as the case against scott peterson slowly made its way from arrest to trial, what really happened to laci peterson became a kind of televised courtroom theater. the defense is asking that the jury be sequestered for up to five months. the cast included legal celebrities like defense attorney mark geragos, who signed on to defend scott peterson. scott looks forward to finding out who did this to his wife and to his child, conner. and women s advocate thank you for coming today. i m attorney gloria allred. to my right is amber frey. gloria allred, who erected a protective wall around the story s wild card, amber frey. amber was not going to be doing any interviews during the course of the case, even though so many people wanted to interview her. sure, yeah. wasn t she offered immense amounts of money to do covers and things like that? there were many offers to amber, if she would only provide an interview. but she needed to protect her testimony for the actual cas
laci and conner were responsibilities, and he didn t want that. he doesn t care about anyone but himself. he can be very smooth, but there s something underneath the surface that is truly evil. so, said the prosecutors, scott strangled or suffocated laci on christmas eve early in the morning, or possibly the night before. and then after that, after he had done that dragged her from the bedroom out to the carport. pickup truck backed into the carpo carport. take her out the side door, wrapped up, most likely, load her into the bed of the truck, drive over to the warehouse, move her to the boat, cover the boat. then, after sending an email and putting together a woodworking tool, law enforcement believed, he headed to the bay. but evidence of murder? that was all circumstantial. they had no incriminating dna, minimal forensics, just all those little strands.
photos that helped him get caught. and then they showed the jury this picture of laci, same night different party, she went alone. then they showed the jury this picture of laci, same night. different party. the reason for the murder was he didn t wanna be married anymore and he didn t want to have a child. he wanted a different life. and amber was just a symptom of that. he didn t want what he had. and he wanted to be rid of what he had? he did. one way or another. uh-huh. laci and conner were were responsibilities, and he didn t want that. he doesn t care about anyone but himself, he can be very smooth, but there s something underneath the surface that is truly evil. reporter: so, said the prosecutors, scott strangled or suffocated laci on christmas eve early in the morning or possibly the night before. and then after that, after he had done that? dragged her from the bedroom, out to the carport, pickup truck
she and scott had sex and how soon. did the defense rattle you? no, he tried. reporter: amber didn t buckle, and the prosecution hit its stride. an expert told the jury that the baby died between december 23rd and december 25th. another expert told the jury that laci s decomposition was consistent with three to six months in the water. and a search dog handler testified her dog picked up laci s scent at the berkeley marina and said the prosecutors it was obvious scott peterson knew laci and he d even turned connor s nursery into a storage room. put office furniture and pillows and a locking device form a car in there. scott wasn t expecting conner to ever come home. coming up
is that correct, mr. peterson, you re pleading not guilty to two charges of murder plus denying the special allegations? that is correct, your honor. i m innocent. as the case against scott peterson slowly made its way from arrest to trial, what really happened to lici peterson became a televised courtroom theater. the defense is asking that the jury be sequestered for up to five months. the jury is gonna hear a lot of theories and they simply must latch on to the one which is most reasonable. scott looks forward to finding out who did this to his wife and to his child, conner. reporter: and women s advocate. thank you for coming today. i m attorney gloria allred. to my right is amber frey. reporter: gloria allred, who erected a protective wall around