Scott Peterson (convicted murderer)

Scott Lee Peterson (born October 24, 1972 in San Diego, California – c. 2007) is a former fertilizer salesman convicted in a high-profile California double murder case.

Evidence

The evidence against Peterson was largely circumstantial. Hounded by the press, Peterson changed his appearance and purchased a vehicle using his mother's name. He sold Laci's Land Rover, but the automobile dealer, after finding out to whom it belonged, gave it back to her family for one dollar.

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Circumstantial - Land Rover

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The affair with Amber Frey also provided much support for the case against Peterson. Allegedly, he had told Frey that he had lost his wife before the December 24 disappearance. In these tapes, he was shown to have lied to Frey about his location-- claiming, for example, to be in Paris when he was not.

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Amber Frey - December 24 - Paris

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More evidence supporting the case for Peterson's guilt was the testimony provided by Ralph Cheng, a hydrologist with the United States Geological Survey, and an expert witness on tides, particularly in the San Francisco Bay. However Cheng admitted, during his cross-examination, that his findings were "probable, not precise"— tidal systems are sufficiently chaotic that he was unable to develop an exact model of the bodies' disposal and travel.

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Hydrologist - United States Geological Survey - Expert witness - Tides - San Francisco Bay - Cross-examination - Chaotic

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