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One of the most common assumptions people make about the Scott Peterson case was that his inappropriate relationship with Amber Frey was his motive for murdering his wife and unborn son. That was the basic connection the public made – Scott was guilty of infidelity and therefore guilty of murder. He lied to his wife; he is lying to us.
There is no topic related to Scott’s case that we are afraid to cover, but this topic, by far, evokes the most emotion surrounding Scott’s presumed guilt. Scott’s infidelity and the recorded phone calls with Amber made him a hated man.
Do not mistake us as making excuses for Scott’s behavior. We’re not. It was a horrible thing for our family to come to grips with. Here we were in the midst of the crisis of Laci’s disappearance and to learn that Scott had been unfaithful to Laci was a devastating blow. We also learned this had happened before, Scott was weak when it came to women. We were disappointed, shocked, stunned, and disgusted. Utter disbelief.
As much as we wanted an answer for what had happened to Laci, we knew this had nothing to do with it. So the purpose of this article is to set the record straight, and that’s a difficult thing to do. Why is it difficult? Because the truth is, Scott was guilty of infidelity and he told innumerable lies. He did lie to Amber Frey, he did deceive family and police about Amber, and he did spend time on the phone with Amber after Laci went missing.
So let us walk you thru both the prosecutions arguments and the facts in the hopes you will come to the same conclusion we did. When you get to the end of the article, you’ll see that there’s plenty of evidence that Scott had been unfaithful to Laci and no evidence that it was a motive for murder or that Scott is guilty of Laci’s murder.
The prosecution’s argument rested on three claims
1-Scott was very obsessed with Amber Frey.
2-Scott’s obsession with Amber increased after Laci went missing.
3-Scott wanted freedom from his marriage.
So, are these claims true? Let’s look at the record:
CLAIM: Scott was very obsessed with Amber Frey.
FACT: Obsession is defined as, ‘dominating or preoccupying the thoughts, feelings, or desires of a person’. Obsessive behavior would include relentless calls, over-involvement, stalking, intrusiveness, and unreasonable demands upon time or person. None of these or any other obsessive behavior were ever demonstrated by Scott.
November 19th, 2002-December 23rd, 2002 - This first time frame outlines Scott’s contact with Amber prior to December 24th when Laci goes missing and will show the above fact to be true and the prosecution’s claim false.
• November 20, 2002 – Scott met Amber at the Elephant Bar in Fresno. From there, they went to have dinner at a Japanese restaurant. They spent the night together at a Fresno hotel.
During dinner, within two hours of meeting Amber, Scott told her the following lies:
-He will be fishing in Alaska for Thanksgiving with his father, brother and uncle.
-He would be in Kennebunkport, Maine with his parents for Christmas.
-He would be in Paris for New Year’s and in Europe for the month of January on business.
Scott did not clear his schedule to be with her, he was intentionally making himself unavailable in the future.
• November 21-November 24, 202 – Detective Jacobson testified there were 5 phone calls between Scott and Amber over these five days totaling 40 minutes, however Scott and Amber’s cell phone records do not confirm this. The only call that is able to be confirmed by their cell phone records is one 18 minute call from Amber to Scott on the 24th.
• November 25-December 1, 2002 – There is no contact between Amber and Scott. Scott and Laci are in Southern California for the week. Contrary to information published in For Laci , Scott was not “constantly on his cell phone” with Amber.
• December 2, 2002 Scott spent the night at Amber’s.
• December 3, 2002 Scott spent the night at Amber’s.
• December 6, 2002 Shawn Sibley had lunch with some colleagues and heard that Scott was married. Shawn called Scott and asked him whether or not he was married. Scott initially told Shawn that he was not married. About an hour later, Scott called Shawn back and told Shawn the infamous lie that he had been married but that he had lost his wife. Shawn gave Scott until Monday to tell Amber.
Scott didn’t cover his lies very well - he’d seen Amber twice, known her for only 16 days and he’s already revealed to be married. In the one hour between Scott’s calls with Shawn, he made up the lie that he’s lost his wife. This was not a premeditated lie that was part of a murder conspiracy, it was a lie he made up while backed into a corner.
• December 9, 2002 – Scott visited Amber to tell her that he had been married.
• December 11, 2002 – Scott attended a birthday party with Amber.
• December 14, 2002 – Scott attended a Christmas Party with Amber then spent the night at her house. This is the last time Scott sees Amber until she testified at his trial in 2004 .
• December 16-23, 2002 – There were 26 calls between Amber and Scott; two-thirds of which were placed by Amber. It’s mostly voicemail/phone tag. The phone usage billed averaged about 8 minutes a day.
There is no topic related to Scott’s case that we are afraid to cover, but this topic, by far, evokes the most emotion surrounding Scott’s presumed guilt. Scott’s infidelity and the recorded phone calls with Amber made him a hated man.
Do not mistake us as making excuses for Scott’s behavior. We’re not. It was a horrible thing for our family to come to grips with. Here we were in the midst of the crisis of Laci’s disappearance and to learn that Scott had been unfaithful to Laci was a devastating blow. We also learned this had happened before, Scott was weak when it came to women. We were disappointed, shocked, stunned, and disgusted. Utter disbelief.
As much as we wanted an answer for what had happened to Laci, we knew this had nothing to do with it. So the purpose of this article is to set the record straight, and that’s a difficult thing to do. Why is it difficult? Because the truth is, Scott was guilty of infidelity and he told innumerable lies. He did lie to Amber Frey, he did deceive family and police about Amber, and he did spend time on the phone with Amber after Laci went missing.
So let us walk you thru both the prosecutions arguments and the facts in the hopes you will come to the same conclusion we did. When you get to the end of the article, you’ll see that there’s plenty of evidence that Scott had been unfaithful to Laci and no evidence that it was a motive for murder or that Scott is guilty of Laci’s murder.
The prosecution’s argument rested on three claims
1-Scott was very obsessed with Amber Frey.
2-Scott’s obsession with Amber increased after Laci went missing.
3-Scott wanted freedom from his marriage.
So, are these claims true? Let’s look at the record:
CLAIM: Scott was very obsessed with Amber Frey.
FACT: Obsession is defined as, ‘dominating or preoccupying the thoughts, feelings, or desires of a person’. Obsessive behavior would include relentless calls, over-involvement, stalking, intrusiveness, and unreasonable demands upon time or person. None of these or any other obsessive behavior were ever demonstrated by Scott.
November 19th, 2002-December 23rd, 2002 - This first time frame outlines Scott’s contact with Amber prior to December 24th when Laci goes missing and will show the above fact to be true and the prosecution’s claim false.
• November 20, 2002 – Scott met Amber at the Elephant Bar in Fresno. From there, they went to have dinner at a Japanese restaurant. They spent the night together at a Fresno hotel.
During dinner, within two hours of meeting Amber, Scott told her the following lies:
-He will be fishing in Alaska for Thanksgiving with his father, brother and uncle.
-He would be in Kennebunkport, Maine with his parents for Christmas.
-He would be in Paris for New Year’s and in Europe for the month of January on business.
Scott did not clear his schedule to be with her, he was intentionally making himself unavailable in the future.
• November 21-November 24, 202 – Detective Jacobson testified there were 5 phone calls between Scott and Amber over these five days totaling 40 minutes, however Scott and Amber’s cell phone records do not confirm this. The only call that is able to be confirmed by their cell phone records is one 18 minute call from Amber to Scott on the 24th.
• November 25-December 1, 2002 – There is no contact between Amber and Scott. Scott and Laci are in Southern California for the week. Contrary to information published in For Laci , Scott was not “constantly on his cell phone” with Amber.
• December 2, 2002 Scott spent the night at Amber’s.
• December 3, 2002 Scott spent the night at Amber’s.
• December 6, 2002 Shawn Sibley had lunch with some colleagues and heard that Scott was married. Shawn called Scott and asked him whether or not he was married. Scott initially told Shawn that he was not married. About an hour later, Scott called Shawn back and told Shawn the infamous lie that he had been married but that he had lost his wife. Shawn gave Scott until Monday to tell Amber.
Scott didn’t cover his lies very well - he’d seen Amber twice, known her for only 16 days and he’s already revealed to be married. In the one hour between Scott’s calls with Shawn, he made up the lie that he’s lost his wife. This was not a premeditated lie that was part of a murder conspiracy, it was a lie he made up while backed into a corner.
• December 9, 2002 – Scott visited Amber to tell her that he had been married.
• December 11, 2002 – Scott attended a birthday party with Amber.
• December 14, 2002 – Scott attended a Christmas Party with Amber then spent the night at her house. This is the last time Scott sees Amber until she testified at his trial in 2004 .
• December 16-23, 2002 – There were 26 calls between Amber and Scott; two-thirds of which were placed by Amber. It’s mostly voicemail/phone tag. The phone usage billed averaged about 8 minutes a day.
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