Senator Chris Murphy
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And it's also very important to remember that Lacey Peterson and, you know, again, I don't want to age myself here, but I remember this case very well when it happened, as I'm sure you do, too. You're way younger than me, Megan. But look, she was missing. OK, and when it comes when you prosecute cases like this, when somebody is missing before the body is found, those are the ones that that get.
all of the national media. It's like my Samantha Runyon case back in the day, a little five-year-old girl that disappeared. We had international media attention. The president of the United States was talking about that because that catches the headlines. My Tom and Jackie Hawks case, that couple was missing. They were the ones tied to the anchor and thrown overboard.
all of the national media. It's like my Samantha Runyon case back in the day, a little five-year-old girl that disappeared. We had international media attention. The president of the United States was talking about that because that catches the headlines. My Tom and Jackie Hawks case, that couple was missing. They were the ones tied to the anchor and thrown overboard.
all of the national media. It's like my Samantha Runyon case back in the day, a little five-year-old girl that disappeared. We had international media attention. The president of the United States was talking about that because that catches the headlines. My Tom and Jackie Hawks case, that couple was missing. They were the ones tied to the anchor and thrown overboard.
Those get overwhelming media-wise because it captures the public's attention. This was an absolute run-of-the-mill Bread and butter, domestic violence, murder in almost every way to be almost to the point of being boring. OK, this is so common. But for the fact that Lacey Peterson was pretty, she was pregnant and she was missing. OK, so we all saw that photo of her.
Those get overwhelming media-wise because it captures the public's attention. This was an absolute run-of-the-mill Bread and butter, domestic violence, murder in almost every way to be almost to the point of being boring. OK, this is so common. But for the fact that Lacey Peterson was pretty, she was pregnant and she was missing. OK, so we all saw that photo of her.
Those get overwhelming media-wise because it captures the public's attention. This was an absolute run-of-the-mill Bread and butter, domestic violence, murder in almost every way to be almost to the point of being boring. OK, this is so common. But for the fact that Lacey Peterson was pretty, she was pregnant and she was missing. OK, so we all saw that photo of her.
So what happens that I can tell you this from personal experience. Good. You know, good hearted, well-meaning members of the community, people, neighbors and complete strangers come out of the woodwork because they want to help.
So what happens that I can tell you this from personal experience. Good. You know, good hearted, well-meaning members of the community, people, neighbors and complete strangers come out of the woodwork because they want to help.
So what happens that I can tell you this from personal experience. Good. You know, good hearted, well-meaning members of the community, people, neighbors and complete strangers come out of the woodwork because they want to help.
So when you talk about this guy, you know, Tom Harshman, you know, that that is something that this was the biggest case in the world for the period of time that she was missing and she was missing for a long time. This was Christmas Day. Her body wasn't discovered until April. So this was something there's been movies made out of this. So well-meaning people come out of the woodwork.
So when you talk about this guy, you know, Tom Harshman, you know, that that is something that this was the biggest case in the world for the period of time that she was missing and she was missing for a long time. This was Christmas Day. Her body wasn't discovered until April. So this was something there's been movies made out of this. So well-meaning people come out of the woodwork.
So when you talk about this guy, you know, Tom Harshman, you know, that that is something that this was the biggest case in the world for the period of time that she was missing and she was missing for a long time. This was Christmas Day. Her body wasn't discovered until April. So this was something there's been movies made out of this. So well-meaning people come out of the woodwork.
And I'll tell you what. When you talk about โ another big thing that the defense has raised is one of the arguments they made in their court documents that I read was, look, if there are all these neighbors that say they saw her after she had died and all these people, and if even one of them is right, that means Scott Peterson couldn't have done it. That's the way the argument goes.
And I'll tell you what. When you talk about โ another big thing that the defense has raised is one of the arguments they made in their court documents that I read was, look, if there are all these neighbors that say they saw her after she had died and all these people, and if even one of them is right, that means Scott Peterson couldn't have done it. That's the way the argument goes.
And I'll tell you what. When you talk about โ another big thing that the defense has raised is one of the arguments they made in their court documents that I read was, look, if there are all these neighbors that say they saw her after she had died and all these people, and if even one of them is right, that means Scott Peterson couldn't have done it. That's the way the argument goes.
There were ready just just to be clear, just to be clear.
There were ready just just to be clear, just to be clear.
There were ready just just to be clear, just to be clear.
Right. That's right. So it's essentially it's like a retroactive alibi. You know, hey, if that person. OK, so so here's here's something for you just to keep in mind. There were 74 officially reported sightings of Lacey Peterson in 26 different states and overseas. during the time that she was missing 74. Those are regular folks who were like, Hey, I saw, I think I saw her.