Laci Peterson Follow-Up

[Ksyrup]

Originally posted by Qwikshot
If it's your first child, and you care, you don't schedule a fishing trip on or near the due date. I have a serious problem with someone going fishing on Christmas Eve when your son is due in the next 24/48 hours.

Well, I have to correct something here. The kid was not due in 24/48 hours, he was due February 10. Still, the general idea is correct. Even assuming for a second that someone might decide to go fishing alone on Christmas Eve rather than spend that day with their spouse, you don't drive hours away and leave your pregnant wife - 7-8 months pregnant - alone. You just don't.

There are certain things you forego when you make the decision (or face the reality, if it wasn't planned) of having a child, and going fishing and leaving your pregnant wife alone for an entire day is one of them. For that poor judgment/lack of caring, he's likely set himself up to be convicted of murder, given the circumstances, even if he's not guilty.