A Guide to Key Players In The Scott Peterson Case
Scripps Howard News Service
October 27, 2003, Monday
SOURCE: Modesto Bee
SECTION: DOMESTIC NEWS
DATELINE: MODESTO, Calif.
For the defense:
Dr. Henry Lee
Forensic authority who has testified in more than 1,000 legal proceedings, including for the defense in the O.J. Simpson double-murder case. Also consulted in JonBenet Ramsey murder and President Kennedy’s assassination.
Dr. Cyril Wecht
Nationally recognized forensic expert and coroner of Allegheny County, Pa., which includes Pittsburgh. Examined remains of Modesto’s Chandra Levy.
Bill Pavelic
Private investigator and former veteran Los Angeles police detective. Previ-ously worked on Simpson’s defense team.
Gary Ermoian
Local private investigator retained when Modesto police began focusing on Scott Peterson. Authorities secretly monitored part of one of his calls to Pe-terson.
For the prosecution:
Steve Jacobson
Investigator with the Stanislaus County district attorney’s office and former police officer. Supervised wiretaps on Peterson’s phones.
Jon Buehler
Modesto police detective. Amber Frey, Peterson’s girlfriend, reported to Buehler after telephone conversations with Peterson, which continued at least a month after Frey went public with their romance.
Craig Grogan
Modesto police detective and lead investigator in the Peterson case. Previ-ously named in a federal lawsuit filed by the family of 11-year-old Alberto Se-pulveda, who was killed by another officer during a 2000 raid.
Al Brocchini
Modesto police detective. Helped escort Peterson from San Diego to Modesto after his arrest in April. Defense lawyers say Brocchini mishandled a hair found in Peterson’s boat.
James Brazelton
Stanislaus County district attorney since 1996 and a local prosecutor since 1985. Previously worked as a policeman and in private practice.
John Goold
Chief deputy district attorney since 1999 and former Bay Area policeman. Of-ten serves as a spokesman for the Peterson prosecutors.
(Distributed by Scripps-McClatchy Western Service)
LOAD-DATE: October 29, 2003
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
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