The Investigation and The State's Evidence (or lack thereof)

Investigation Recap Series
That fateful Day so many years ago . . . December 24, 2002
Christmas Day, 2002
December 26 & 27 : The search warrants and the dog trailing
December 27th search warrant results
Did Brocchini compromise the evidence on the flatbed trailer?
Brocchini hastened to get the Berkeley Marina identified as a crime scene
Activity on December 28th the MPD didn't want anyone to know about
The chameleon slipper

Previous articles on the Investigation

• The Setup - Jan 11-19, 2003
• Was Scott Peterson framed?
• How much did the Peterson investigation and trial cost?
• What did the State pay for?
• A hair, an affair, and a fishing trip
• Failed theories -- the chicken wire
• Some detectives (and other people) just can't see the obvious

Evidence (or lack thereof)

Op-Eds

• The Case Against Scott Peterson
• What happens when the State fails to convince

The Crime Scenes & Evidence seized

• The Peterson home, 523 Covena
• No Evidence of a Clean-up (SII page, blog article)
• The tests don't lie (SII page, blog article)
• Laci's vehicle, 1996 Land Rover
• Scott's personal and business vehicle, the 2002 Ford F-150 4x4 pickup truck
• TradeCorp business warehouse, 1027 North Emerald, Suite B1 
• The circles on the trailer - the ah-hah moment that fizzled
• Scott's Sears Gamefisher 14' boat
• Computer Forensics

Laci's Activities on the 23rd and 24th

• The meringue segment on Martha Stewart Living
• Laci's Clothes
• Laci's Walk
• Laci sightings were not a priority
• The Mailman's Timeline
• Comments on "The Mailman's Timeline"

The fictitious 10:08-10:18 Window of Opportunity

• The 10:08 call to check voicemail
• Scott's December 24, 2002 cell phone activity  (confirms Scott's whereabouts on Dec 24 and normal usage for a holiday)
• Karen Servas
• Timeline Fact Sheet
• The Real Story (SII page, blog article) 
• The Faulty Timeline
• Mike Chiavetta's sighting disputes the Karen Servas timeline
• Karen Servas: Serious Credibility problems

Trailing Dogs and Cadaver Dogs

• Dogs used in the investigation
• Richard Cole exposed Trimble's loss of certification

Search Areas

• San Francisco Bay Searches
• Local Searches

Surveillance

• Pole camera and ground surveillance
• GPS surveillance

Wiretaps

• The Amber Tapes
• Lies, lies, lies, nothing but lies
• Can't discuss the truth in the courtroom
• More, or Less, from Jacobson
• The Wiretaps (Stanislaus County Wiretap No. 2)
• Phone call between Brent Rocha and Scott Peterson, Jan 17, 2003
• Phone call between Sharon Rocha and Scott Peterson, Feb 13, 2003

Motive

• No Financial Motive

Junk Science

• Junk Science (in general)
• Junk Science (specific to this case)
• Dr. Ralph Cheng 
• Dr. Ralph Cheng
• Did Cheng use the wrong starting point
• Cheng for Dummies
• More on the Cheng Controversy
• Dr. Greggory Devore
• Dr. Greggory DeVore
• Dr. Devore's curious Calculations
• Science:  The Good, the Better, and the Junk (specifically addresses the science of determining gestational age)

Evidence Ignored, Covered up, or Withheld

Laci's Walk

• Laci's Walk (SII page, Blog article)
• Laci sightings were not a priority (SII page, Blog article)
• The Mailman's Timeline
• Comments on "The Mailman's Timeline"
• The weather in Modesto on December 24, 2002

The Medina Burglary

• The Medina Burlgary
• Laci Peterson, the Medina Burglary and Occam's Razor
• The Medina mailbox
• Todd's lies
• Todd and the Bicycle
• Not smart, just lucky
• 3rd Party Guilt: Nearness in time, place, and circumstances to the alleged crime
• The Aponte Tip
• Fact Sheet
• Exculpatory Evidence Withheld (SII page, Blog article)
• The reward for silence - Shawn Tenbrink

The Harshman Sighting (SII page, Blog article)

The Tracy Tip