Post by Maggie on Jun 3, 2006 12:41:23 GMT -5
This was written by Nadi Taze, member of the PWC team.
According to Prosecutor Rick Distaso’s opening statement, Peterson put Laci’s body in the bed of his truck and then covered her with three large patio/market umbrellas. The assertion was that he’d done this as the umbrella’s, when closed, were approximately the same height as Laci and would explain away anyone having seen him loading something into the back of the truck.
From Distaso’s closing statement:
“He said he was going to take them to the warehouse and, because it was starting to rain. That's what he told the detectives. The real reason why he said that was because he wanted to have a reason why they were still in his truck all day. He loads Laci into his truck. He puts these patio umbrellas on top of her. She's got the tarp on her. No one is ever going to know what's going on. It's not that difficult to do. This is not some big mystery.”
This was backed up by Detective Grogan’s testimony regarding his “list” of reasons why Laci’s body would be found in the bay:
Craig Grogan: The fact that there were umbrellas in the back of his truck wrapped in the tarp, wrapped in a tarp. That those umbrellas are approximately the same height as Laci Peterson.
Birgit Fladager: What conclusion did you draw from that? Why was that significant?
Craig Grogan: Why was that significant? Well, it would enable him to explain anyone seeing him load something in his truck.
Scott Peterson gave a different explanation:
Mark Geragos: Okay. And he also told you, you also asked him why he put the umbrellas in the back of his truck, right?
Craig Grogan: That’s correct.
Mark Geragos: And he told you that he had wrapped them in a tarp to take them to the shop and that he had forget to take them out on two occasions, right?
Craig Grogan: Yes.
The Prosecution’s scenario works altogether better for the defense because it proves that Laci’s body was never in the truck. Regrettably, Geragos failed to notice and didn’t address the following points.
keep reading here: www.scottisinnocent.com/Research&Analysis/evidence/scenes/scent/umbrellas.htm
According to Prosecutor Rick Distaso’s opening statement, Peterson put Laci’s body in the bed of his truck and then covered her with three large patio/market umbrellas. The assertion was that he’d done this as the umbrella’s, when closed, were approximately the same height as Laci and would explain away anyone having seen him loading something into the back of the truck.
From Distaso’s closing statement:
“He said he was going to take them to the warehouse and, because it was starting to rain. That's what he told the detectives. The real reason why he said that was because he wanted to have a reason why they were still in his truck all day. He loads Laci into his truck. He puts these patio umbrellas on top of her. She's got the tarp on her. No one is ever going to know what's going on. It's not that difficult to do. This is not some big mystery.”
This was backed up by Detective Grogan’s testimony regarding his “list” of reasons why Laci’s body would be found in the bay:
Craig Grogan: The fact that there were umbrellas in the back of his truck wrapped in the tarp, wrapped in a tarp. That those umbrellas are approximately the same height as Laci Peterson.
Birgit Fladager: What conclusion did you draw from that? Why was that significant?
Craig Grogan: Why was that significant? Well, it would enable him to explain anyone seeing him load something in his truck.
Scott Peterson gave a different explanation:
Mark Geragos: Okay. And he also told you, you also asked him why he put the umbrellas in the back of his truck, right?
Craig Grogan: That’s correct.
Mark Geragos: And he told you that he had wrapped them in a tarp to take them to the shop and that he had forget to take them out on two occasions, right?
Craig Grogan: Yes.
The Prosecution’s scenario works altogether better for the defense because it proves that Laci’s body was never in the truck. Regrettably, Geragos failed to notice and didn’t address the following points.
keep reading here: www.scottisinnocent.com/Research&Analysis/evidence/scenes/scent/umbrellas.htm
