Laci Paterson situation..
BlaxicanYIIK
02-01-2003, 12:29 AM
I'm sure you've all heard about this poor young, pregnant lady that seems to be...GONE. Murdered, kidnapped, who knows. But have you seen or heart this article??
Laci Paterson Seen by Washington Clerk (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030201/ap_on_re_us/missing_woman_3)
Clerk Says She Saw Missing Calif. Woman
LONGVIEW, Wash. - Police plan to begin reviewing surveillance tapes from a grocery store where a clerk came forward late last week to say she believes she saw a missing, pregnant California woman sometime in December.
The Daily News of Longview reported Thursday that the clerk told police a pregnant woman came into Market Place in this southwest Washington town and said: "This is serious. I was kidnapped. Call the authorities when I leave."
The 45-year-old clerk said she intended to call police but became distracted and forgot, according to a police report. Late last week, the clerk was watching CNN and saw a story about Laci Peterson, 27, who vanished from Modesto, Calif., on Christmas Eve.
She told police the report triggered her memory of an unusual pair of customers who passed through her checkout line. The woman appeared to be in her 20s and in a late stage of pregnancy; Peterson was due to give birth to a boy on Feb. 10. The clerk said the woman was a "classic beauty" with sleek brown hair.
The woman was accompanied by a much older man with "strong features" and a ruddy complexion, the clerk reported.
After the man stepped out of line to get something he forgot, the clerk remarked to the woman that she should be wearing a coat on such a chilly day. The woman told the clerk she didn't have time to take a coat because she was kidnapped. She also told the clerk that the man had a weapon.
The clerk told police she wasn't sure whether to take the woman seriously.
When the man returned, he asked what the two talked about while he was gone, the police report says.
"She said you kidnapped her," the clerk said.
The clerk said the statement seemed to make the man angry, and she teasingly added that her husband always kidnapped her to take her to dinner. The man relaxed and laughed.
"Yeah, I guess I kidnapped her," she recalled him saying.
After they left, the clerk unsuccessfully tried to find a phone book to call police, then became distracted and forgot about the incident. She told police she feels terrible about it now.
Police Detective Dan Jacobs told the newspaper Thursday afternoon that police had not retrieved the store's video surveillance tapes for December but planned to do so. Officers will advise Modesto police if a woman on the tape appears to be Peterson.
When contacted by The Associated Press on Thursday, a manager at the grocery store said he didn't have any information and hung up the phone.
Scott Peterson, 30, has told investigators he last saw his wife the morning of Christmas Eve.
Police have not named Peterson as a suspect in his wife's disappearance, but attention has focused on him, in part because he admits he told his wife he was having an affair shortly before she vanished.
:confused:
If this person is not lying (like that idiot up in VA that claimed he saw the "Belt Way Sniper" when they were still on the run), she has to be the stupidest person in the world! How can you forget to call police about a possible kidnapping? She needed a phone book to call 911? Even still the operator works just fine!
I still think the husband had something to do with it. Not necassarily because he's a cheating liar, but because he looks two-faced.
Laci Paterson Seen by Washington Clerk (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030201/ap_on_re_us/missing_woman_3)
Clerk Says She Saw Missing Calif. Woman
LONGVIEW, Wash. - Police plan to begin reviewing surveillance tapes from a grocery store where a clerk came forward late last week to say she believes she saw a missing, pregnant California woman sometime in December.
The Daily News of Longview reported Thursday that the clerk told police a pregnant woman came into Market Place in this southwest Washington town and said: "This is serious. I was kidnapped. Call the authorities when I leave."
The 45-year-old clerk said she intended to call police but became distracted and forgot, according to a police report. Late last week, the clerk was watching CNN and saw a story about Laci Peterson, 27, who vanished from Modesto, Calif., on Christmas Eve.
She told police the report triggered her memory of an unusual pair of customers who passed through her checkout line. The woman appeared to be in her 20s and in a late stage of pregnancy; Peterson was due to give birth to a boy on Feb. 10. The clerk said the woman was a "classic beauty" with sleek brown hair.
The woman was accompanied by a much older man with "strong features" and a ruddy complexion, the clerk reported.
After the man stepped out of line to get something he forgot, the clerk remarked to the woman that she should be wearing a coat on such a chilly day. The woman told the clerk she didn't have time to take a coat because she was kidnapped. She also told the clerk that the man had a weapon.
The clerk told police she wasn't sure whether to take the woman seriously.
When the man returned, he asked what the two talked about while he was gone, the police report says.
"She said you kidnapped her," the clerk said.
The clerk said the statement seemed to make the man angry, and she teasingly added that her husband always kidnapped her to take her to dinner. The man relaxed and laughed.
"Yeah, I guess I kidnapped her," she recalled him saying.
After they left, the clerk unsuccessfully tried to find a phone book to call police, then became distracted and forgot about the incident. She told police she feels terrible about it now.
Police Detective Dan Jacobs told the newspaper Thursday afternoon that police had not retrieved the store's video surveillance tapes for December but planned to do so. Officers will advise Modesto police if a woman on the tape appears to be Peterson.
When contacted by The Associated Press on Thursday, a manager at the grocery store said he didn't have any information and hung up the phone.
Scott Peterson, 30, has told investigators he last saw his wife the morning of Christmas Eve.
Police have not named Peterson as a suspect in his wife's disappearance, but attention has focused on him, in part because he admits he told his wife he was having an affair shortly before she vanished.
:confused:
If this person is not lying (like that idiot up in VA that claimed he saw the "Belt Way Sniper" when they were still on the run), she has to be the stupidest person in the world! How can you forget to call police about a possible kidnapping? She needed a phone book to call 911? Even still the operator works just fine!
I still think the husband had something to do with it. Not necassarily because he's a cheating liar, but because he looks two-faced.
kris
02-01-2003, 06:15 PM
Originally posted by BlaxicanYIIK
I still think the husband had something to do with it. Not necassarily because he's a cheating liar, but because he looks two-faced.
So, just because somone doesnt look normal to you, means they are guilty of some crime?
But the clerk in the story obviously is a dumbass.
I still think the husband had something to do with it. Not necassarily because he's a cheating liar, but because he looks two-faced.
So, just because somone doesnt look normal to you, means they are guilty of some crime?
But the clerk in the story obviously is a dumbass.
BlaxicanYIIK
02-01-2003, 10:33 PM
Originally posted by kris
So, just because somone doesnt look normal to you, means they are guilty of some crime?
But the clerk in the story obviously is a dumbass.
He just gives me that " I know something about this" feeling.
So, just because somone doesnt look normal to you, means they are guilty of some crime?
But the clerk in the story obviously is a dumbass.
He just gives me that " I know something about this" feeling.
jon@af
02-01-2003, 10:42 PM
I know this may sound cold hearted and horrible but ya know what? I really dont care. People go missing more than you would think, and they just think "oh, lets televise one of this things to get publicity for our show, and to have something in the news" It doesnt effect my life as of right now, and shouldnt anyone else's except the family. It's their situation, and the rest of America doesn't need to know about how her husband is a potential suspect and all the things the family is going through. once again, Im sorry if I offend anyone with my opinion.
Cbass
02-02-2003, 12:33 AM
Originally posted by ILike2DriveCars
I know this may sound cold hearted and horrible but ya know what? I really dont care. People go missing more than you would think, and they just think "oh, lets televise one of this things to get publicity for our show, and to have something in the news" It doesnt effect my life as of right now, and shouldnt anyone else's except the family. It's their situation, and the rest of America doesn't need to know about how her husband is a potential suspect and all the things the family is going through. once again, Im sorry if I offend anyone with my opinion.
No, I agree with you completely. There is no reason why these stories should get run in the national press, they are just there to distract you from the real issues... IMHO.
I know this may sound cold hearted and horrible but ya know what? I really dont care. People go missing more than you would think, and they just think "oh, lets televise one of this things to get publicity for our show, and to have something in the news" It doesnt effect my life as of right now, and shouldnt anyone else's except the family. It's their situation, and the rest of America doesn't need to know about how her husband is a potential suspect and all the things the family is going through. once again, Im sorry if I offend anyone with my opinion.
No, I agree with you completely. There is no reason why these stories should get run in the national press, they are just there to distract you from the real issues... IMHO.
kris
02-03-2003, 01:43 PM
Originally posted by Cbass
No, I agree with you completely. There is no reason why these stories should get run in the national press, they are just there to distract you from the real issues... IMHO.
Putting them up on National TV can help. But it should be more consistant, and not just the missing from rich parts of town.
No, I agree with you completely. There is no reason why these stories should get run in the national press, they are just there to distract you from the real issues... IMHO.
Putting them up on National TV can help. But it should be more consistant, and not just the missing from rich parts of town.
quattroadvantage
02-04-2003, 11:54 AM
Originally posted by Cbass
No, I agree with you completely. There is no reason why these stories should get run in the national press, they are just there to distract you from the real issues... IMHO.
This story has been overplayed and overdone by the National media from the get go. Why...becasue this is the same area that Gary COndit is from, its the medias way of linking one story to the other so they can continue to talk about Condit and Levy.
No, I agree with you completely. There is no reason why these stories should get run in the national press, they are just there to distract you from the real issues... IMHO.
This story has been overplayed and overdone by the National media from the get go. Why...becasue this is the same area that Gary COndit is from, its the medias way of linking one story to the other so they can continue to talk about Condit and Levy.
Cbass
02-04-2003, 12:59 PM
Originally posted by kris
Putting them up on National TV can help. But it should be more consistant, and not just the missing from rich parts of town.
While that is true, I think those stories should be broadcast on the local news. There are lots of important things happening every day, and the mainstream media won't cover most of them, because they're busy doing a heartstring pulling "human" story...
Can you feel the wool sliding past your forehead?
Putting them up on National TV can help. But it should be more consistant, and not just the missing from rich parts of town.
While that is true, I think those stories should be broadcast on the local news. There are lots of important things happening every day, and the mainstream media won't cover most of them, because they're busy doing a heartstring pulling "human" story...
Can you feel the wool sliding past your forehead?
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