Scott Peterson case: Judge grants DNA testing on duct tape | Banfield
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- Опубліковано 28 тра 2024
- A judge agreed Wednesday to allow new DNA testing on one of the 14 pieces of evidence in the Scott Peterson murder case but rejected most of the defense’s requests after determining the sought-after analyses were unlikely to exonerate him.
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Conner Peterson would've been 21 years old by now, his late mother Laci, 49.
Scott Peterson drastically changing his physical appearance, and being arrested with plenty of money and a fake driver's license, makes it difficult to imagine that he's truly innocent.
Scott also told Amber he lost his wife before Lacy even went missing.
It's possible he just panicked and tried to run because the media made it seem like he was guilty from the beginning. It was one of those sensational media stories that was intended to take attention from important stuff like the Iraq war.
@@tdestroyer4780
Yes, I thought about that too, back in the day.
However, a five year old knows right from wrong... and he's at least intelligent enough to realize that going on the run wouldn't look too good... even if he was dumb enough to also (at one point...) entertain thoughts of perhaps a future with his then 'gf', A.F. (which I admire for coming forward so quickly, assisting in shining an additional stark, uncomfortable light on Scott Peterson - whose moral compass seemed to have been malfunctioning for quite some time, already...).
I mean, if I was truly innocent, and knowing how police and prosecutors can build a narrative, I’d leave town too.😂
Who knows! Well, Scott Peterson knows.
He’s definitely guilty
Rediculous. Can't believe this is happening...
Same here
Absolutely
get over it
Missing people all over the country and money being spent on this, why…because of Scott’s sister. 🤬
The fact that they lost evidence and are refusing to test pieces they do have is REDiculous... or ridiculous.
Let the testing be done, does not change my mind ,he is guilty as sin.
I assume you mean if the testing does not show he could not have committed the crime? I believe the tests will show nothing also.
I agree
He’s just wasting everyone’s time and money!! 😡
Please please please only refer to it as the “LA Innocence Project”. The National Innocence Project has nothing to do with this.
Exactly!
The glove doesn’t fit
He is innocent and will be free soon!!
This is all done to discredit the LA organization.
They did make this disclosure.
Let him rot in prison!
Yes he’s sickening!!! 😤
His son would be 21 years old 😢😢 poor baby 👶
So there was a robbery with a burned car and a bloody mattress and no one was found guilty of that, and the police decided to destroy all evidence of that? Even if it's irrelevant to the case, don't we care to know whose blood that is ect.?
The burned out van had no connection to the burglary.
And no bloody mattress.
No
@@sophie8394hello again. Once again, that’s wrong. The mattress was inconclusive. That’s why they want to retest. You should read the defense motion to understand what they are arguing.
@@AustinThinker79 From Forensic Analytical Crime Lab report - September 20 2019...
"Based on the above analysis, it cannot be determined whether blood is present on the #1 mattress material or the #2 cloth from mattress; nor can it be determined whether the trace amounts of recovered male DNA come from the staining on fabric specimens."
*CANNOT BE DETERMINED WHETHER BLOOD IS PRESENT*
You get it now?
@@sophie8394 thanks for proving my point. They want to test the trace male DNA using newer methods. Do you get it now?
If you have money and can pay for it yourself, why are you not allowed to re-test evidence?
That’s a good question
I mean they did explain why in the video 😂
They can't just use ANY testing laboratory!
They don’t want to pay for it
The evidence no longer exists. The police lost the items.
My son is the same age as Lacy's boy would be. I think about that sometimes and about all the things her and her family have missed out on because of his selfishness
Telling his girlfriend that his wife died when Lacy was still considered a missing person confirms he had everything to do with her murder. He knew she was dead. The van is not connected to this case, but Scott’s recent purchase of a boat definitely was. He did not want to be a committed husband or father so he murdered them.
AMANDA KNOXX also was acting very strange and she was found NOT GUILTY.
Doesn’t mean he knew she was dead but he probably had a good idea by how long she was missing, explain the other woman found in the Bay 7 months before Laci, she was pregnant also & they have never found her son, they overlooked a lot, the men burglarizing the house across the road from them the morning Laci came up missing, her family, the media, the public needed to be shut up so they put the blame on him, they had a mop, pliers, cement, that’s all circumstancial evidence, I’m sure Amber knew he was married she told about their affair to look like she was innocent in it all
@@cindybrock1705lol! Explain the bodies that still wash ashore. They aren't connected. Bodies get dumped in the bay all the time. If they were connected, the cops would know. It's just happens to be a great place to dump bodies because they are usually washed out to sea. It's not rocket science.
@@asianconnection7701 well, the jury in Scott's trial DID find him guilty. Not because of his behavior, but because of all the evidence against him.
@@ReneeFabulous-wt9ty O J was found NOT GUILTY and they found all sorts of stuff on him.
What does any of this matter? He is 100% guilty! Way too much evidence! Throw away the key!
The right thing is to test everything
Agreed. I think SP is guilty, however any DNA evidence may lead to another unsolved case.
Absolutely right!
talk to scot pertersons sisterin law she has all the clues
@@TT_09 the mattress WAS tested. It had male DNA on it. Last I heard, a pregnant woman is female. Not male. That's why it was determined to be unrelated to Lacis case. Testing it again isn't going to change that. Not even the latest methods will change that. So, why on earth should they waste time and money on testing it? Why?
I hope they find Scott’s dna on that duct tape.
Me too!
That still wouldn't shut his groupies up. They would just insist the "real" killers planted it.
Me three 😮
Rule Scott Peterson in with DNA 🧬 on the Duct Tape we will see what DNA 🧬 whoever DNA 🧬 is on the Duct tape becomes admitted Evidence in this case as Duct tape was admitted during the trial
Anyone with more than 3 brain cells know the guy is 100% guilty
He was on his way to Mexico with a lot of cash and colored hair. Innocent people do not run.
Why on earth to they need a judge's order to DNA test when there is a murder??!!!! No wonder court systems are so full.
The evidence is in control of the District Attorneys Office
@@j.y.3604 hmmm yes, that makes some sense. I just thought they would automatically have DNA tests of anything relevant in a murder case, so it is ready to match up with something.
Smoke and Mirrors: "Forget all of the weird stuff I did before, during, and after my wife's murder, look at these these resurrected pieces of evidence which may divert your attention from my obvious guilt as I holler the legal equivalent of 'Olly, olly, oxen free!!!'"
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Absolutely. He knows he's guilty of this crime, but he's got zero to lose here. These guys have nothing but time on their hands. He managed to get his Sister in law to fight for his freedom with all she has..........went to law school specifically to win his freedom. They had money- the LA Innocences project agreed to work with her to attempt to get some of these pieces tested AGAIN. This is not a huge disappointment for him as was stated- he knows he did this but he's hedging his bets.... He has no motivation to just sit back and rot in prison. Why not throw it all against the wall and see what sticks.
DNA is going to come back inconclusive due to the age and how long it was under water. There is no reason to test the van or materials that may have washed ashore with the bodies. He's damn glad those anchors didn't surface, that much we know. Crimes happen all over cities- and sometimes at or near another crime and even on the same day and it doesn't mean they are all related. It was shown that the robbery happened on a different day. It's not related to him strangling and dragging his wife out of their home and driving her 50 miles north to dump her in the bay that he places himself at............. He's got some crumb now.... just something to keep him busy. This will never end for him. He will continue to pick the scab just because he can.
Why is this criminal wasting everyone’s time. 🙄
💯
He has the right on appeal process as it should be ..
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Isn’t testing all the evidence a good thing!!??
It will prove beyond reasonable doubt that he’s guilty or innocent
Scott Peterson ain't innocent
Everything has already been tested and some things multiple times. It also costs money to test things, and time. Why should his stuff get retested? If they ordered retesting every few years for every prisoner can you imagine that? He's not special.
There probably won't be any DNA on the tape
A jury of his peers sat through and trial and found overwhelming evidence of his guilt which is why he is sitting behind bars now. This isn't a case of oh we probably got the wrong guy so he's not innocent sweetie.
@@SavannahJ79 he would be special IF the new testing of DNA come back in Scott's favor is it ? Im not saying he is but why not test it and get done.
Why won't they test. I would think Laci's family would want to know. If it's not Scott wouldn't you want the correct individuals brought to justice? Let's know definitely it was Scott so we can close the case.
There's always an eerie dark glare, glaze, in a psychopath's eyes. Sometimes it's a lustful evil stare. When I see that look, I get away from people like that. Their eyes reveal what's on their minds and in their dark souls.
I say go for it, I think it will come back inconclusive. But if he is guilty this might confirm it. Seems like nothing to lose.
After all this time , and it wasn't already tested?
They said the defense wants evidence retested on account of advancements in testing
it had been tested now suddenly they don't have it anymore they said.
Bloody mattress? Why isn’t that being tested?
It was tested in 2013 and 2019. It showed to have male DNA.
@@majalca98Yep^ but now it's gone. No longer in evidence.
I was always shore he was guilty but last couple of years not that much , I think the mattress should be tested also
@@annaconda78 Make sure you're not a victim of that biased documentary like I was lol Made me forget all the evidence of why he's guilty as all freakin hail! (In my opinion 😂)
@@amya6902 not seen it , but I’m also not completely sure about innocent either , but I’m also from a country where we don’t put people in forever in prison, we only have handful that have been for long time and I’m actually horrified about the American prison system and also the justice system, so I think either or ( guilty or not ) he should be set free ( even if he says I’m innocent I think people should have a shot for freedom ) had so many misspellings due to my autocorrect so corrected now
Ok, I'm officially suspicious of police getting rid of the bloody mattress.
Innocence Project takes cases based on resources, not innocence. This is a high profile case that will raise the lawyers’ status in the legal community. They don’t give a damn about Lacy or Scott
The L.A. Innocence Project is not the same as THE INNOCENCE PROJECT...
@@JOHNNYSGIRL1960 I understand that, but one is an offshoot of the other. You could be actually innocent and they won’t take your case. Their decision to take your case is based on the publicity around the possible exhortation. If they can’t get publicity from it, they won’t take your case.
Maybe... just maybe he paid someone to do that to his wife and that's why he is even daring to do this 🤔.
I thought they had to keep all evidence for murder trails?
Me too, that's probably why they were both baffled. With potential for appeals you think they'd want it until the inmate passes. If they can find room to lock him up for life I'm sure they could find a locker or safe to put this stuff in.
The hammer and bloody mattress weren't evidence in a murder trial, they were evidence in a burglary that happened nearby around the same time. It wasn't kept because there's been no link found between the 2 cases.
@@kellypatterson4412 It’s still strange. There is no link, that we know of, for the record I think Scott is guilty, but the fact they lost evidence is strange.
@@brookico yep 💯
Okay.First of all, I don't understand how one of the biggest cases they somehow lost or don't have the evidence anymore.That's crazy to me. Also because there is better technology now I don't see with the harm in retesting all of it is. I dont think This is fair or just for Scott Peterson. I don't Mean to be disrespectful to lacey's family in any way she deserves justice as well. However, I believe things were not handled properly in the first investigation and he never should have been convicted. With so much speculation left open and so many questions on answered.
Lacey not lacey.
That's because they knew they messed up and they know he was innocent he just was guilty of cheating in his wife the judge should allow ut
@@mthoustontx4311 its obviously a typo. Relax,
The items that are gone were not ever evidence for this case, that’s why.
@@mthoustontx4311 Oh for god's sake, knock it off.
What a joke
I thought judges supposed to go after the truth!!
Waste of time & tax payers money.
so disappointing.
The "project" obviously has too mich tome on their hands......
The “house breakers” had. O motive but he was lying and hanging with Amber. Hmmm!
They need to test it
Shame on them.
There are many real cases they could be working on. Helping an innocent person.
I don’t see what the harm is? Maybe I am wrong ?
Yes why has it taken so long, it shodhl have been done years ago when the still had it , and why prosecutors and judge against it , it’s so f…. Up
It's about money. It would cost so much to test everything.
I get it costs money but if it could possibly free someone who’s innocent or keep guilty in prison., to me it’s worth it.
@@st6576 you might not feel like that if you were the one in prison. I am not saying he’s innocent but why not test so that we know 100% he is.
@@st6576 I am sure he did but I still feel the same. We will have to agree to disagree.
Did property criminals whack out laci then ship her remains to the bay where the defendant was fishing on the day she went missing?
He whacked her out the night before in sophisticated plan. He packaged her remains where he didn’t leave any evidence at the home or office. Her took her to the bay on his fishing alibi and dumped her out
In the middle.
The problem is I fished on a similar boat for years with my dad and brother. Dumping a 160-200 pound body off the boat seems extremely problematic.
She was a pretty woman but most predators are not looking for pregnant woman, unless they’re looking to kill the woman and sieze the baby. They should’ve carried out his sentence 10 years ago. He should be gone by now.
You can’t get the body overboard without capsizing the vessel.
she was seen walking her dog later that day while Scott was fishing in the bay. How did he "wack" her the night before if she was seen by numerous people the next day?
@@geneetajones5232 Yes correct, others in the area found the dog with a muddy leash and took him home
The justice system needs their heads read. Hes guilty!
What are they looking for Scott DNA? What if he wore gloves?
Jesus Christ Ashleigh. The mattress was tested in 2019.
*NO BLOOD WAS DETECTED*
It was a bloody mattress. They clearly said a male's DNA was detected but, there wasn't enough DNA to create a profile. They could probably do that now if they had kept the mattress.
@@melodymiller4870From Forensic Analytical Crime Lab report - September 20 2019...
"Based on the above analysis, it cannot be determined whether blood is present on the #1 mattress material or the #2 cloth from mattress; nor can it be determined whether the trace amounts of recovered male DNA come from the staining on fabric specimens.
*CANNOT BE DETERMINED WHETHER BLOOD IS PRESENT*
@sophie8394 my point is that it was an obviously bloody mattress whether the testing was successful or not. It was a bloody mattress.
@@melodymiller4870 omg it wasn't blood 😂
@@sophie8394 everyone referred to it as a bloody mattress because it wasn't bloody then?
The mattress was as tested in 2019, it's a male profile
Why the fear of DNA testing?
Oh wow 😮
Yes !!! Let Justice prevail, Let’s go Innocence Project
The innocence project is hard at work.
I think if somebody else's DNA is on that duct tape the whole world is gonna be upset. I always said idk if he did it. To many weird things have happen at or around the same time. I pray for him
Evidence must be admitted in court
Mr Peterson has been in state lock 🔐 up for a whole 😳 🙄
@@Fat12219 yes 👍 he will stay there during the whole appeal’s process no worries that is why Scott Peterson choose to stay there and appear on zoom meeting rather than travel and upset his day doing life at a State of California lock 🔐 up nice reply Thank you 🙏
That is so irresponsible that the mattress with blood on it, and the hammer were not kept as evidence. Why was this allowed to happen?
There was no blood on the mattress.
That was a separate case, a robbery. Not sure how long they keep items that large.
It was already tested and had no blood on it.
Sorry Scott. There’s no doubt that you did it. The only
Thing that angers me is that California does not use the services of old sparky. Anyone who believes that you didn’t do it is so delusional that they need to be on some kind of medication.
Maybe he is innocent
Not even maybe.
@MoNika-pu9jy Wouldn't that be a shocker!!! If he is innocent, I think he can $$$sue$$$ the state for damages?
I don't know if he is guilty or not.. But Those "Law" people don't really care if they got the real killer. They just know they "solved/won" a case.
Justice is now like a Comet...
Very Rare !
I think they should test the blood stains in that van, just because it would make a final conclusion. And if not her blood then whose blood, could be a cold case murder....I wish they could push this issue further!!
It's not the main Innocence Project
The evidence is gone how convenient.
That is taking way to long
OmG, they can't find the mattress or hammer😮 oh geez
Why did Peterson remove a rolled up rug from his house after Laci was missing???
I think Scott was and is a creep of a husband, but I'm not convinced he's guilty of murder. I'm not convinced he's innocent either. Test all you can.
I'm of the opinion that ALL evidence should be tested. DNA testing isn't that expensive anymore (23 and me charges $100 per sample but this may not be the same sequencing). If the state doesn't want to pay I am sure the defense would cover the cost.
The duct tape will be tested. Nothing else was evidence.
@@sophie8394 Not really true. Some of the evidence like the bloody mattress disappeared and cannot be tested. But anything else that still exists should be tested by the defense if the state doesn't want to test it.
I would find it hard to believe he’s innocent.
People forget that all kinds of stuff is floating in the water, because people throw trash in the water all the time and it gets washed up on the shore. Were there any signes that her hands and/or legs were actually tied with tuct tape?
If he's guilty then test everything. That will just prove they got it right. What are they afraid of? There's too many unanswered questions in this case to not test every possible piece of evidence there is.
Why would they test 'evidence' that has nothing to do with the case?
What if the duct has Scott's DNA on it! He is guilty 100 percent!!
They don't need to keep the mattress fabric because it was tested already a few times and nothing links the mattress to the Peterson case, at all. It wasn't evidence. And how many times should defendants be allowed to have random items, not linked to their case, be tested? Can you imagine prison inmates just constantly requesting testing and saying, no we don't believe those findings, let's do it again, every few years? The cost would be huge and the testing facilities held up on things they really should be doing.
That's what these guys do, they keep using the system to game the game.
Every report in this case I’ve seen the reporters try to discredit the innocence project as it being not the real innocence project but the La faction.
He literally had cement in the back of his truck and that’s what her and the baby was weighted down with
There was no cement on or near Lacis remains.
Don’t forget info found on his laptop. Constantly lying,had a mistress,who he told his wife passed away. It’s endless,he’s guilty.
This is all mess up .
He sure didn't care about his missing wife
There were tests that should of been done
He looks so institutionalized. A pervious video I watched didn’t not have his old picture in the thumbnail, I just recognized his name. I had to watch it, to prove to myself it really was The Scott Peterson. The last time he was in court for getting off death row, I thought he was aging pretty good for being in prison, can’t say I believe that today.
The reporter sounds biased
Anything and everything should be tested.
What in the world has gone wrong with the criminal Justice system?
😂
Guilty
I'm glad he's finally gonna get his day in court.
Are you kidding? He's had more days in court than anyone I've ever heard of 😂😂😂😂
No matter what they decide, at the very least he was a horrible, awful husband.
All those things need to be tested. It's only fair. What if he is innocent and he's been in prison for all these years? Everything on the list need tested, period!
Not gonna happen.
He killed her period. If not, why did he go back to the river where she was found? He walked around his yeard on the phone, telling his sidekick he was in Europe with his parents. All the while, it's all over the new. About an 8 months pregnant woman is missing
This is really a no brainer you guys. Based on where the bodies washed up we only have two choices. He did it or he was framed. That's it. If you want to argue for his innocence, you are left with having to explain why someone would hide the bodies for 3.5 months and either hoped or predicted a major storm would hit the Bay Area to help get them to shore so the police could then "get Scott". That is what is needed in order to argue for his innocence if you don't know the (or think there wasn't any) evidence.
Most people don't know all the evidence against him because the DA's office isn't out there advertising it.
Why would they? The only narrative that’s actively being heard/spread is from Scott Peterson’s family.
Many MANY people seemed to have been duped by the Peterson Family's Innocent campaign. It's been going on for two decades and gets a lot of donations.
You can parrot their talking points all you want but you're still left with only two choices at the end. Scott did it or He was framed.
This is why it's pointless to argue with people who've been indoctrinated by Peterson's campaign propaganda. It really doesn't matter.
The jury needed to know who, why and how he was framed in order to not convict him because of the absolute mountain of evidence showing he was the only one left who could have done it.
You can make up more burglars, the boogyman, aliens, anyone you want to.
You still need to explain why the first time in history, the
"real killers" would hide the evidence they are using to frame someone, take the risk of dumping Laci in the bay and her washing out to sea if the goal was to frame Scott. 3.5 months is a long time to sit around and wait for the cops to come and arrest the guy you tried to pin the crime on.
While we are here, I still wonder how the Peterson-framing "real killers" got him to buy a fishing pass with an extra ocean stamp 4 days before he went on his last minute fishing trip because "it was too cold to golf?" Or how they got him to look up currents in the San Francisco Bay 3 weeks earlier on his home computer, or ask realtors about selling the house, selling the car and dumping gasoline all over his boat cover before stuffing it in a shed on the side of his house.
Did they hypnotize Scott and make him do all these things? Make him tell people this would be the first Christmas without his wife? Make him get a PO Box on Dec.23rd, a day before Laci disappeared, so he had a place to forward all his work and personal mail when he left Modesto?
Really, I'd love to know how the real killers coordinated all of this because if you're out here spreading misinformation and claiming he's innocent, that question has to be answered by you, as a jury has already spoken for us.
DNA Testing - Scott Peterson has requested DNA testing and been granted more testing in 2013 and 2019. The judge was extremely generous in letting him have one last fishing expedition and let him retest the duct tape…AGAIN.
Scott Peterson has The Tell-Tale teardrops of a murderer so, if he didn't do this one then is there something unsolved, he's guilty of? Jus' sayin'
Testing the DNA 🧬 on Duct Tape is a start to get cause to test the rest but the Court of Appeals can rule the rest
Nope. He did it.
Wow!! This lady really wants him to be found innocent!! I wonder if she was Lacy's mom and Connor's grandma would she be talking the same way? Keep his ass in prison!!
Why would dna need to be granted? This should already be common practice. What is going on with investigators!
In California, basically if you commit a crime now they let you go. If you are currently incarcerated, they keep you there
With all the viable alternatives to investigate ~ shame on The Innocence Project. The mattress was tested and the van had no connection. It was ruled out as connected. An irrelevant goose hunt and a waste of time. Peterson’s sister in law and her ridiculous denial is the only reason this has garnered any attention.
I am glad that they will be doing dna testing!
I’m sry if the judge is worried of a wrongful conviction and is trying to only have the tape that was in the water for so long tested honestly makes me sick . I just want the truth I want justice for this poor woman n her full term unborn baby . They deserve if n it’s not about who was right or wrong in the case it’s about using new technology to hopefully get the answers we seek n truth and justice for these 2 passed and for their families! I think Scott is a jerk but that’s not how we handle these things . We need to always rule everything thing out n get truth so Justice is had . This case I fear didn’t do that n that’s why we all still have questions. The neighbors n what they saw n hiw they were ignored is what got me . N didn’t ppl admit to these crimes I cnt be sure 🤔 praying for truth n Justice n Lacey n Conor 🙏💜🙏🤔💜
2 more hearings for the rest of the motion of MPD held by Brady vs Maryland evidence innocence project is law school procedures
Just so you know the LA innocence project is not associated with the innocence project
I never did put a lot of faith in The Innocence Project.
Regardless...he is still an awful spouse and father. Thanks Amber.
If the prosecutors are so confident that he’s guilty, why not allow all the items to be tested?
May even clarify further that he is unquestionably guilty
I think about his comments ( per an interview)
In regards to his feelings of hatred for lacy by the time he decided to murder his pregnant wife.
If this is true it’s not hard to imagine he’s right where he belongs
This isn’t the reputable innocence project….its a couple lawyers looking for clout
Very fishy that the bloody mattress and hammer is missing. 🤔
There was no blood on the mattress.
@@sophie8394 ummm did you not watch the video? They said there was. 🤦🏼♀️
@@tinapeterson2240 they're wrong.
Dave Harris also brought this up at the hearing last week.
From Forensic Analytical Crime Lab report - September 20 2019...
"Based on the above analysis, it cannot be determined whether blood is present on the #1 mattress material or the #2 cloth from mattress; nor can it be determined whether the trace amounts of recovered male DNA come from the staining on fabric specimens."
What needs to be looked is the damn Watts case…. There’s a lots of things that weren’t tested or they stopped testing just because he plead guilty doesn’t mean the case stops…. Both Nikkis got lucky well, maybe….
Scott Peterson needs to give up his innocent story.
I have never heard they tested the mattress before? Wow all this hype and they have tested it?? You always always never get straight facts
This not the real innocent project