The Double Life of Scott Peterson: The Alternate Theories — Ep. 3 | MK Confidential

She saw three men and a van outside 516 Covina at 11:40 a.m. on Christmas Eve, and they noticed her as she drove by.

Police hypnotized Jackson to draw out details, but under California law, this effectively ended her usefulness as a witness.

At least five people reported a strange van in the neighborhood around the time Laci disappeared, with several sightings on Covina at the same hour Scott was loading his truck.

He investigated the van sightings and interviewed six witnesses who saw a pregnant woman walking a golden retriever, but none ever testified.

He saw a very pregnant woman walking a golden retriever near Covina on Christmas Eve, later identified her as Laci Peterson, and reported it to police and her brother.

She saw a pregnant woman walking a golden retriever from her window at 10:30 a.m. on Christmas Eve.

She saw a pregnant woman walking a golden retriever with two men following, one of whom shouted at the dog to shut up.

She saw a vehicle with a woman's coat caught in the door speed away, later recalling it was a white van with a wooden rack.

He delivered mail to the Petersons between 10:35 and 10:50 a.m. on December 24th and noted the side gate was open and the dog did not bark.

She personally put the dog back in the Petersons' yard at 10:18 a.m., closing the gate behind her.

The mailman's report was lost in paperwork and only found years later, so the jury never heard about the open gate or the dog that did not bark.

She found her home at 516 Covina burglarized on the evening of December 26th.

He claimed he went over the fence at 3:00 a.m. on December 27th.

He said Stephen came to him for help moving the safe on December 26th.

He stated the burglary occurred on December 25th and 26th, with the safe taken on the 26th.

They settled on December 26th as the date of the burglary and announced it had nothing to do with Laci Peterson's disappearance.

He told police he had nothing to do with 'the missing woman with the baby.'

He claimed an inmate said Laci walked up during the burglary and was threatened, but later walked back his story.

They dispute Aponte's account and say there are no reports showing anyone from the department was ever in contact with him.

They said the burglary was solved and the evidence was destroyed as part of routine procedure.

They argued that in a capital case, evidence potentially connected to an alternate theory should have been preserved.

He ruled the burning van arson and found faint evidence of possible blood on a mattress in the back.

They found no blood on the mattress.

He dismissed the van sightings and burglary connection, citing witness unreliability and the rarity of a property criminal turning into an abductor. He doubted Laci was walking that morning due to her physical condition and noted other pregnant women in the neighborhood.

He described Scott Peterson having orange hair and a goatee at the time of arrest.

He said Scott Peterson did not have a tee time, but his father Lee did.