Peterson Defense Casts Suspicion on Prostitute
Testimony in Scott Peterson’s murder trial Wednesday focused on the search for evidence as defense attorneys again tried to deflect suspicion from their client, this time by pointing to a prostitute who police say stole checks from Peterson’s mailbox after his pregnant wife disappeared.
Modesto Police Det. Mike Hermosa testified that he arrested a woman who stole checks from a mailbox Peterson used for his fertilizer business.
Hermosa did not say the woman was ever a suspect in Laci Peterson’s disappearance; but on cross-examination, defense lawyer Mark Geragos used her to try to redirect suspicion.
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