Fast Facts: Case by the Numbers
Friday, November 12, 2004
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. Following are assorted details and facts about the criminal investigation into who killed Laci Peterson as well as about the trial of Scott Peterson:
Tips on Laci Peterson's disappearance— more than 10,000.
Laci sightings after she vanished — 193.
Number of states where Laci was supposedly seen — 26.
Number of officers working the case — more than 300.
Number of agencies assisting Modesto police — 90.
Days Scott Peterson has been jailed — 579, as of Nov. 12.
Potential jurors questioned — 1,600.
Months for jury selection — 3.
Number of jurors dismissed — 3, including 2 after deliberations began.
Months since opening statements began — 51/2.
Pages of discovery — 43,000.
Number of audio tapes — 115.
Number of video tapes — 74.
Prosecution exhibits — 298.
Prosecution witnesses — 174.
Defense witnesses — 14.
Defense appeals for dismissal of charges — 2.
Defense appeals for mistrial — 4.
Credentialed media — 800.









