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laci peterson, the beaming young mom to be. please, please, let her come home to us. keith morrison: prosecutors speak out in an in-depth television interview. you put so much of your life into it. it stays with you. keith morrison: lacis husband. finally hear the story he told. his rarely seen police interrogation. we couldnt find anything wrong with this guy. he was that charming. keith morrison: and surprising details from the other woman who helped uncover the truth. its still affe...

home to us. >> prosecutors speak out in an in-depth television interview. >> you put so much of your life into it that it stays with you. >> lacis husband, finally hear the story he told. his rarely seen police interrogation. >> you have no idea of where laci is? >> no, i do not. >> we couldnt find anything wrong with the guy. >> he was that charming. >> and surprising details from the other woman who helped to uncover the truth. it still affects me emotionally. did scott peterson kill...

(FOX40.COM) — The Modesto Police Department said it arrested two Stanislaus County men on Wednesday after a traffic stop and search warrant revealed over 200 pounds of methamphetamine, nearly 80 pounds of cocaine, 4 pounds of heroin, and over $90,000. Police said that the two men, 46 and 23 from Ceres, have each had their […]

(FOX40.COM) — The Modesto Police Department announced that it has arrested a man in connection to a shooting that happened at the end of September. In a Facebook post, Modesto PD said, “Detectives with our Violent Crimes Unit have arrested 55-year-old Michael Gunn for the homicide of 44-year-old Morse West, also known as Holly.” According […]

Loss, amber. >> different kinds of loss? now, what did that mean? well, investigators built their case against scott. lacis family was in a world of pain. it was january of 2003, and sharon rocha was still gripping on to a slipping remnant of hope that her laci was still alive, was barely hanging on. the days soon after that new years eve vigil, when scott walked into the house. >> and i asked him, "how are you doing? " and he said, "you know, im doing okay. " and i just remember, it was almost ...

Amber frey burst like a deer in headlights onto the public stage. >> okay, first of all, i met scott peterson november 20th, 2002. i was introduced to him. i wasold he was unmared. scott told me he was not married. we did have a romantic relationship. >> i had a panic attack. i couldnt breathe. i literally could not catch my breath. >> when i discovered he was involved in the disappearance -- or the laci peterson disappearance case, i immediately contacted the modesto police department. >> she s...

And in fact, it didnt always go well for the prosecution. as geragos worked to keep them off balance. >> we would try and present witnesses in a chronological order, in a way that made sense to our theory of the case, and they were very good at disrupting that and saying, were not ready for that witness or -- >> just trying to throw a monkey wrench into your smooth telling of the story. >> yeah. >> if it happened once, maybe it was just coincidence. if it happened every single week, at some poin...

The reporter was right there. >> oh, boy. >> yeah. >> january 24th. local news showed up at ambers workplace. national tabloids were not far behind. >> did you talk to them? >> no. i refused to talk to anybody. >> reporter: trapped in her office, she called detective buehler. thats when the modesto pd decided that, if ambers story was going to break anyway, theyd break it on their terms. >> we believed at the time it was probably best to get her up there, almost like exploding your own bomb. >> ...