Post by CCADP on Jan 21, 2006 9:35:40 GMT -5
Creepy "Blurb" For Latest Scott Peterson Murder Book—It's From Scott Peterson
January 19, 2006
By Kimberly Maul
Death-row inmate and convicted murderer Scott Peterson has spoken from his cell in San Quentin to praise a new book about one of his murder victims—his wife, Laci Peterson. The book was written by Laci’s mother, Sharon Rocha.
Rocha released For Laci: A Mother's Story of Love, Loss, and Justice on Dec. 31, and it has since sold 45,000 units and landed at No. 4 on The Book Standard’s Overall Bestseller Chart.
On Dec. 26, Peterson posted an entry on his personal website, run on his behalf and at his request, through the Canadian Coalition Against the Death Penalty. In his latest entry, Peterson wrote about his views on a scholarship fund in Laci’s name at her alma mater, Downey High School in Modesto, Calif., that was established in 2003.
“I was pleased when a scholarship fund was established in Laci’s name at the high school from which she graduated,” he said. “It hurt when my donation from jail to this fund was almost rejected, but it was finally accepted.”
Phil Alfano, principal of Downey High School, commented on Peterson’s statement, saying, “This was the first I had heard of a donation made by him. I think it was made by his parents in his name. Basically, he’s not been involved in our school in any way, shape or form.”
After the school heard of the website, which also had links to the school’s website, the school asked the site to remove its association with the school and sent the Peterson family a check for $250, the amount they donated in 2003, Alfano said. Included with the check was a note asking to stop invoking any association with the school.
Later on in his post, Peterson praises Rocha for her plans to donate proceeds from the book to charitable organizations.
“If a rumor I heard is correct, my mother-in-law, Laci's mother, deserves applause,” Peterson wrote. “The rumor is that all the profits from her forthcoming book will be given to an educational charity, perhaps the fund at Downey High. I hope that this rumor is true.
“Some people have done things to profit off of my wife and son having been taken from me and murdered. The profits from this possibly going to charity would counter this
disgusting trend. If the rumor is true, what a wonderful act.”
Rocha told Katie Couric on NBC’s Dateline that she has already given $200,000 to the “Laci and Conner Fund,” which Rocha established to help law-enforcement and non-profit search-and-rescue teams.
“My intention is to contribute to this,” Rocha said on the show. “I contribute to other organizations, to a scholarship fund. I plan on using the money to help other people.”
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January 19, 2006
By Kimberly Maul
Death-row inmate and convicted murderer Scott Peterson has spoken from his cell in San Quentin to praise a new book about one of his murder victims—his wife, Laci Peterson. The book was written by Laci’s mother, Sharon Rocha.
Rocha released For Laci: A Mother's Story of Love, Loss, and Justice on Dec. 31, and it has since sold 45,000 units and landed at No. 4 on The Book Standard’s Overall Bestseller Chart.
On Dec. 26, Peterson posted an entry on his personal website, run on his behalf and at his request, through the Canadian Coalition Against the Death Penalty. In his latest entry, Peterson wrote about his views on a scholarship fund in Laci’s name at her alma mater, Downey High School in Modesto, Calif., that was established in 2003.
“I was pleased when a scholarship fund was established in Laci’s name at the high school from which she graduated,” he said. “It hurt when my donation from jail to this fund was almost rejected, but it was finally accepted.”
Phil Alfano, principal of Downey High School, commented on Peterson’s statement, saying, “This was the first I had heard of a donation made by him. I think it was made by his parents in his name. Basically, he’s not been involved in our school in any way, shape or form.”
After the school heard of the website, which also had links to the school’s website, the school asked the site to remove its association with the school and sent the Peterson family a check for $250, the amount they donated in 2003, Alfano said. Included with the check was a note asking to stop invoking any association with the school.
Later on in his post, Peterson praises Rocha for her plans to donate proceeds from the book to charitable organizations.
“If a rumor I heard is correct, my mother-in-law, Laci's mother, deserves applause,” Peterson wrote. “The rumor is that all the profits from her forthcoming book will be given to an educational charity, perhaps the fund at Downey High. I hope that this rumor is true.
“Some people have done things to profit off of my wife and son having been taken from me and murdered. The profits from this possibly going to charity would counter this
disgusting trend. If the rumor is true, what a wonderful act.”
Rocha told Katie Couric on NBC’s Dateline that she has already given $200,000 to the “Laci and Conner Fund,” which Rocha established to help law-enforcement and non-profit search-and-rescue teams.
“My intention is to contribute to this,” Rocha said on the show. “I contribute to other organizations, to a scholarship fund. I plan on using the money to help other people.”
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