Laci: Inside the Laci Peterson Murder in Obsessed with True Crime

Mar 12, 2012 DAISY READS HORROR rated it liked it

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One of the saddest facts about this case is that no matter how many books are written or what is written in them, it will not bring back Laci and Connor. I found this book to be a fast paced book on the facts presented on the case. I did like that it didn’t dwell on any particular theory. The media can be a very bullying party in a case. It seems like the journalists are so hungry to break a story and have their magazine or newspaper be the first to report new evidence. I am sure this is due to One of the saddest facts about this case is that no matter how many books are written or what is written in them, it will not bring back Laci and Connor. I found this book to be a fast paced book on the facts presented on the case. I did like that it didn’t dwell on any particular theory. The media can be a very bullying party in a case. It seems like the journalists are so hungry to break a story and have their magazine or newspaper be the first to report new evidence. I am sure this is due to the pressure of the public as well. It is understandable why the Chief of Police for the City of Modesto and the rest of his Police force didn’t and couldn’t disclose certain case information to the media during the various Press Conferences they had.

To be honest for me, it was a shocker when Scott came out to be the prime suspect in this case. He had come across as a loving and concerned husband. That was my opinion of him before everything else that he was hiding in his personal life came to light, such as his affair with Amber Frey. I don’t really believe his statement that he gave to Police that he had told Laci about the affair. I also now see why he was so eager to open up new volunteer search parties for Laci and Connor in Los Angeles and San Diego. It was to throw people off and not have them look for Laci and Connor around the area that they were truly in. I can only imagine the Rocha’s family shock and disbelief when everything came out to light about what Scott had been hiding.

The brutal reality of this case and how the bodies were found was very shocking and sad. I had not known that Laci’s body was not fully in tact when it was pulled from the water. Her Torso, (which was missing 6 ribs) was found, it was however missing the head, legs and arms. The baby Connor’s body was in better condition. Questions arose on how the baby died… Was he killed when Laci was already dead? Or did he die inside of her. Investigators speculated that animals that ate away at Laci’s body could have also ate at her stomach which caused the baby to escape the womb.

Overall this book had facts I didn't know about before. The only negative thing I saw was that the book does end abruptly. I think this book could have been finished better after the trial and once Scott was convicted. The book doesn't talk about the conviction. I had wanted to see how many years Scott got... I guess I will just google it online now. Sort of defeats the purpose of writing a book though if you aren't going to deliver one of the most important things in the case.... was the killer convicted? ...more

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Feb 24, 2011 Thomas Amo added it · review of another edition

It's hard to give this book stars one way or the other, because the subject is so tragic. I live 40 miles from Modesto, and during the trial went to the courthouse which of course was so inundated with the world's press, in one way you want all the attention you can get to find and convict her killer...on the other hand it's disgusting how the media doesn't care, all they want is their exclusive.

However, I remember from the beginning something seemed wrong in this case, at the time I thought, wh ...more

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