r/ScottPetersonCase • u/gwfuller • Aug 21 '26
“A Deadly Game”
Great book. Published 20 years ago. Leaves no doubt.
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u/OhMustWeArgue Aug 21 '26
Reading it now, it is beyond excellent.
It points out how dismissive scotts parents were. Had an affair or two? No biggie. Need 5 grand to cover your bills? Sure. Laci gave scott their golden, McKenzie, while dating or married, not sure. He brought the dog along on dates with other women! He was taught, from a young age that lying and manipulating is just the way to operate. I think he truly thought the state of California was no problem, he had lied his way through life before. He really is just a sociopath chameleon. And he will check out feet first in a box.
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u/SuddenManagement8366 Aug 22 '26
Excellent analysis SCOTT PETERSON is a modern day WALTER MITTY the BIG I AM if they gave oscars for the worst perfect murder SCOTT PETERSON would definetly WIN that one ?
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u/True-Path362 Aug 23 '26
Perfectly stated!
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u/OhMustWeArgue Aug 23 '26
Thank you. Sadly it has a LOT of new details. Good thing they found out the gender as the baby was disemboweled. Also, several times, Scott questioned if Conner was his!!!
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u/AFrankLender Aug 24 '26
That was beyond disgraceful! He wouldn't even admit to Amber that the baby was his...
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u/mermaidpaint Aug 21 '26
I finished this last week. It's really good. I learned more about Laci and Scott, and their marriage. I liked that we learned some of their flaws, makes them more human. I didn't know that Laci could be bossy and order Scott around in front of other people. Or that she wanted a bigger house. Doesn't justify what he did, of course.
I really appreciate the work that went into how the police handled the case and gathered the testimonies and evidence. Definitely a good read.
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u/OhMustWeArgue Aug 21 '26
Agreed, it really made Laci out to be more human, with flaws that we all have! I liked the parts where she was bossy and chatty. She once followed Scott into the bathroom and kept talking lol!! It also showed how easily Scott could change. For Laci? Allegedly good and patient husband. For Amber? Love bombing carefree widower. I read Robin Bird's book waaaay back and it was great. He flirted with a teenage babysitter and offered her a flitini! Ewwww! Robin said Scott was focused on the bay. Gee wonder why.
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u/AFrankLender Aug 24 '26
Once she got pregnant, and she was "bossing" Scott around to do things in the nursery etc. Scott was probably fine doing these chores thinking "I'm going to be killing you shortly, so whatever you want, I don't care..."
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u/Ok-Psychology3881 Aug 23 '26
Why did she want a bigger house??
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u/mermaidpaint Aug 23 '26
For the bigger family she wanted. She also wanted a better car. The author states that the Petersons were spending a lot to have a certain lifestyle.
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u/Ok-Psychology3881 Aug 23 '26
And people claimed she was good with money 🧐🤨
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u/mermaidpaint Aug 23 '26
At least she wasn't buying a dozen roses to love bomb the ladies, like Scott.
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u/OhMustWeArgue Aug 24 '26
I don't blame her for wanting to leave, sounds like the neighborhood was kind of crime ridden
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u/Italianmomof3 Aug 21 '26
I think I have just about every book on this case, and this is one of the best.
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u/AFrankLender Aug 23 '26
I’ve read this, We The Jury, For LacI, Blood Brother, etc. Crier’s the best
To be fair, Pro Scott, I read Presumed Guilty. it’s horrendous. I’d certainly be willing to listen to any real exculpatory evidence, that would be verifiable, but there’s been nothing for 24 years
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u/OhMustWeArgue Aug 23 '26
Yep he is sticking with the burglers theory. Because thats what burglers do: kidnap pregnant women, anchor them down in the bay.....and don't steal anything.
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u/AFrankLender Aug 24 '26
That's Burglary 101 Baby Cakes! Don't run from a small time felony/misdemeanor break-in and entry, escalate to a 25 to life, pregnant chick kidnapping murder, right?
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u/AFrankLender Aug 24 '26
One point this book brings home: if you're the police and you're going to frame someone for a crime, don't pick a spoiled rich kid to hang the crime on... Instead, Pick some poor white trash folks from the wrong side of town, like... Oh wait! Like Steven Todd...
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u/kimmyv0814 Aug 21 '26
It’s a great book, read it years ago and kept it to reread later. Thanks for the reminder!
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u/SuddenManagement8366 Aug 24 '26
Thank you he has paid with the ultimate LOSS OF LIBERTY he will only come out of MULE CREEK prison in a PINE BOX?
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u/ProfessionalMottsman Aug 21 '26
Yes just read this last week, it was well put together and of course still remains absolutely no doubt whatsoever. I read the sisters book just before it and while she thinks he’s guilty her reasons are not really evidential facts and I think she was a bit weak in her realisation he was guilty. However, the point of juries is not to simply understand absolute fact, they have to intertwine other evidences that bring physical and circumstantial together - we have a whole story given to us from the defence and prosecution and we need to come to a verdict with either not enough evidence or enough that there is no reasonable doubt.