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Scott Peterson's attorneys on Tuesday took the extraordinary step of serving a Stanislaus County Superior Court judge with a subpoena, seeking testimony about wiretaps used in the investigation of Laci Peterson's death.
A Newman woman believes her tip about a suspicious van two weeks ago led Scott Peterson's defense attorneys to acquire the vehicle as a possible clue in the Laci Peterson murder case.
One of Scott Peterson's attorneys said Monday that he has subpoenaed a Superior Court judge to get information about wiretaps used by investigators probing the disappearance of Laci Peterson.
It's all about bias.
Court proceedings in the Scott Peterson murder case produced emotion and some action on Friday.
A judge kept under wraps many documents and other evidence in the Peterson double-murder case Friday.
A high school teacher says he may have seen Laci Peterson and her dog in East La Loma Park on Christmas Eve -- the day family members reported her missing.
Attorneys on all sides of the Peterson
Prosecutors defended their use of two wiretaps as they investigated Scott Peterson, saying in court documents filed Wednesday that "agents acted completely properly throughout the course of both wiretaps."
Two nationally recognized experts agreed Wednesday that numbers from a local survey suggest little chance of Scott Peterson getting a fair trial in Modesto.
Evidence Scott Peterson's defense team allegedly gathered about Laci Peterson's "real killers" is scheduled to be presented Friday to a judge behind closed doors.
Scott Peterson cannot get a "fair and impartial trial" from Stanislaus County jurors, according to a survey conducted by a criminal justice professor at California State University, Stanislaus.
Alleging "grave prosecutorial misconduct," Scott Peterson's lawyers want a judge to con-sider sanctions that could include removing the district attorney's office from his double-murder case.
Prosecutors in the Scott Peterson double-murder case changed course on release of the autopsy reports as a strategic move, not because the attorneys favor public scrutiny, legal specialists say.
A Stanislaus County judge on Friday ordered that arrest and search warrants remain sealed in the case against Scott Peterson, who is accused of murdering his pregnant wife and unborn son.
Laci Peterson's family and friends removed truckloads of items from the slain Modesto woman's house on Friday, touching off controversy between her family and that of her husband.
Scott Peterson's family had planned to voluntarily turn over only some of the items that his wife's family wanted from the couple's home.
Moved by the Laci Peterson story, two songwriters 77 miles apart independently produced musical tributes to the slain Modesto woman and her unborn son, Conner.
Prosecutors countered Thursday's leak of information about Conner Peterson's dead body by asking a judge to release the full autopsy reports on the baby boy and his mother, Laci.
Laci Petersons family and friends removed truckloads of items from the slain Modesto womans house Friday.
Laci Peterson's family has hired attorneys in an attempt to retrieve her wedding dress, a baby crib and other personal items from her Modesto home, according to a statement released Wednesday.
People pretending to be members of Laci Peterson's family ran up hotel bills and paid with stolen credit cards, authorities reported Wednesday.
A judge Tuesday morning ordered prosecutors to provide Scott Peterson's attorneys with recordings of phone calls between him and his defense team.
A Stanislaus County Superior Court judge is scheduled to hear arguments today on a range of issues surrounding the case against Scott Peterson.
Scott Peterson talked with his girlfriend four weeks after his pregnant wife was reported missing, according to court documents filed late Friday.
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Two people who insist they saw the pregnant Laci Peterson walking her dog after 9:30 a.m. Christmas Eve now have even stronger reason to believe they are right.
Laci Rocha Peterson's mother is due back today from Washington, D.C., where she lobbied for a murder law that would apply in certain fetus deaths.
Scott Peterson got fed up with Modesto and moved out of state.
LOS ANGELES -- Amber Frey said Monday she is prepared to testify when Scott Peterson goes to trial on charges of murdering his pregnant wife and their unborn son.
RICHMOND -- Divers returned Friday to search murky San Francisco Bay for evidence in the slayings of Laci Peterson and her unborn son, Conner.
At the request of prosecutors and defense attorneys, a judge sealed the completed autopsy reports for Laci Peterson and her unborn son Thursday.
Scott Peterson's defense team has identified one or more "credible suspects" in the death of his pregnant wife.
Defense attorneys reacted strongly Tuesday to disclosures that law enforcement had intercepted telephone calls between Scott Peterson and members of his defense team.
Authorities intercepted Scott Peterson's phone calls with reporters and his attorney early this year even while police were refusing to identify him as a suspect in the disappearance of his pregnant wife, Laci, sources said Monday.
Scott Peterson could wait in jail for a more than two years before he goes to trial on charges that he murdered his pregnant wife.
A judge sealed more documents in the Laci Peterson case Friday, saying if information were released about police work it could harm an ongoing investigation and jeopardize Scott Peterson's chance of getting a fair trial.
Investigators used a search warrant to take a sample of Scott Peterson's hair and to take a full-body photograph a week after he was arrested, a source close to the investigation said Thursday. Photographs also were taken of his body hair.
WASHINGTON -- Laci Peterson's family has entered the political arena, lending their names Wednesday to legislation that would make killing a fetus a distinct federal crime.
Investigators obtained a search warrant after Scott Peterson's arrest, but it may not be known for some time where they searched or what they found.
I've missed y'all.
LOS ANGELES -- Over the course of his law career, criminal defense attorney Mark Geragos' choice of clients has sparked negative reactions from friends and strangers alike.
Mark Geragos said Monday he would not only prove Scott Peterson is not a murderer, he will "find out who did this to Scott's wife and Scott's son."
With the arrest of Scott Peterson, there are now 60 people in Stanislaus County jails either charged with or convicted of murder.
Scott Peterson's new attorney said Friday that Peterson "looks forward to proving his innocence" in the murders of his wife, Laci, and their unborn son, Conner.
Los Angeles attorney Mark Geragos took over Scott Peterson's defense case this morning.
Stanislaus County Public Defender Tim Bazar said he expects Los Angeles attorney Mark Geragos to step in today to defend Scott Peterson, who is charged with murdering his wife and unborn son.
A hearing is scheduled Friday on a change of defense attorneys for Scott Peterson, who is charged with murdering his wife and unborn son, according to a judge's order filed Wednesday.
Los Angeles defense attorney Mark Geragos, whose high-profile clients have included former Rep. Gary Condit and actress Winona Ryder, was in Modesto on Tuesday, reportedly to take over Scott Peterson's defense.
A Fresno woman is suing People magazine because it published a photo of Scott Peterson and Amber Frey with a picture of the woman visible on a wall in the background.