Laci Peterson

valkyrie · #1 02-01-2003, 01:32 PM

I'm not sure if this really belongs on the "news" thread, but what the hell.

I've been sort of following the Laci Peterson story since I first saw it on CNN. Last night, I found the Laci Peterson website and finally read the whole story:

Laci Peterson's Story

Has anyone else been following this at all? It's really tragic. Does anybody have any theories as to what really happened to her?

FiReKraCkEr · #2 02-01-2003, 01:36 PM

I really think that her husband had something to do with it. Usually, when a person is missing.....a family member/spouse is the one who did something.

KappaTarzan · #3 02-02-2003, 01:36 AM

its such a sad story.. she is very pregnant.. my hopes and thoughts are with her and her unborn (maybe newborn?) baby..

Nikki_DZ · #4 02-02-2003, 11:49 AM

I've been really interested in this story, too.

My theory is that Scott, who is a SHIESTY MF (seriously, he just gives me the creeps) killed her and the baby. I think she found out about the affair, confronted him, told him she was leaving, etc., and he off'ed her and the baby so he wouldn't have to pay alimony and/or child support. Even her family doesn't believe him any more. What a jackass.

My co-worker's theory is that she took off out of the country to have that baby when she found out about the affair so that he wouldn't have visitation rights, etc. I don't know about that.

I hope that they find her and the child alive and healthy, but it's pretty unlikely at this point

greeklawgirl · #5 02-02-2003, 12:15 PM

When it first happened, I thought that perhaps someone had kidnapped her for the baby. Every once in a while you hear stories about women or couples who are desperate to be parents and they do something crazy to get a child.
Now, though, I think the husband had some role in her disappearance. The man is morally repulsive.

I pray for her and her child. The whole story is just too sad for words.

James · #6 02-02-2003, 01:49 PM

Why is he morally repulsive? Did I miss an update?

damasa · #7 02-02-2003, 02:02 PM

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Originally posted by KappaTarzan
she is very pregnant.

Not to hijack this thread but what does it mean if a woman is "very pregnant?" I always thought that either she's pregnant or not?

greeklawgirl · #8 02-02-2003, 02:02 PM

James--in my opinion--a man who would have an affair, admit it to his wife, continue the liaison anyway, AND do it when his wife is eight months pregnant...in my book, that's morally repulsive.

I think extramarital affairs are a huge breach of trust to begin with, but to do so when your wife is carrying your child, its even worse.

James · #9 02-02-2003, 02:42 PM

Agravated moral assault?

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Originally posted by greeklawgirl
James--in my opinion--a man who would have an affair, admit it to his wife, continue the liaison anyway, AND do it when his wife is eight months pregnant...in my book, that's morally repulsive.

I think extramarital affairs are a huge breach of trust to begin with, but to do so when your wife is carrying your child, its even worse.

UF_PikePC98 · #10 02-02-2003, 02:51 PM

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Originally posted by greeklawgirl
James--in my opinion--a man who would have an affair, admit it to his wife, continue the liaison anyway, AND do it when his wife is eight months pregnant...in my book, that's morally repulsive.

I think extramarital affairs are a huge breach of trust to begin with, but to do so when your wife is carrying your child, its even worse.

Do you find Hugh Heffner's lifestyle morally repulsive?

doubleblue&gold · #11 02-02-2003, 03:02 PM

To me it's morally repulsive to be married and screw around whether it's the husband or the wife. I realise Scott Peterson isn't the first to find some on the side when his wife is pregnant. But...you just don't screw around when you're married (which Hugh Hefner is not). Stay committed to your spouse or get a divorce!

chideltjen · #12 02-02-2003, 03:05 PM

i spend most of my time in Northern California and Modesto is about an hour away from Sacramento. So every minor detail gets reported on the evening news.

To me, it all sounds like something I would see on an evening drama like "CSI" or "Without a Trace." Woman disappears. Husband has a shady alibi. There is no trace of woman for over a month. Suddenly there are rumors of an affair and whatnot. Was someone watching a lot of TV or what?

Scott Peterson was on "America's Most Wanted" last night (funny...). He completely ignored and refused to answer most of the questions saying they were not appropriate to be asked in this forum. The questions were "How did your wife handle herself when you told her you were having an affair?" "Why did you go to the Berekely Marina on Christmas Eve, leaving your 8 month pregnant wife?" and the ever so blunt "So did you kill your wife?" Even that question he gave a very vague answer to.

In my cynical opinion, if a missing person does not turn up within 48 hours or there are no substantial clues to lead them in some direction in 48 hours, the person is most likely not alive.

Oh, and did you all here about the store clerk in Washington (St) that claimed she might have seen Laci at her checkout stand and the woman (also very pregnant and with another man) said she had been kidnapped and to call police? The woman "forgot" about it and didn't contact the authorities til about a month later after seeing a report on CNN. Jeez... how do you forget something like that???? Maybe cuz it didn't happen??

greeklawgirl · #13 02-02-2003, 03:12 PM

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Originally posted by James
Agravated moral assault?

(Chuckling) I never thought about it in quite those terms, but if the shoe fits....

I don't claim to be the be-all end-all authority on how to live a moral life, but I have my convictions and I stand by them.

James · #14 02-02-2003, 03:39 PM

He only had the affair for a month. It wasn't the long term thing that you would think that would inspire murder.

No big deal.

What happened to Lacy we just don't know. But obviously all the normal reasons for a husband to kill his wife are absent.

People are gravitating to him now because they have no one else to blame lol.

It just takes too long to find it all out! Where is Law and ORder when you need it. It would be wrapped up in an hour.

Also, its pretty cool that he told his wife about the affair. It meant that he told her pretty quickly, less than a month.

valkyrie · #15 02-02-2003, 06:04 PM

I don't think he ever told Laci about the affair.

He says now that he told her about it and she was "okay" with it although unhappy. First of all, I really doubt that she would've been "okay" with it, although of course I don't know her so I could be wrong.

Also, we have no outside verification that he is telling the truth. Laci was a woman who called a ton of friends and family at 7 a.m. after she found out she was pregnant (can you tell I spent too much time reading about it this weekend?)...do you REALLY think that's a woman who would tell NOBODY that her husband admitted he was having an affair? I think she would've told SOMEONE.