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Update: June, 2008, Volume 3, Issue 2

Dear Friends,

In this issue of our newsletter, our Featured Fact is on the many sightings of Laci the morning of December 24, 2002 and the lack of police follow-up on those sightings. Our guest author is from PWC Consulting. They have given us permission to post the article from their blog. If you are interested in subscribing to the PWC newsletter, which highlights wrongful convictions and often publishes articles that pertain to Scott's case, click here for the PWC Consulting blog. We also have included a link below to a Modesto Bee article from Tuesday, June 03, 2008. A hearing for the wrongful death lawsuit against Scott will take place in Modesto tomorrow, June 6. Judge Roger Beauchesne will rule on whether Scott's guilt must be proven in civil court or whether the guilty verdict from criminal court can be used. Since Scott's criminal verdict is under appeal, our attorneys maintain that the criminal conviction should not be able to be used in civil court. Please pray with us for a just ruling this Friday; that Scott would be granted his right to be defended in civil court.

Thank you for your prayers!

The Scott Peterson Family

Be sure to check out this months Featured Fact: The Laci Sightings

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June 9, 2008

Last Friday's court ruling…

In the wrongful death civil lawsuit against Scott for monetary damages, Judge Beauchesne ruled in favor of the defense last Friday. Scott was granted a trial in civil court. A ruling against Scott would have meant that he would automatically be ‘guilty’ in civil court because of the guilty verdict in criminal court, and only a monetary award would then be decided in the civil case. The ruling is favorable for Scott, indicating there are issues that merit being re-tried.

Yesterday’s decision can be appealed, but will most likely be upheld in higher courts since it was a fair and impartial judgment in accordance with the law. The appeal process for this decision will be completed by June 23^rd .

Although the trial is scheduled for July 8^th , it is common for depositions to take place prior to the trial. These depositions must be completed 30 days before the trial begins. So the July 8^th date will probably be moved back.

We are thankful that this civil trial will provide more opportunities to expose the facts of this case and the truth out about Scott’s innocence.

The Petersons

January 13, 2009

This month the newest Featured Fact article being posted to our website is Conner's Nursery. Click HERE to read the full article. Since our last update, we have been posting regularly to our blog. Be sure to check out the submissions from Scott, as well as family and friends. We also have begun to highlight wrongful convictions on the blog. The comments posted by our readers on the blog are an ever present reminder to us of the support system we have. We again thank you for taking the time to visit the site, read our blog and support us in our pursuit of justice.

The Peterson Family