Going to end well. she didn t leave an at risk lifestyle. she wasn t out two-timing him or anything like that. she was a girl that was ecstatic from everything that i learned about her, being a mother. she wasn t someone that would just walk away but in the anxiety, hope. an idea formed that somehow it might turn out all right. we were going to find her. i thought somebody kidnapped her. that is what i thought. here is lori, renee and stacey. along with another friend in january 2003. there is a $500,000 reward you know for her and the baby s safe return. just take that. take the money. give us laci back. in the first day an exhausted sharon, ex-husband laci s father dennis beside her
Keith morrison : heres lori, rene and stacey along with another friend in january of 2003. rene tomlinson: you know, theres a five-hundred-thousand-dollar reward for her and, you know, the babys safe return. just take that, you know? take the money and give us laci back. keith morrison : so, in those first days an exhausted sharon rocha, her ex-husband, lacis father dennis beside her, went on tv and pleaded with a kidnapper. sharon rocha: wed just like to send a message out there that whoever has her, please, please, please let her go. bring her back to us. dennis rocha: we love her so much. keith morrison : early on, there were clues the cops uncovered that made kidnapping seem plausible. remember the couples dog with the leash attached? scott found it in the backyard? a neighbor said she saw the petersons dog wandering the street earlier that day. so, maybe laci was kidnapped while walking the dog. and just about the time laci disappeared, there was a burglary right across the street. so, did she witness a crime?
Lifestyle. she didn t hang out at the bars. she wasn t out two-timing him or anything like that. she was a girl that was ecstatic from everything that i learned about her, being a mother. she wasn t someone that would just walk away but in the anxiety, hope. an idea formed that somehow it might turn out all right. we know we are gonna find lacey. we know we are gonna bring her home safe. we were going to find her. i thought somebody kidnapped her. that is what i thought. here is lori, renee and stacey. along with another friend in january 2003. there is a $500,000 reward you know for her and the baby s safe return. just take that. take the money. give us laci back. in the first day an exhausted sharon, ex-husband laci s father dennis beside her went on tv and pleaded with a kidnapper.
there s a $500,000 reward for her and, you know, the baby s safe return. just take that, you know? take the money and give us laci back. reporter: so, in those first days an exhausted sharon rocha, her ex-husband, laci s father dennis beside her, went on tv and pleaded with a kidnapper. we would just like to send a message out there that whoever has her, please, please, please let her go. bring her back to us. we love her so much. reporter: early on, there were clues the cops uncovered that made kidnapping seem plausible. remember the couple s dog with the leash attached scott found it in the backyard? a neighbor said she saw the petersons dog wandering the street earlier that day. so, maybe laci was kidnapped while walking the dog. and just about the time laci disappeared, there was a burglary right across the street. so, did she witness a crime? did burglars take her? the police wanted to know. a reward for information for the identity of the persons responsible for the burglary. reporter: then two men were caught, didn t take long. and soon enough one of them, showed up in a tv interview.
They did a grid search meaning they would have been in eye contact and walked the whole area. his partner at the time had a feeling from the start. laci peterson missing was not going to end well. she didn t leave an at risk lifestyle. we were going to find her. i thought somebody kidnapped her. that is what i thought. here is lori, renee and stacey. in january 2003. there is a $500,000 reward you know for her and the baby s safe return. just take that. take the money. give us laci back. in the first day an exhausted sharon, ex-husband laci s father dennis beside her went on tv and pleaded with a kidnapper. i would like to send a message out there that whoever has her please, please, please let her go.