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Police Looking For More Clues in Deaths of Laci Peterson, Unborn Son
Aired May 19, 2003 - 08:09 ET
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SOPHIA CHOI, CNN ANCHOR: Now we want to take you to northern California, where police are looking for more clues in the deaths of Laci Peterson and her unborn son Conner. After a weekend of searching in the San Francisco Bay, police divers are back in the water again today. They will be, anyway.
Our Mike Brooks is live from Richmond, California with more -- Mike, what have you got?
MIKE BROOKS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Sophia.
In just about two hours, divers will be back in the water for a fourth day here at the San Francisco Bay. They'll be concentrating their efforts in two locations -- one, right behind me here at Point Isabelle, right in the center of the San Francisco Bay, and another just north and west of here on the other side of Brooks Island near Point Richmond, which is right in the shipping channels on that side of the Bay.
What are they looking for? They'll be, sources have told CNN they're looking for possible anchors. Now, we know that during one of the searches of Scott Peterson's workplace, storage area where he uses for his agricultural business they found one anchor. They also found some spots on the floor where they thought other anchors were made.
Now, one sonar expert says that he believes that the body was anchored and thrown into the bay. So divers, along with the assistance of side scan sonar technology, will be back out there this morning and they'll be attempting to find these anchors and hopefully assist the prosecution in even more evidence than what they say they have against Scott Peterson -- Sophia.
CHOI: And, Mike, I understand this is such a huge task that they're getting some help now from other police agencies, as well as the private sector.
BROOKS: That's correct, Sophia.
They had the U.S. Coast Guard and there's about seven other law enforcement agencies in and around the Bay Area. And also there was a boat from St. Luis Obispo. And they have two side scan sonar toll fishes, which are about a six foot by four inch piece of technology that they tow behind a boat. It sits up a, on a scope. They're able to see any anomalies in what the bottom of the bay floor looks like, and that's where they can spot something to the size as small as a coffee can. So they will be back out there this morning as the sun comes up in about two hours -- Sophia.
CHOI: All right, and I know you'll be there watching to see if they come up with anything.
Mike Brooks, thanks for that.
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Unborn Son>
Aired May 19, 2003 - 08:09 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
SOPHIA CHOI, CNN ANCHOR: Now we want to take you to northern California, where police are looking for more clues in the deaths of Laci Peterson and her unborn son Conner. After a weekend of searching in the San Francisco Bay, police divers are back in the water again today. They will be, anyway.
Our Mike Brooks is live from Richmond, California with more -- Mike, what have you got?
MIKE BROOKS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Sophia.
In just about two hours, divers will be back in the water for a fourth day here at the San Francisco Bay. They'll be concentrating their efforts in two locations -- one, right behind me here at Point Isabelle, right in the center of the San Francisco Bay, and another just north and west of here on the other side of Brooks Island near Point Richmond, which is right in the shipping channels on that side of the Bay.
What are they looking for? They'll be, sources have told CNN they're looking for possible anchors. Now, we know that during one of the searches of Scott Peterson's workplace, storage area where he uses for his agricultural business they found one anchor. They also found some spots on the floor where they thought other anchors were made.
Now, one sonar expert says that he believes that the body was anchored and thrown into the bay. So divers, along with the assistance of side scan sonar technology, will be back out there this morning and they'll be attempting to find these anchors and hopefully assist the prosecution in even more evidence than what they say they have against Scott Peterson -- Sophia.
CHOI: And, Mike, I understand this is such a huge task that they're getting some help now from other police agencies, as well as the private sector.
BROOKS: That's correct, Sophia.
They had the U.S. Coast Guard and there's about seven other law enforcement agencies in and around the Bay Area. And also there was a boat from St. Luis Obispo. And they have two side scan sonar toll fishes, which are about a six foot by four inch piece of technology that they tow behind a boat. It sits up a, on a scope. They're able to see any anomalies in what the bottom of the bay floor looks like, and that's where they can spot something to the size as small as a coffee can. So they will be back out there this morning as the sun comes up in about two hours -- Sophia.
CHOI: All right, and I know you'll be there watching to see if they come up with anything.
Mike Brooks, thanks for that.
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