Peterson Press Conference
Okay, I've got CNN on and waiting for the press conference to start regarding the Laci Peterson case. So far it hasn't began, but an interesting fact has emerged from the news commentary: Scott Peterson's fishing trip places him near the scene where the bodies were found.
Okay, the press conference has started. The Attorney General, Bill Lockyer, is speaking.
As we know, they were running DNA tests on the bones found and some reference material provided by the families. They developed usable DNA profiles from both the adult female and the fetus. They were able to develop usable profiles from Laci's parents and Scott Peterson (presumably proof for the fetus). Over the last 24 hours they compared the DNA with those reference materials. There is no question in their minds that the adult female is Laci Peterson. The unidentified fetus is the biological child of Laci and Scott Peterson.
Now a scientist is explaining the science behind the DNA. Apparently the probabilities that the DNA matches is in the billions compared to random samples.
We've cut to the police department press conference now. Chief Roy Wasden is speaking. He's introducing and thanking other police officers. The only other piece of information they are giving now is that Scott Peterson has been arrested, which we already knew. At this time, he's saying that they are not going to go into the depth of the investigation. He's pretty much refusing to answer any questions regarding more details on why Scott Peterson was arrested.
The D.A. is not saying now whether or not they will seek the death penalty, but says that it is an option, given that it's a double homicide.
Nothing much more interesting going on. Mostly the press trying to get more details, and the police refusing. They still haven't determined a cause of death, though. I'm going to stop blogging the conference now.