child.</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2004 19:17:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Judge refuses to dismiss murder charges against Scott Peterson</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/14/peterson.case/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/14/peterson.case/index.html</guid><description>A judge Wednesday refused to dismiss murder charges against a California man accused of killing his wife and their unborn child, ruling that prosecutors have presented sufficient evidence to proceed to trial.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2004 16:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Peterson trial site narrowed to four counties</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/13/peterson.case/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/13/peterson.case/index.html</guid><description>The likely location for the murder trial of Scott Peterson, charged with killing his wife and their unborn child, has been narrowed to four counties, a California state court official said.</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2004 22:28:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Judge changes Peterson trial 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