Post by CCADP on Jul 29, 2005 23:53:02 GMT -5
Posted on Fri, Jul. 29, 2005
Scott Peterson uses cyberspace to thank his supporters
BY DAN REED
Knight Ridder Newspapers
SAN JOSE, Calif. - (KRT) - Scott Peterson: Dead man talking.
In his first public statement since being condemned to death for killing his wife and unborn baby, Peterson used cyberspace this week to thank his supporters for their kindness and encouragement.
His message, posted Wednesday, is on a Canadian anti-death-penalty Web site that hosts Internet pages for more than 500 death row inmates.
The Web pages have "poetry, art work, case information, legal documentation, writings," said the site's co-founder Tracy Lamourie, "basically, whatever the person wants to provide to be posted."
Peterson's page went up after one of his supporters contacted the group, the Canadian Coalition Against the Death Penalty, based in Toronto. They then contacted Peterson, by mail, to see what he wanted to say.
Among other things, he said: "Thank You. For me, the amount of support we have received is just incredible. Those who have decided to reach out to our family have made such a difference. The thoughtfulness and benevolence shown is a source of strength and spirit, an affirmation of considerate community."
According to Lamourie, photos will soon be posted - first two of him with his wife Laci, whom he killed around Christmas time while she was pregnant. Peterson was sentenced to death in March.
Unlike some convicts, Peterson didn't sign up for pen pals. Apparently he already has enough fans.
Some of them posted messages to the double-murderer on the site. Here's one: "Hi Scott, I can't believe you got convicted of this crime. I thought beyond a reasonable doubt was the law, did this change? You keep your head up, stay strong and win on appeal would ya!"
Shortly after his conviction, his attorneys filed for a new trial.
Lamourie said Peterson also is going to add some "holiday" photos and more snapshots of his family to the site, which he plans to update quarterly.
Peterson, of course, can't see the Web site because he has no Internet access on death row. But the page lists his address at San Quentin Prison so his fans can write: "Send Scott Messages of Support," it says.
Lamourie, who founded the site in 1998 with her husband, said she knows some of the victims' families may be offended by postings, but she makes sure nothing obscene is put up or anything that suggests the killer is proud of what he's done.
She feels, given that the convicts are on death row, the public should know what they have to say, to read their thoughts, their appeals briefs. Not everyone on death row is guilty, she says.
On the site, Peterson has also requested and gotten links to other Web pages, including one for his lawyers and one called "Scott is Innocent."
Laci Peterson's family could not be reached for comment.
But this is what Scott Peterson has to say to anyone who clicks on the site: "I am tremendously appreciative of your kindness, it has such a wonderful positive effect upon our family."
The Web site is www.ccadp.org/scottpeterson.htm.
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© 2005, San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, Calif.).
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Scott Peterson uses cyberspace to thank his supporters
BY DAN REED
Knight Ridder Newspapers
SAN JOSE, Calif. - (KRT) - Scott Peterson: Dead man talking.
In his first public statement since being condemned to death for killing his wife and unborn baby, Peterson used cyberspace this week to thank his supporters for their kindness and encouragement.
His message, posted Wednesday, is on a Canadian anti-death-penalty Web site that hosts Internet pages for more than 500 death row inmates.
The Web pages have "poetry, art work, case information, legal documentation, writings," said the site's co-founder Tracy Lamourie, "basically, whatever the person wants to provide to be posted."
Peterson's page went up after one of his supporters contacted the group, the Canadian Coalition Against the Death Penalty, based in Toronto. They then contacted Peterson, by mail, to see what he wanted to say.
Among other things, he said: "Thank You. For me, the amount of support we have received is just incredible. Those who have decided to reach out to our family have made such a difference. The thoughtfulness and benevolence shown is a source of strength and spirit, an affirmation of considerate community."
According to Lamourie, photos will soon be posted - first two of him with his wife Laci, whom he killed around Christmas time while she was pregnant. Peterson was sentenced to death in March.
Unlike some convicts, Peterson didn't sign up for pen pals. Apparently he already has enough fans.
Some of them posted messages to the double-murderer on the site. Here's one: "Hi Scott, I can't believe you got convicted of this crime. I thought beyond a reasonable doubt was the law, did this change? You keep your head up, stay strong and win on appeal would ya!"
Shortly after his conviction, his attorneys filed for a new trial.
Lamourie said Peterson also is going to add some "holiday" photos and more snapshots of his family to the site, which he plans to update quarterly.
Peterson, of course, can't see the Web site because he has no Internet access on death row. But the page lists his address at San Quentin Prison so his fans can write: "Send Scott Messages of Support," it says.
Lamourie, who founded the site in 1998 with her husband, said she knows some of the victims' families may be offended by postings, but she makes sure nothing obscene is put up or anything that suggests the killer is proud of what he's done.
She feels, given that the convicts are on death row, the public should know what they have to say, to read their thoughts, their appeals briefs. Not everyone on death row is guilty, she says.
On the site, Peterson has also requested and gotten links to other Web pages, including one for his lawyers and one called "Scott is Innocent."
Laci Peterson's family could not be reached for comment.
But this is what Scott Peterson has to say to anyone who clicks on the site: "I am tremendously appreciative of your kindness, it has such a wonderful positive effect upon our family."
The Web site is www.ccadp.org/scottpeterson.htm.
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© 2005, San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, Calif.).
Visit MercuryNews.com, the World Wide Web site of the Mercury News, at www.mercurynews.com.
Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services.
