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Day: March 16, 2005

Quote of the Day

“You’re going to burn in hell for this.”

– Dennis Rocha, Father of Laci Peterson

A judge sent Scott Peterson to death row Wednesday for the slaying of his pregnant wife, Laci, after a turbulent court session today.

Judge Alfred A. Delucchi accepted the jury’s recommendation that Peterson be sentenced to death, calling the killing of Laci Peterson and her fetus “cruel, uncaring, heartless and callous.”

Peterson, 32, was invited to make a statement. After several minutes of discussion with his attorneys, he declined.

Wearing a dark suit and shackled at the waist, Peterson stared at Laci’s mother without emotion as she told him he deserved to be put to death “as soon as possible.”

“You decided to throw Laci and Conner away, dispose of them like they were just a piece of garbage,” Sharon Rocha told her former son-in-law. Rocha sobbed as she read from a statement, looking directly at Peterson. “We had to bury Laci without her arms to hold her baby and without her head,” Rocha said, her voice breaking.

Laci’s father, Dennis Rocha, told Peterson: “You’re going to burn in hell for this.”

And Laci’s brother, Brent Rocha, said he bought a gun during the investigation into Laci’s disappearance and contemplated killing Peterson. “I chose not to kill you myself for one reason, so you would have to sweat it out and not take the easy way out,” he told Peterson.

What’s your pleasure Scott? A syringe of poison or death by gas suffocation? They should actually let Laci’s brother go after him.

Buh-bye Satan.

Newest Member of the OJ Simpson Club

Robert Blake was found not guilty today.

A jury acquitted tough-guy actor Robert Blake of murder Wednesday in the shooting death of his wife four years ago, bringing a stunning end to a case that played out like pulp fiction.

The jury also acquitted Blake of one charge of trying to get someone to kill Bonny Lee Bakley, but deadlocked on a second solicitation charge. The jury voted 11-1 in favor of acquittal and the judge dismissed the count.

The 71-year-old star of the 1970s detective drama “Baretta” dropped his head, trembled with emotion and sobbed heavily as the verdict was read. He hugged his lawyer and later almost fell while reaching for a water bottle.

Whatever. The thrill in this case is gone, what with Wacko Jacko going full steam and everything. Besides, this soap opera went on too long anyway. I mean really, didn’t they get started like in 1999 or something. It just feels like it had dragged on for-ev-er. And if you think about it, what’s the big benefit for Blake anyway? He’s 71 years old! What, is he going to have an Academy Award winning career now or something? No, he won’t. My prediction? A tour of all the “programs” – 20/20, Dateline, Primetime Live, Oprah (if he’s lucky) and a wacky morning cooking segment with Regis and Kelly. He’ll shlep a book, which will sell a few copies, and then that’s it. He’ll die.