Divine Intervention for Lacy and Conner?
What a great book! We lived in Stockton, just up the road from Modesto, where Scott Peterson and Lacy lived. The guilty verdict was received with much celebration around here. Little did we know what went on behind the scenes and how much the jurors had to sacrifice in their personal lives to serve six months on such a high profile murder case jury. I know juror #4, Mike Belmessieri, through our membership in the USMC Vietnam Tankers Assn. Thanks to twelve conscientious citizens like Mike, justice was served, despite the shenanigans of Peterson's attorney, Geragos. If there ever was a case of divine intervention, it was when Lacy and Conner's bodies washed up on shore. I found the book fascinating, as it answered many questions I had about the case.
fast reading at best
Fast reading some interesting insight into the minds of some of the jurors. I would of liked alittle more, but overall a good read. I would recommend but, if your looking for indepth, you will not find it in this book. If you followed the case and are very interested in the different angles to the case, get a used copy for a couple bucks, that's what I did.
gave me a headache...where was the editor?
This book read in no direction. There was no beginning, climax, ending, ect. Basically, the jurors jotted down their rambling thoughts and so this reads like a 3rd grade notebook. I found what they had to say very interesting but this book was a big mess.
Also, there are some statements that should have been checked and verified before printing. Several jurors make comments about "Sharon Rocha in the courtroom with her other children". If they had paid attention and listened to the family dynamics, they would know she only has one other grown son. I found the pictures taken of them partying at the hotel a little unnerving. For people who were supposedly having such a hard time, the pics of them drinking and sitting on each others laps give a different impression.
I feel they came to right verdict but the motives of this book seem unclear. Also, I think it is innapropriate for Richelle Nice to write Scott in prison. Jurors should definitely be allowed post-trial counseling at the courts expense but other than this book proving that, I really saw no need for it to have been written. Just another group of people profiting off the Laci Peterson gravy train.
Jurors Have Something to Say
The Scott Peterson case was interesting to me, so I bought this book. The jurors discuss their dynamics, the inside scoops on why jury replacements happened, and the trauma of the decision making process. I don't consider it the best book on Scott Peterson as he's more in the background. But its a good addition to a fan of this crime genre.
Fat, Angry juror hijacts jury to get a book deal
This rag, which of course was not "written" by the jury but has the tell tale "with Frank Swertlow and Lyndon Stambler" on the cover is disgusting. The books basically covers the actions of juror number 8, a former assembly line worker who had sunk to the bottom of the working class and was working as a night time parking lot "supervisor" when he hit the white trash lottery and ended up on the Peterson jury. He highjacked the jury through manipulation and according to a juror who resigned, physical intimidation. Juror 8, John Guinasso, is responsible for the false conviction of Scott Peterson who is innocent.
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