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one, mr. petersen is the one who caused the death. and is he going to be connect being the dots? yes there is no eyewitness, no confession, no videotape, but you re asking them to trust you. i m going to lead you down this road and i m going to convince you beyond a reasonable doubt he did it. martha: everyone has a right to a speedy trial. that certainly hasn t been the case here, tamara. this happened back in 2004, this original death, and then the disappearance of his most recent wife, stacey happened back in 2007. he s been in jail since 2009. the judge is concerned that some of the jurors may be tainted by all the stuff that has been out there. there is a picture of stacy peterson, she was 23. there is a movie starring rob lowe. some may question the casting in that film. the right to a speedy trial is something that you actually have to file, that you actually want the speedy trial, because
the 2007 disappearance of that woman, 23-year-old stacy petersen, who was his last wife. her body has never been found. petersen s attorneys say that their client s bad reputation should not reflect on his trial. here is some of that. jurors don t convict people because they are jerks, otherwise there would be, you know, a lot of people in jail that most people would be in jail. most of the people we represent are not generally likable people, and some people dislike drew, but that has nothing to do with it. they are not going to get an instruction from the judge that says convict him because you don t like him. martha: that s true. joined now by two people who sometimes probably have represented people that weren t all that likable. tamara holder is a criminal defense attorney. arthur eye dial louisianas a former prosecutor. both are fox news contributors. good to have you here.
a lot of people think of saysee petersen when they think of this case, this drew petersen says. that s not what we are about to litigate here. it s indeed kathleen savio who was found in a bathtub and her death was ruled an accident. so, arthur how do you think they are going to go about this. in terms of the evidence that they have in this case? well, first of all when you re having a news conference don t wear dark sunglasses, criminal defense attorneys. martha: it makes them look a little shady. it does. i m not even making a joke about it. i was taught that early on. when you re spoking t speaking to the media, people want to see your eyes. you re asking the jurors to trust you, to believe in you that you re going to give them evidence that could prove to them beyond a reasonable doubt that the circumstances regarding this woman s death leads them to the conclusion that he s the