Scott Peterson: Debunking the Scott Peterson Appeal Team about the Martha Aguilar Sighting

by Tabitha Kent

How long will it take members of the pro-Peterson groups, as well as the general public, to realize the deception and absurdity regarding the alleged sighting of the woman who “knew” Laci, whose name is Martha Aguilar?

Here is the evidence that the Appeal Page did not present the public with the truth.

After Martha died, husband Frank stepped into her place as “eyewitness” even though he was the one driving while Martha was the one looking out the side window.

Far be it from us to call Janey Peterson a liar. Albeit, she does have the discovery and gets to share the little tidbits, some say to her convenience, because we are not privy to the rest. This fact appears to some as her weaponizing the discovery.

I’m wondering when “Martha called the police?” I keep hearing it. Former Peterson defense-attorney Matt Dalton, head of the Scott Peterson Appeal page Janey Peterson, podcaster Rabia Chaudry mentioned it. And yet, I have never seen evidence of it posted by them. That story just doesn’t jive with Frank’s statement here. Can we see Martha’s original statement? They showed us Aponte’s call, the Aponte tip being one of the many things we wrote about on this blog. So where is Martha Aguilar’s call to police? Why won’t they show us?

We only have the updated piece involving private investigator Gary Ermoian that they flashed on television. The Martha sighting got bumped up by a whole hour after finding out Scott left at 10:08 A.M. instead of 9:30 A.M.

Matt Dalton spent considerable time with these alleged witnesses and wrote about them in his 2005 book. Everyone seems to have a different story.

• Story #1 – No one saw Laci. She didn’t walk.
  
• Story #2 – Martha saw Laci at 9:45 A.M. to 10 A.M. This sighting backs up alleged eyewitness Gene Pedrioli’s 9:45 A.M. sighting.
  
• Story #3 – With Scott’s actual proven 10:08 A.M. departure time, his defense investigator re-interviews Martha, whereupon she gives him a new time of her alleged Laci sighting: 10:30-10:45 A.M. She now includes an eagle-eyed description of a sunflower tattoo, teeth, clothing, hair, face, etc.
  
• Story #4 – After Martha died, and since Frank was driving, he now takes her eyewitness place, and suddenly claims the Laci sighting occurred between 9:30 A.M. to 11 A.M. And oh, by the way…Laci was walking towards them (but had Laci running away from the Aguilars in the fraudulent A&E series, “The Murder of Laci Peterson“). This would would make her sunflower ankle tattoo impossible for them to see, and has her going in the opposite direction of the park, and of alleged eyewitnesses Gene Pedrioli and Vivian Mitchell.

And here it is. A big fat “meringue pie in the face” for the appeal team, photos of Frank Aguilar’s declaration, as well as the transcript of it below:

Transcript:

“I, Frank Aguilar, declare as follows:

1) l Have lived at 215 Covena Avenue in Modesto, California, for nearly 12 years. I am retired now but worked 30 years at a tomato cannery.

2) On December 24, 2002, my wife Martha and l were driving from our home up La Loma Avenue, away from Yosemite Blvd., and towards downtown Modesto. As we were driving, we saw a pregnant woman walking towards us with a dog on a leash. We passed her on the passenger side of the car. l was driving. it was cold out and the woman caught our attention because she was not wearing a jacket. She was only wearing a white blouse and black pants.

The woman was walking a mid-sized dog, like a long hair Labrador Retriever. I cannot be sure of the time but it was between 9:30 and 11:00 a.m..

3) Sometime shortly after December 24, we learned from the news that Laci Peterson had gone missing and saw a photograph of her. That is why l remember what I saw that day — because her disappearance was on the news so quickly when the events of December 24 were still fresh in my mind. l realized that the photographs I saw on the news were of the same woman l had seen walking the dog that morning. I also realized that l had seen her before at the local grocery store, Save Mart, and driving past our home. At Save Mart, Laci was talking with the cashier and was friendly and smiling. My wife Martha had also seen Laci walking her dog past our home before. Based on the pictures l saw in the news, l am sure that the woman l saw walking a dog on December 24, 2002, was Laci Peterson.

4) At the candlelight vigil for Laci, l approached a reporter, Jodie Hernandez, and told her what we had seen; She told us to go to the- police but l did not. I can’t explain why I did not report this to police other than l thought they would come to me. Sometime later, Martha and l were at the home of our neighbor, Mrs. Severdra. An investigator who was working for Scott Peterson’s defense was there. Martha told this investigator what we had seen. We were not contacted again by any investigator working for the defense or trial counsel.

Nor were we ever contacted by the police or anyone working for the prosecutor.

5) Martha suffered a heart attack in September 2007. She is confined to a wheelchair. She also has congestive heart disease. Although Martha’s memory has been badly affected by her heart attack, she still recalls that morning and seeing Laci walking along La Loma Avenue.

6) I was not called to testify at Scott Peterson’s trial: No defense lawyer ever interviewed me. lf l had been called, l would have testified in accordance with this declaration.

7) I was interviewed by Rachel Sommerville, who identified herself as an investigator working on behalf of Scott Lee Peterson’s defense. The facts stated in this declaration are the same facts l told Ms. Sommerville and are based on my own personal knowledge.

l declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true to the best of my knowledge. 4th day of August, 2012, in Modesto, California.”

What the Scott Peterson Appeal team, his supporters, and Janey Peterson claim:

More video evidence:

According to Scott Peterson defense attorney, Pat Harris, the witnesses “didn’t have great memories” or “contradicted each other.” Hm.

Janey Peterson claims on Dr. Phil that 14 eyewitnesses saw Laci Peterson walking. Dr. Phil inquires, and this statement turns out to be untrue.

The police going door to door to investigate Laci’s disappearance and find eyewitnesses while she was allegedly taking her morning walk on December 24, 2002:

Janey Peterson’s claims about the police not investigating these alleged Laci sightings:

Frank Aguilar – the driver of the vehicle – interviewed here.