Trial Record
People's Exhibit 23 & 23A
Taped phone call from Sharon Rocha to Scott,
February 13, 2003
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(In progress)
SHARON ROCHA:
Yeah- I just have some questions I need to have
answered.
PETERSON:
Sure.
SHARON ROCHA:
Um the night the last night I talked to Laci
PETERSON:
Uh-hunh
SHARON ROCHA:
What was going on? What happened after 8:30 that
night? Were you at home when she called me?
PETERSON:
Yeah I was there. We um we watched a movie. We
had um got a haircutAmy earlier that night.
SHARON ROCHA:
Yeah I know earlier but Im talkin about after
8:30. After I talked to her.
PETERSON:
(Overlaps above) _____________ We picked up a
pizza and watched a movie and went to bed.
SHARON ROCHA:
What movie?
PETERSON:
Ah The Rookie.
SHARON ROCHA:
And then you went to bed at what time?
PETERSON:
Oh I dont know probably 10:30 or something.
SHARON ROCHA:
What was she wearin when she went to bed?
PETERSON:
Um my pajamasthe blue ones.
SHARON ROCHA:
Your blue pajamas?
PETERSON:
Yeah.
SHARON ROCHA:
How come she was wearin your blue japajamas?
PETERSON:
Cause theyfit her.
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SHARON ROCHA:
And she went to bed about 10:30?
PETERSON:
Think so.
SHARON ROCHA:
Was she feeling okaywhen she went to bed?
PETERSON:
Yeahyeahshe looked fine.
SHARON ROCHA:
Did you guys have some other planssome tentative
plansfor thefor Christmas Eve?
PETERSON:
No. Just comin to your place.
SHARON ROCHA:
Because it took herI asked a couple of times
before she decided or before she told me that you guys were coming over.
PETERSON:
Uh hunh.
SHARON ROCHA:
So you didnt have anything else planned for
Christmas Evebefore?
PETERSON:
No. NoI think the question was in her mind who
was gonna be over there.
SHARON ROCHA:
And she was feeling all right when she went to
sleep?
PETERSON:
Yeahdefinitely ii I mean she was you know she
was feelin a little more tiredlast couple days. That weekbut she was fine
she wasnt sick or anything.
SHARON ROCHA:
And then how was she feeling when she got up in
the morningwhat time did she get up?
PETERSON:
She got up before I did. About seven. You know
andyou know how ah she is she has to ear right awayor else she felt sick
soher breakfast then I got up and -- ___ cereal again together.
SHARON ROCHA:
You ate cereal again together?
PETERSON:
Yeah.
SHARON ROCHA:
So she got up and had breakfast and then ate
breakfast again?
PETERSON:
Well had a little bit piece of toast and I had
some cereal.
SHARON ROCHA:
No I mean her.
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PETERSON:
Yeah she got up around seven I think.
SHARON ROCHA:
And then sheshe
PETERSON:
(Overlaps above) Had her bowl of cereal
SHARON ROCHA:
Yeah
PETERSON:
Ah I got up later and had ah cereal and she had
a piece of toast.
SHARON ROCHA:
And what was she wearing when you left?
PETERSON:
Ah she had on her black pants and like a white
top with long sleeves. ___.
SHARON ROCHA:
A pullover or button or what?
PETERSON:
Yeah. Pullover like ahyou know tee shirt kinda
sweater kinda thing.
SHARON ROCHA:
And what shoes?
PETERSON:
(Pause) I dont know. She maybe had slippers on I dont know.
SHARON ROCHA:
So you dont even know what shoes she had on?
PETERSON:
No not really.
SHARON ROCHA:
I just wanted to knowI mean I talked to her at
8:30 at night. I need to know everything that happened after that.
PETERSON:
Sure well
SHARON ROCHA:
I mean what shehow she actedif she was sick or
if she was tired or
PETERSON:
No she was I mean she was feeling good you know
that morning. You know her- she was you know excited to be baking you know she
was into her gingerbread thing and going tohelping _____and you know get ready
for Christmas Day. She felt like she had all her French toast stuff and she
was gonna make _______ French toast for Christmas Day.
SHARON ROCHA:
Well how come you didnt notice when you walked__
PETERSON:
(Overlaps above) _________ set the table on
Friday.
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SHARON ROCHA:
How come you didnt noticed when you walked in
the door that she hadnt been baking or the lights were off or anything?
PETERSON:
Cause I was late and I was rushing -- ________
yeah.
SHARON ROCHA:
I mean surely McKenzie came up to you when you
walked in the back gate with hisleash on.
PETERSON:
Yeah
SHARON ROCHA:
But you didnt
PETERSON:
I took it off of him and I didntit didnt even
register.
SHARON ROCHA:
Didnt even register that Laci wasnt in the
house when you walked in--it was a dark housedidnt smell like shed been
cookingeverything was cleaned up and neat and tidyand nothing even registered
to you.
PETERSON:
No I againah I grabbed a piece of pizza out of
the fridge and jumped into the shower immediately and when I got out then I
looked at the messages I assumed she was over you know at your place.
SHARON ROCHA:
I mean weve never even had this conversation all
this time.
PETERSON:
True. I know. And it wasnt until yeah you
asked about McKenzie thing and I even if I remember I you know mentioned
to you yeah and he had his leach on he go to the park.
SHARON ROCHA:
I didnt mention it you told me he had his
leash on it.
PETERSON:
Right well you asked about McKenzie if he was in
the yard.
SHARON ROCHA:
No you told me he was.
PETERSON:
Okay I mean either way.
SHARON ROCHA:
I mean thats how I knew all that stuff there as
no reason for me to ask about that. I didnt even know she was going for a walk
until later that night when I asked you when we were standin in the driveway I
asked you what were her plans for the day and thats when you told me that
she was planned on going for a walk. (Pause) So she was wearing your blue
pajamas? Is that a blue top and bottom?
PETERSON:
Yeah. But she was wearin the --_____.
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SHARON ROCHA:
Is that what she normally wears to bed?
PETERSON:
Oh that whole past month yeah.
SHARON ROCHA:
Were they like flannel pajamas or
PETERSON:
Nonot___-- cotton.
SHARON ROCHA:
Okay well thats what I wanted to know. I mean
these are questions that Ive had and Ive never had them answered I mean just
what she was doing that night.
PETERSON:
(Overlaps above) Uh-hunhyeah.
SHARON ROCHA:
She went to bed about 10:30 and everything was
just fine.
PETERSON:
Yeah.
SHARON ROCHA:
And everything was fine at seven oclock when she
got up.
PETERSON:
Oh yeahgreat____. She was excited about you
know doing the cooking stuff so - _______________.
SHARON ROCHA:
(Overlaps above) But you said she set the table.
PETERSON:
setting it up for Christmas Day. Oh yeah the
table was set.
SHARON ROCHA:
No it wasnt.
PETERSON:
Three or four days ago.
SHARON ROCHA:
All that was on there was the umthe little
cracker things. What did she set on the table?
PETERSON:
Well the cracker things and the candles and all
that stuff.
SHARON ROCHA:
Cause there wasnt anything on there but the
crackers and the candles. There werent any plates or silverware or anything
else set out there.
PETERSON:
OkayI mean (pause)
SHARON ROCHA:
Was that what youre saying she did all that?
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PETERSON:
Well I dont know I dont recall if there were
plates out there or not I do remember the crackers and the candles and you
know obviously the presents and the tree and all the
SHARON ROCHA:
You just said she had the table set for three or
four days.
PETERSON:
Yeah it was like it was ready you know she had
she had those red berry things out there all that. You know we were just
ready to have people over Christmas Day. Thats what you knowshe was excited
about Christmas Eve. Getting prepared ____.
SHARON ROCHA:
Um like I said I just its just odd that you
didnt notice anything when you walked in the houseI mean the dog had his leash
on the house is darkshe hadnt cookedand you went ahead and took a shower
and didnt bother to call until afterwards. I would a thought you would a
called right away. There was no note for you or anything so
PETERSON:
No.
SHARON ROCHA:
Okaywell thats what I wanted to know for now
unless I think of something else.
PETERSON:
Okay.
SHARON ROCHA:
Okay thanks.
PETERSON:
Bye.
SHARON ROCHA:
Bye.
(End of call)
(Faint voice)
This conversation was recorded at about __35Thursday, February 13th.
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