Scott's Lies
You don't have to go very far to hear someone call Scott Peterson a liar. Ironically, he's called a liar much more than he's called a murderer in the negative e-mails we receive. And the number one question we're regularly asked is, "What about all the lies?" I think many people would question Scott's conviction if he hadn't lied. All family and friends stood by Scott's side until his infidelity was revealed. Scott's lies about his adultery made him untrustworthy. So when he said he didn't murder his wife and unborn son, and when he said he had nothing to do with Laci's disappearance, no one trusted him anymore.
During Scott's trial, multiple television pundits took it a step further and called Scott a sociopath. Given Scott's lack of criminal history, lack of any history of violence or spousal abuse, lack of any substance abuse, he had to be elevated to sociopath to explain how he could have committed murder:
During Scott's trial, multiple television pundits took it a step further and called Scott a sociopath. Given Scott's lack of criminal history, lack of any history of violence or spousal abuse, lack of any substance abuse, he had to be elevated to sociopath to explain how he could have committed murder:
Dr. Robi Ludwig, Larry King Live, October 20, 2003
"Scott Peterson is a very self-centered person who acts in a moment and he really is ego-centric with no sense of what's right and wrong. So there's a sociopathic element to Scott Peterson."
Nancy Grace, Larry King Live, July 20, 2004:
"A sociopath is someone that does not appear to recognize or follow any of society's rules. And so far we have seen Scott Peterson lie prolifically at every given opportunity... Every possible chance he has had to help police, to tell the truth, to not flout convention, to ignore his marriage vows, he clearly thinks the rules do not apply to him. If you guys don't agree with me, fine. We'll leave it up to a jury. But I think that clearly Peterson is showing himself to be a sociopath."
Roy Black, The Abrams Report, August 25, 2004
"...he certainly sounds like a sociopath."
Crocker Snyder, The Abrams Report, August 25, 2004
"He's a sociopathic liar."
And a couple more from after the trial:
Catherine Crier, Dateline NBC, March 10, 2005
"His abnormal calm in the face of both families' unbearable sorrow, his self-serving, narcissistic manner, and his failure to lead the search all supported my initial hunch that this man, Scott Peterson, was a sociopath." She, of course, had a book to promote.
Dr. Keith Ablow, Time Magazine, September 15, 2005
"...I think he absolutely did it, and he's a classic sociopath". He also had a book to promote.
Most of these people were never in the courtroom and the ones that were, were there on very few occasions. Their descriptions of Scott's behavior are inaccurate and not supported by the evidence, yet these pundits used their platform to inflame public opinion against Scott. Our compliments to Dr. Ramsland and Dr. Stout, who appeared on Larry King Live on May 4, 2005 and stated the following respectively:
"It's very hard to diagnose somebody that you haven't met."
And
"I can't diagnose somebody I've never met."
"Scott Peterson is a very self-centered person who acts in a moment and he really is ego-centric with no sense of what's right and wrong. So there's a sociopathic element to Scott Peterson."
Nancy Grace, Larry King Live, July 20, 2004:
"A sociopath is someone that does not appear to recognize or follow any of society's rules. And so far we have seen Scott Peterson lie prolifically at every given opportunity... Every possible chance he has had to help police, to tell the truth, to not flout convention, to ignore his marriage vows, he clearly thinks the rules do not apply to him. If you guys don't agree with me, fine. We'll leave it up to a jury. But I think that clearly Peterson is showing himself to be a sociopath."
Roy Black, The Abrams Report, August 25, 2004
"...he certainly sounds like a sociopath."
Crocker Snyder, The Abrams Report, August 25, 2004
"He's a sociopathic liar."
And a couple more from after the trial:
Catherine Crier, Dateline NBC, March 10, 2005
"His abnormal calm in the face of both families' unbearable sorrow, his self-serving, narcissistic manner, and his failure to lead the search all supported my initial hunch that this man, Scott Peterson, was a sociopath." She, of course, had a book to promote.
Dr. Keith Ablow, Time Magazine, September 15, 2005
"...I think he absolutely did it, and he's a classic sociopath". He also had a book to promote.
Most of these people were never in the courtroom and the ones that were, were there on very few occasions. Their descriptions of Scott's behavior are inaccurate and not supported by the evidence, yet these pundits used their platform to inflame public opinion against Scott. Our compliments to Dr. Ramsland and Dr. Stout, who appeared on Larry King Live on May 4, 2005 and stated the following respectively:
"It's very hard to diagnose somebody that you haven't met."
And
"I can't diagnose somebody I've never met."
In this article, we intend to cover all the lies Scott told; at least the ones presented in his murder trial. The lies that Scott told fall into two categories, (1) Adultery Lies, (2) All Other Lies. The Adultery Lies include lies that Scott told to Amber Frey and lies he told to others about Amber Frey. All Other Lies will include the lies that Scott told to the police, lies that were captured on wire tapped phone calls and any other lies presented in court. This category will also include lies pertaining to murder. Once the lies are listed, you'll see that Scott did not lie at every opportunity, that Scott was very truthful, that Scott told many lies about adultery, but he did not tell any lies that have anything to do with murder.
SCOTT'S ADULTERY LIES
The lies Scott told to Amber Frey and about his infidelity are covered at length in our Sex, Lies and Audiotapes article. Scott's adultery lies are an indication of what a bad liar he was. Amber caught him in adultery lies before Laci went missing and the police caught him in adultery lies after Laci went missing. Scott was a bad liar; he did not get away with one lie surrounding his adultery. Scott even called himself a liar. He apologized to Amber over 67 times during wiretapped phone conversations. He repeatedly said, "I'm sorry I lied to you."
Scott also called Diane Sawyer's producers after his January 27, 2003 interview was taped and said he had lied during the interview. Scott had told Diane Sawyer during the interview that he told the police about his relationship with Amber Frey the night Laci went missing. He called ABC right after the interview was taped, before it aired, and confessed that wasn't true.
Scott had lied to law enforcement about his infidelity the night Laci went missing. Detective Brocchini had asked Scott if there were any problems in the marriage. Scott said, "No." We're sure no one would argue that adultery would be a problem. The following day, Scott was interviewed by Agent Mansfield with the Department of Justice. Agent Mansfield asked Scott if there were any third parties to the marriage. Again, Scott said, "No."
Surely this pattern of bad lying will be replicated in his attempt to cover up the murder of his wife and unborn son, so let's take a look at the other lies Scott told.
SCOTT'S OTHER LIES
Let's start with the lies that Scott told law enforcement. How many lies do you think it takes to cover up murder? Keep in mind he's a sociopath; he's a proven liar, a bad liar, caught in every lie he told about his adultery. Scott gave hours of police interviews. He was repeatedly questioned about his whereabouts and activities on December 23rd and December 24th, he was questioned about their finances and their life together. Just guess, pick a number. Keep in mind, this man is on death row for the murder of his wife and unborn son. Surely he told numerous lies to cover his tracks. The truth is, Scott Peterson did not lie to the police about anything except Amber Frey. He did not tell law enforcement any other lies.
The police assumed they were being lied to. They assumed just about everything Scott said was a lie, but as time went on, everything Scott told them was proven to be true. In fact, Detective Brocchini ended up testifying in court that Scott "told me a lot of truth." (Scott's account of December 23rd and 24th is detailed in our article Scott's Timeline.) We'll list the lies the police accused Scott of telling later. For now, we'll finish listing the rest of Scott's actual lies.
Here are the remaining Other Lies that this 'sociopath' told. His phone calls were recorded for over four months, so surely the lies to his family and friends are going to pile up, right? Surely his attempts to cover up murder will somehow be captured in inconsistent statements...
The January 11th lies: Scott lied to five people as to his whereabouts on January, 11th, 2003. His cell signal shows him near the Berkeley Marina in the morning, then in the Gilroy/Hollister area later that day. He told his mom he was in West Fresno, he told Laci's mom, his dad and his friend Guy that he was in Bakersfield and he told Laci's friend Heather that he was in Button Willow. During each of these five calls his cell signal registers near Gilroy/Hollister. Here's the prosecution's courtroom exhibit for Scott's cell activity that day:
SCOTT'S ADULTERY LIES
The lies Scott told to Amber Frey and about his infidelity are covered at length in our Sex, Lies and Audiotapes article. Scott's adultery lies are an indication of what a bad liar he was. Amber caught him in adultery lies before Laci went missing and the police caught him in adultery lies after Laci went missing. Scott was a bad liar; he did not get away with one lie surrounding his adultery. Scott even called himself a liar. He apologized to Amber over 67 times during wiretapped phone conversations. He repeatedly said, "I'm sorry I lied to you."
Scott also called Diane Sawyer's producers after his January 27, 2003 interview was taped and said he had lied during the interview. Scott had told Diane Sawyer during the interview that he told the police about his relationship with Amber Frey the night Laci went missing. He called ABC right after the interview was taped, before it aired, and confessed that wasn't true.
Scott had lied to law enforcement about his infidelity the night Laci went missing. Detective Brocchini had asked Scott if there were any problems in the marriage. Scott said, "No." We're sure no one would argue that adultery would be a problem. The following day, Scott was interviewed by Agent Mansfield with the Department of Justice. Agent Mansfield asked Scott if there were any third parties to the marriage. Again, Scott said, "No."
Surely this pattern of bad lying will be replicated in his attempt to cover up the murder of his wife and unborn son, so let's take a look at the other lies Scott told.
SCOTT'S OTHER LIES
Let's start with the lies that Scott told law enforcement. How many lies do you think it takes to cover up murder? Keep in mind he's a sociopath; he's a proven liar, a bad liar, caught in every lie he told about his adultery. Scott gave hours of police interviews. He was repeatedly questioned about his whereabouts and activities on December 23rd and December 24th, he was questioned about their finances and their life together. Just guess, pick a number. Keep in mind, this man is on death row for the murder of his wife and unborn son. Surely he told numerous lies to cover his tracks. The truth is, Scott Peterson did not lie to the police about anything except Amber Frey. He did not tell law enforcement any other lies.
The police assumed they were being lied to. They assumed just about everything Scott said was a lie, but as time went on, everything Scott told them was proven to be true. In fact, Detective Brocchini ended up testifying in court that Scott "told me a lot of truth." (Scott's account of December 23rd and 24th is detailed in our article Scott's Timeline.) We'll list the lies the police accused Scott of telling later. For now, we'll finish listing the rest of Scott's actual lies.
Here are the remaining Other Lies that this 'sociopath' told. His phone calls were recorded for over four months, so surely the lies to his family and friends are going to pile up, right? Surely his attempts to cover up murder will somehow be captured in inconsistent statements...
The January 11th lies: Scott lied to five people as to his whereabouts on January, 11th, 2003. His cell signal shows him near the Berkeley Marina in the morning, then in the Gilroy/Hollister area later that day. He told his mom he was in West Fresno, he told Laci's mom, his dad and his friend Guy that he was in Bakersfield and he told Laci's friend Heather that he was in Button Willow. During each of these five calls his cell signal registers near Gilroy/Hollister. Here's the prosecution's courtroom exhibit for Scott's cell activity that day:
For a little background on the significance of January 11th:
Numerous law enforcement agencies were searching the San Francisco Bay for Laci Peterson's remains. Their theory was that Scott had dumped her body there on December 24th when he said he was fishing. On January 9th, the Modesto police department issued a statement that they had found an object using sonar in the bay that appeared to be a body. They announced they would be returning to the site on Saturday, January 11th to dive for the item.
The prosecution speculated that Scott may have been lying about his location that day because he may flee if the police find Laci's body. The only problem with that theory is Scott told these lies after it was revealed that the item in the bay detected on sonar was an anchor.
Additionally, if Scott had dumped Laci's body in the bay and the police announced on January 9th that they may have found a body; the time to flee would be when the announcement is made on January 9th, not after they pull a body out of the water. The absence of flight in this situation points toward Scott's innocence.
Why Scott lied about his whereabouts is not in the trial record, but there's no evidence within these location lies that links him to Laci's murder.
The 'no phones' lie: The next lie is a voice mail message Scott left for a friend, Joan Faria on February 3rd, 2003. The wire tap captured the following, "Hey Joan, this is Scott it's, ah, 2:45 on Monday and I'm sorry I missed um, looks like a couple of your calls. For the past, ah four days or so, I went to ah, grief counseling um, it was out in the hills, no phones. So anyways, I do need to get those signs. I should be back in town, I'm just leaving that session now and I'll give you a call back when I'm in town. Thanks Joan." Scott's phone did show usage on the previous days.
The alleged hair dye lie: While Laci was missing, Scott's hair became lighter. Scott told his friend Mike Richardson that his hair was lightened due to swimming in a friend's pool (Aaron Fritz). Aaron Fritz testified Scott had stayed at his home and was unaware if Scott had used the pool. The prosecution called this a lie, but presented no evidence proving it was, hence the word alleged. See our article Scott Did Not Flee for more information on Scott's changes in appearance while Laci was missing.
The Boy Named Sue lie: On April 12, 2003, Scott was buying a car from Michael Griffin. While completing the DMV paperwork, Scott said his name was Jacqueline Peterson (that's his mom's name). He told Michael it was a, "boy named Sue kinda thing". Jacqueline Peterson later testified in court that she told Scott to buy the car in her name because the police kept taking his vehicles.
Okay, that's it; zero lies to law enforcement, one cluster of lies on January 11th and 3 other lies. A guy who told countless lies about adultery and got caught in every one of them did not get caught telling one 'murder' lie. He didn't tell any lies to cover up murder because he didn't commit murder!
SCOTT'S ALLEGED LIES
Of course the police rushed to the judgment that Scott was guilty and assumed everything he said was a lie. Unfortunately, their belief that he was guilty completely clouded their ability to investigate effectively. Some of these alleged lies have been covered in previous articles, but here's a list of the lies the police and prosecution accused Scott of telling:
The prosecution alleged that Scott lied about his whereabouts on Christmas Eve and said he was golfing instead of fishing. Police testimony and evidence shows that Scott never hid the fact he went fishing. For more details see our article Alleged Lies
The prosecution alleged that Scott lied about following up on a sighting of Laci in Longview, WA. Police testimony and evidence shows otherwise. For more details see our article Alleged Lies
The prosecution alleged that Scott lied about "meringue and cookies" being mentioned on Martha Stewart the morning of December 24th, therefore proving he wasn't really home and watching TV at that time. During the trial, a tape of the show was played and Martha Stewart did indeed mention "Meringue Cookies"
The prosecution alleged in a pre-trial motion that during his interview with Diane Sawyer, Scott said Laci was, "OK" with his infidelity. They asserted, "This guy's such a liar he expects us all to believe his pregnant wife is okay with him having an affair!" Scott never said Laci was okay with his adultery. For more details see our article Sex, Lies, and Audiotapes
The police testified that Scott told them there was no electricity in his warehouse. Police testified that Scott voluntarily took detectives to his warehouse on the night Laci went missing to show them his boat. Police reports show that while on the way there, Scott told police there was no lighting in the warehouse and they'd have to use the headlights of the car and flashlights to see in the warehouse. Police offered no evidence that the lights in the warehouse worked. Detective Hendee testified the light in the warehouse during the daytime search warrants was provided by sky lights, not overhead electrical lighting.
The prosecution said Scott lied about the time he left home on Christmas Eve morning. Of course one of the most asked questions of Scott the evening of Christmas Eve was, "When did you leave home this morning?" Seven people testified in court as to Scott's answer to that question. All his estimates ranged from 9:30-10:30 am. It was later found that the Martha Stewart segment he saw aired at 9:48am, so he was still home at that time. His cell phone records show he's en route to his office at 10:08, so he left home at or before that time. He left home very close to 10:00am; the average of his estimated times. The prosecution stated in their closing argument, "Now, nobody at ten minutes to 10:00 or twelve minutes to 10:00 says they're leaving at 9:30, so he's lying about that." Scott was not lying. He was being cooperative and estimating when he left the home Christmas Eve morning.
Scott said Laci was wearing black pants and a white shirt when he left the house. However, Laci's body was found in khaki pants. If it could be proven that Scott killed Laci, then this would be a lie, but it does not provide any evidence of murder. If Scott had said he last saw Laci in khaki pants and her body was found in khaki pants, it would provide no more evidence against him. We are not saying Scott lied about what he last saw Laci wearing; we're saying that what Scott said he last saw Laci wearing has nothing to do with convicting him of murder.
Now that's quite a list of lies that Scott was accused of telling. To falsely accuse someone of lying in an attempt to get them convicted of murder... is that a lie?
POLICE LIES
It's quite typical through the course of an interrogation for law enforcement to use deception to advance their investigation. In Scott's case, however, the lies and deception of the police and prosecution were not used while interrogating Scott; instead deception was used, as Detective Brocchini testified, "to plant seeds of suspicion". These deceptive seeds were sown to the public during police press conferences, to Laci's family, to Scott and Laci's friends, to Scott's employer, to the court and to the jury. In addition to the falsely accusing Scott of lying about the items above, listed below is some additional wrong information that was disseminated:
Police lied to family and friends saying Scott had purchased life insurance on Laci after she became pregnant. The police suggested to Scott's employer that he may be embezzling and an internal audit was done. No improprieties were found.
The police repeatedly stated in their press conferences that they were unable to confirm that Laci was walking her dog in the park. As outlined in our article Laci Sightings, the police didn't even make an effort to follow up on most of these leads. They were unwilling, not unable.
The police released photos of Scott's truck and boat on January 2, 2003 and issued a statement that they were trying to corroborate trip to the Berkley Marina. This left the public with the perception that they couldn't confirm Scott's story. Scott had given them his receipt from the Berkley Marina on December 24th and the police had interviewed a city worker on December 27th who had seen Scott at the Marina on December 24th.
The prosecution insinuated Laci's body was found in the pants she was wearing the evening of December 23rd (which would implicate Scott). Laci's sister, Amy, had told police that they were not the same pants.
Detective Brocchini removed information from a police report that was favorable toward Scott. He found a witness who saw Laci at the warehouse just days before she disappeared. This would corroborate Scott's statement that Laci knew about his boat. However the police were trying to make the boat look like a secret purchase, so Detective Brocchini excised the information from his report.
It's shocking to think that Scott is on death row and there is no physical evidence against him, the prosecution provided no motive, the prosecution couldn't even state how or when Scott killed Laci and on top of all that, Scott told no lies pertaining to the crime he's convicted of. Did Scott lie? Yes. Do any of those lies have anything to do with Laci and Conner's disappearance or murder? No. It's ironic to think that so many people believe that Scott is guilty largely due to his lies and infidelity, and yet what most people think to be true about Scott and this case is a lie. Of course the primary source of information for the public was the media, but that's another article
Numerous law enforcement agencies were searching the San Francisco Bay for Laci Peterson's remains. Their theory was that Scott had dumped her body there on December 24th when he said he was fishing. On January 9th, the Modesto police department issued a statement that they had found an object using sonar in the bay that appeared to be a body. They announced they would be returning to the site on Saturday, January 11th to dive for the item.
The prosecution speculated that Scott may have been lying about his location that day because he may flee if the police find Laci's body. The only problem with that theory is Scott told these lies after it was revealed that the item in the bay detected on sonar was an anchor.
Additionally, if Scott had dumped Laci's body in the bay and the police announced on January 9th that they may have found a body; the time to flee would be when the announcement is made on January 9th, not after they pull a body out of the water. The absence of flight in this situation points toward Scott's innocence.
Why Scott lied about his whereabouts is not in the trial record, but there's no evidence within these location lies that links him to Laci's murder.
The 'no phones' lie: The next lie is a voice mail message Scott left for a friend, Joan Faria on February 3rd, 2003. The wire tap captured the following, "Hey Joan, this is Scott it's, ah, 2:45 on Monday and I'm sorry I missed um, looks like a couple of your calls. For the past, ah four days or so, I went to ah, grief counseling um, it was out in the hills, no phones. So anyways, I do need to get those signs. I should be back in town, I'm just leaving that session now and I'll give you a call back when I'm in town. Thanks Joan." Scott's phone did show usage on the previous days.
The alleged hair dye lie: While Laci was missing, Scott's hair became lighter. Scott told his friend Mike Richardson that his hair was lightened due to swimming in a friend's pool (Aaron Fritz). Aaron Fritz testified Scott had stayed at his home and was unaware if Scott had used the pool. The prosecution called this a lie, but presented no evidence proving it was, hence the word alleged. See our article Scott Did Not Flee for more information on Scott's changes in appearance while Laci was missing.
The Boy Named Sue lie: On April 12, 2003, Scott was buying a car from Michael Griffin. While completing the DMV paperwork, Scott said his name was Jacqueline Peterson (that's his mom's name). He told Michael it was a, "boy named Sue kinda thing". Jacqueline Peterson later testified in court that she told Scott to buy the car in her name because the police kept taking his vehicles.
Okay, that's it; zero lies to law enforcement, one cluster of lies on January 11th and 3 other lies. A guy who told countless lies about adultery and got caught in every one of them did not get caught telling one 'murder' lie. He didn't tell any lies to cover up murder because he didn't commit murder!
SCOTT'S ALLEGED LIES
Of course the police rushed to the judgment that Scott was guilty and assumed everything he said was a lie. Unfortunately, their belief that he was guilty completely clouded their ability to investigate effectively. Some of these alleged lies have been covered in previous articles, but here's a list of the lies the police and prosecution accused Scott of telling:
The prosecution alleged that Scott lied about his whereabouts on Christmas Eve and said he was golfing instead of fishing. Police testimony and evidence shows that Scott never hid the fact he went fishing. For more details see our article Alleged Lies
The prosecution alleged that Scott lied about following up on a sighting of Laci in Longview, WA. Police testimony and evidence shows otherwise. For more details see our article Alleged Lies
The prosecution alleged that Scott lied about "meringue and cookies" being mentioned on Martha Stewart the morning of December 24th, therefore proving he wasn't really home and watching TV at that time. During the trial, a tape of the show was played and Martha Stewart did indeed mention "Meringue Cookies"
The prosecution alleged in a pre-trial motion that during his interview with Diane Sawyer, Scott said Laci was, "OK" with his infidelity. They asserted, "This guy's such a liar he expects us all to believe his pregnant wife is okay with him having an affair!" Scott never said Laci was okay with his adultery. For more details see our article Sex, Lies, and Audiotapes
The police testified that Scott told them there was no electricity in his warehouse. Police testified that Scott voluntarily took detectives to his warehouse on the night Laci went missing to show them his boat. Police reports show that while on the way there, Scott told police there was no lighting in the warehouse and they'd have to use the headlights of the car and flashlights to see in the warehouse. Police offered no evidence that the lights in the warehouse worked. Detective Hendee testified the light in the warehouse during the daytime search warrants was provided by sky lights, not overhead electrical lighting.
The prosecution said Scott lied about the time he left home on Christmas Eve morning. Of course one of the most asked questions of Scott the evening of Christmas Eve was, "When did you leave home this morning?" Seven people testified in court as to Scott's answer to that question. All his estimates ranged from 9:30-10:30 am. It was later found that the Martha Stewart segment he saw aired at 9:48am, so he was still home at that time. His cell phone records show he's en route to his office at 10:08, so he left home at or before that time. He left home very close to 10:00am; the average of his estimated times. The prosecution stated in their closing argument, "Now, nobody at ten minutes to 10:00 or twelve minutes to 10:00 says they're leaving at 9:30, so he's lying about that." Scott was not lying. He was being cooperative and estimating when he left the home Christmas Eve morning.
Scott said Laci was wearing black pants and a white shirt when he left the house. However, Laci's body was found in khaki pants. If it could be proven that Scott killed Laci, then this would be a lie, but it does not provide any evidence of murder. If Scott had said he last saw Laci in khaki pants and her body was found in khaki pants, it would provide no more evidence against him. We are not saying Scott lied about what he last saw Laci wearing; we're saying that what Scott said he last saw Laci wearing has nothing to do with convicting him of murder.
Now that's quite a list of lies that Scott was accused of telling. To falsely accuse someone of lying in an attempt to get them convicted of murder... is that a lie?
POLICE LIES
It's quite typical through the course of an interrogation for law enforcement to use deception to advance their investigation. In Scott's case, however, the lies and deception of the police and prosecution were not used while interrogating Scott; instead deception was used, as Detective Brocchini testified, "to plant seeds of suspicion". These deceptive seeds were sown to the public during police press conferences, to Laci's family, to Scott and Laci's friends, to Scott's employer, to the court and to the jury. In addition to the falsely accusing Scott of lying about the items above, listed below is some additional wrong information that was disseminated:
Police lied to family and friends saying Scott had purchased life insurance on Laci after she became pregnant. The police suggested to Scott's employer that he may be embezzling and an internal audit was done. No improprieties were found.
The police repeatedly stated in their press conferences that they were unable to confirm that Laci was walking her dog in the park. As outlined in our article Laci Sightings, the police didn't even make an effort to follow up on most of these leads. They were unwilling, not unable.
The police released photos of Scott's truck and boat on January 2, 2003 and issued a statement that they were trying to corroborate trip to the Berkley Marina. This left the public with the perception that they couldn't confirm Scott's story. Scott had given them his receipt from the Berkley Marina on December 24th and the police had interviewed a city worker on December 27th who had seen Scott at the Marina on December 24th.
The prosecution insinuated Laci's body was found in the pants she was wearing the evening of December 23rd (which would implicate Scott). Laci's sister, Amy, had told police that they were not the same pants.
Detective Brocchini removed information from a police report that was favorable toward Scott. He found a witness who saw Laci at the warehouse just days before she disappeared. This would corroborate Scott's statement that Laci knew about his boat. However the police were trying to make the boat look like a secret purchase, so Detective Brocchini excised the information from his report.
It's shocking to think that Scott is on death row and there is no physical evidence against him, the prosecution provided no motive, the prosecution couldn't even state how or when Scott killed Laci and on top of all that, Scott told no lies pertaining to the crime he's convicted of. Did Scott lie? Yes. Do any of those lies have anything to do with Laci and Conner's disappearance or murder? No. It's ironic to think that so many people believe that Scott is guilty largely due to his lies and infidelity, and yet what most people think to be true about Scott and this case is a lie. Of course the primary source of information for the public was the media, but that's another article