Of all the cases I've both read and heard about,
for some reason this story has me completely
engrossed. Perhaps it's because Laci had such
a beautiful smile and personality; whatever the
reasons, I'm engrossed in/with Laci's (& Conner),
story.
I have created this page in
memory of that beautiful young woman, "Laci
Peterson." May God Bless Her Soul, and
Conner's Too. And, May They Rest In Peace.
Thank God Justice Is NOT Blind!
Peterson Convicted of Murdering Wife,
Unborn Son
At
last, we have a GUILTY verdict and can rest in
peace.
Jury convicts
on first, second-degree murder charges Shortly
after 1 p.m. PST, jurors convicted Scott
Peterson on two counts of murder - one in the
first-degree, one in the second-degree - for the
murder of his wife Laci and unborn son Conner.
More information will be available soon - please
keep checking back.
Jury Finds
California Man Guilty of First- and
Second-Degree Murder
http://abcnews.go.com/US/Peterson/story?id=226187&page=1
"Laci With That Beautiful
Smile"
"Laci Awaiting The Birth Of
Conner"
"Laci With Mom"
"Remembrances At Laci's Home"
Thousands Honor Laci
Peterson on Birthday
Family, Community Gather
to Remember Slain California Woman Laci Peterson
on Her Birthday
The Associated Press
MODESTO, Calif. May 5
—
It would have been her
28th birthday, brightened by the recent arrival of
a baby boy. Instead, thousands of people gathered
for a memorial service to remember Laci Peterson
as a woman who was "very easy to love," as one
former student put it.
More than 3,000
mourners, most of whom had never met the young
woman, filled the sanctuary of the First Baptist
Church on Sunday to memorialize Peterson and her
unborn son, Conner, whose bodies were found along
the shore of San Francisco Bay last month.
"Each of them is now
roaming the hallways of heaven, hand in hand,"
said Terri Western, whose daughter grew up with
Peterson. "They have already earned their wings,
and they are golden."
The nationally televised
service reflected the country's fascination with
Peterson's story, that of an affable young teacher
who police say died at the hands of her husband.
There was no mention
during the service of Scott Peterson, who has been
arrested and charged with murdering his wife and
unborn son.
In a court appearance
Monday, his new lawyer, Mark Geragos, argued that
search warrants and the affidavits used to justify
them earlier this year should remain sealed. The
court decided to hold another hearing on the issue
June 3.
Superior Court Judge
Aldo Girolami also denied a defense motion to
disqualify himself from the case because a related
civil case had been reassigned from the judge.
In Sunday's eulogies,
family and friends remembered Laci Peterson as a
woman who loved cooking and entertaining, and who
connected with people naturally and easily.
Her 13-year-old cousin,
T.J. Vasquez, remembered her beautiful smile, her
help with his homework and volleyball games in the
park on Easter Sunday.
"Even though Laci is not
with us here today, she will always be in my heart
and in my memories," Vasquez said, choking back
tears. "Happy birthday, Laci."
Peterson's brother,
Brent Rocha, said that his sister would have
wanted no sadness on the day of her memorial.
Rocha recalled that at a family funeral a few
years ago, Peterson had discussed how she hoped to
be remembered.
"When I die, I don't
want people to be missing me," Rocha remembered
his sister as saying. "I want people to be happy."
The crowd overflowed the
huge church, and many of the mourners ended up
watching the service on closed-circuit television.
Mourners said they were glad they attended.
"My daughter just had a
baby. I can imagine what the family is going
through," said Lisa Maldonado, who drove from San
Jose with her husband and two children. "It's made
me feel better that I came."
Outside the church
before the service, two young girls near the front
of one line waited to honor Laci Peterson, who
served as their substitute teacher.
"She was very easy to
love," said Tiffany Collins, 14.
Michael Kerew and his
wife, Grace, drove from Los Angeles to attend the
service. The couple live in the Philippines and
were visiting family in California over the
weekend.
Grace Kerew just had the
couple's third child in January.
"My wife just felt a
connection with Laci because their babies were
supposed to have been born around the same time,"
Michael Kerew said. "We had to be here."
Peterson was eight
months pregnant when she vanished just before
Christmas. Scott Peterson, 30, said he was fishing
in San Francisco Bay when his wife disappeared.
He was arrested April 18
in San Diego and has pleaded innocent to two
counts of murder. He asked to attend the memorial
service, a request denied by his jailers. His
family members did not attend either.
At the Peterson house
hours before the service, streams of people toting
small children approached the home leaving flowers
and balloons. The street was blocked with yellow
cones but people parked their cars and walked to
the house where they posed for family photos in
the front yard.
photo credit and
caption:
A
choir sings during a memorial service for Laci
Peterson Sunday, May 4, 2003, in Modesto,
Calif.
(AP Photo/Debbie Noda, Pool)
CREDITS:
Above Courtesy Of:
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20030505_907.html
Photos Courtesy Of:
http://www.modestopolice.com/laci/
http://www.lacipeterson.com/index.html
Google
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=photos+of+laci+peterson
Page Creation: May 6,
'03
06/05/2008
At last, we have a
GUILTY verdict and can rest in peace.
See Also:
Honoring The
Life Of Laci
From
My Desk
In Our Hearts
Always
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