Detective aids Peterson prosecutors
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As they prepare to wrap up their murder case against Scott Peterson in the death of his pregnant wife, Laci, even prosecutors have acknowledged that their case has at times left jurors scratching their heads.
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Scott Peterson&#39;s defense suggested at his capital trial Tuesday that police ignored an anonymous tip that a dangerous band of convicts was holding his pregnant wife, Laci, at a remote flophouse.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Accused murderer Scott Peterson warned his stunned mistress that she might be suspected in the disappearance of his pregnant wife, according to wiretapped phone conversations played in court yesterday.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif.  - Scott Peterson praised girlfriend Amber Frey for telling the press they had had an affair in tapes of their phone conversations played on Tuesday in Peterson&#39;s trial for the murder of his wife and unborn child.
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Amber Frey was nothing more than Scott Peterson&#39;s good-time girl, and she knew it, a defense lawyer tried to show Monday during the fertilizer salesman&#39;s double-murder trial in Redwood City.
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In a scene fitting for a TV drama, Scott Petersonâs lawyer begged jurors not to sentence his client to death for killing his pregnant wife.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- A long-time friend of Scott Peterson&#39;s took the stand Thursday morning as defense attorneys continued their efforts to save Peterson from the death penalty.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Another defense witness tried to paint a sympathetic picture of convicted killer Scott Peterson on Friday.
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(Redwood City, California-AP) Oct. 26, 2004 - Scott Peterson&#39;s defense team could rest its case on Tuesday. Monday his lawyer called on Peterson&#39;s mother to try to explain why he had nearly $15,000 in cash on him when he was arrested.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif.  - Accused murderer Scott  Peterson appeared ready to flee to Mexico when the bodies of  his wife and unborn son washed out of San Francisco Bay, a  police detective testified as the trial prosecution rested.
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The penalty phase of Scott Peterson&#39;s murder trial resumed Thursday with testimony from a high school friend who described Peterson as &quot;truly sincere, very, very gracious and very, very thoughtful.
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Scott Peterson during defense closing arguments in the penalty phase of his murder trial. (San Francisco Chronicle, pool/AP Photo).
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. Scott Peterson&#39;s attorney is set to conclude his closing arguments later this morning. He&#39;ll try to convince the jury his client is a liar and a cheat, but not a murderer.
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(CBS/AP) Scott Peterson&#39;s defense team appealed for a new jury and change of venue in the penalty phase of his high-profile murder case.
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In 12 weeks of trial, prosecutors have presented scant hard evidence linking Scott Peterson to the murder of his pregnant wife, Laci, and the couple's fetus &#151; no murder weapon, no cause of death, no bloody crime scene and no witnesses to the killing. However, the trial has taken a turn over the last two weeks as jurors heard hours of recorded telephone calls between Peterson and his former lover, Amber Frey.
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Scott Peterson's lawyers persisted Wednesday in trying to show that police narrowly focused on their client while ignoring other possible leads in the murder case.
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(CBS/AP) Scott Peterson&#39;s defense attorneys now get their chance to state why the former fertilizer salesman should not be found guilty of murdering his wife and unborn son.