Who all thinks Scott Peterson is guilty and why?

[timNms]

I watched a show on the discovery channel tonight about the disappearance and eventual discovery of Lacy Peterson and her unborn child. While I think Scott's actions look very suspect, and I think he's a low life SOB for screwing around on her, one question keeps popping up in my mind. If he is guilty of her murder, why in the world would he be so stupid as to dump her body where he had the perfect alibi?
Another question in my mind is, isn't it possible that someone else killed her, then saw on tv or read in reports that Scott had been fishing at that particular place and decided to dump her body there to make it look as tho Scott was the person who killed her?
I'm glad I don't have to be on that jury...but then again, it might be interesting to see ALL of the evidence in the case. I wonder if this one will be televised on Court TV?

[GalvestonDuck]

It's hard to say. From a behavioral standpoint, I'd say he's guilty. But jurors aren't psychiatrists (not that I'm one either) and they have to listen to witness testimonies, view physical evidence, and hear the timeline and circumstances of the case before they decide.

OJ - Guilty
Patsy Ramsey - Guilty
Kobe Bryant - Haven't decided yet, but leaning towards guilty
Michael Jackson - Haven't completely decided yet, and I don't care to think about it
Martha Stewart - Guilty

[Lake Effect1]

I think the big problem with so many of these cases is how the media seems to convict them before they even go to trial.It use to be innocent till proven guilty,now it's guilty till proven innocent.As far as peterson case,I wonder if he was set up?? Only because of the other pregnant women that are missing from that area.Or maybe to think he really is guilty,is to hard for me to comprehend,so I guess I'll leave it to the jury.

[Miss Mary]

I firmly believe Scott Peterson couldn't face becoming a father and didn't want to be married to Laci (why I'll never know, not one person has come forward to say she was nothing but a sweet person). So with baby showers going on, decorating of the nursery going on, he panicked and killed her. I don't think it was premeditated but he did kill her, IMHO. Maybe they got into an argument. Who really knows? But I do know this, a devoted loving husband does not:

1. Go on an all day fishing trip, on Christmas Eve Day.

2. Leave his 8 month pregnant wife home alone.

3. Sell her car.

4. Disguise his appearance, i.e. dye his hair.

5. Still call his mistress after it's announced Laci is missing. This would be the time to lay low, if he's innocent.

I'm sure there's more but off the top of my head that's all I can think of.

The most upstanding thing he could have done was sit her down and say - look, I want out. Sure her heart would have been broken, but look at her wonderfully, supportive family! They would have rallied around her, got her thru the pregnancy/delivery and right now she'd be rocking her sweet baby. This whole story saddens me. I wouldn't say Scott was a danger to society, I'm sure he didn't marry her to hopefully one day bump her off, I think he just panicked. But he needs to be punished for that. It's still murder, 2 murders in fact.

Mary

PS - I might add that we never did see a distraught Scott Peterson, frantically upset his pregnant wife was missing. If he had been shown in tears, searching for her at all hours, barely sleeping, then I wouldn't have been so quick to accuse him. He just didn't seem to be that concerned. If he is innocent, which I don't think he is, how he could sleep at night is beyond me. I know this is a murder case but it's also a tragedy. I have two daughters and I hope they choose wisely when they settle down. This was every parent's nightmare come true. The press conference where her mother and stepfather spoke, I was sobbing trying to get thru it. It was heartwrenching.

[GalvestonDuck]

Good points, Mary.

We all know that humans tend to be creatures of habit. Most people go about their daily lives doing certain routine things that they otherwise take for granted. Laci allegedly always opened the curtains in her house during the day. On 12/24, they were never opened, leading some to speculate that she never left the house to walk the dog (as Scott said) and that she may have been killed in the house.

I just thought of another one -- will we ever find out who killed Chandra Levy? I remember thinking I'd never hear the end of that case. The media couldn't stop talking about Chandra Levy this and Gary Condit that. On and on and on. But then, the date on the calendar turned to 9/11/01. Now, I'd give anything to hear redundant stories like that again if we could turn back time and erase 9/11. But then, if we did that, Saddam would still be free. And we can't have that!

[Miss Mary]

Good points, Mary.

We all know that humans tend to be creatures of habit. Most people go about their daily lives doing certain routine things that they otherwise take for granted. Laci allegedly always opened the curtains in her house during the day. On 12/24, they were never opened, leading some to speculate that she never left the house to walk the dog (as Scott said) and that she may have been killed in the house.

I just thought of another one -- will we ever find out who killed Chandra Levy? I remember thinking I'd never hear the end of that case. The media couldn't stop talking about Chandra Levy this and Gary Condit that. On and on and on. But then, the date on the calendar turned to 9/11/01. Now, I'd give anything to hear redundant stories like that again if we could turn back time and erase 9/11. But then, if we did that, Saddam would still be free. And we can't have that!

I'd like to go back to redundant stories, although tragic nonetheless (Chandra missing), too. But that was before 9/11. Nothing's been the same since. We recently had a church fire in the Cincinnati area. It was of course sad news and along the Ohio River in N. KY. Smoke could be seen for miles. But events like that just didn't make instant news before 9/11. All 3 local network channels had newscrews there right away and each station had - Breaking News - below the broadcast, breaking into regular daytime programming. I told my girls that would never have happened before 9/11. You would have just heard about it later on the first scheduled newscast. Wonder how many other cities operate their newsrooms like this? I'm sure Cincinnati isn't alone. That Breaking News screen is probably ready at a second's notice, if need be.

Mary

[ColdFront77]

All 3 local network channels had newscrews there right away and each station had - Breaking News - below the broadcast, breaking into regular daytime programming. I told my girls that would never have happened before 9/11. You would have just heard about it later on the first scheduled newscast. Wonder how many other cities operate their newsrooms like this? I'm sure Cincinnati isn't alone. That Breaking News screen is probably ready at a second's notice, if need be.

There are no "breaking news crawls" on the bottom of the four local (NBC, CBS, ABC and FOX affiliates in the Orlando market television stations.

All local stations have always broken into regular scheduled programming when there is a news story in their viewing area that warrants the public to be aware of.

[bfez1]

All circumstantial evidence points to Scott being quilty but there is no hard proof evidence. But with that said, I personally think he did it.
One fact that fascinates me is that he called his dad on his cell phone while supposedly fishing in his boat that no one knew he owned and never said one word to his dad about fishing. Sounds "fishy" to me.