Scott Peterson

Amber Frey, the former girlfriend of convicted wife-killer Scott Peterson, may lose her Clovis home after falling behind on mortgage payments. Fresno County records show Frey, who testified against Peterson as the prosecution's star witness during his double murder trial, was more than $16,000 behind in payments on her $539,000 house by May. Frey took out a $431,000 loan three years ago to buy the home.

James Brazelton, 66, the former district attorney of Stanislaus County who led the prosecution team against convicted double-murderer Scott Peterson, died Monday at Memorial Medical Center in Modesto, according to the Associated Press. The cause of death was not reported. Brazelton returned to the private sector in July 2005 after trying 35 murder cases and sending five men to death row. One of them was Peterson, who was found guilty in 2004 of murdering his wife, Laci, and her fetus.

Five people will share a $50,000 reward for finding the bodies of Laci and Conner Peterson along the shore of the San Francisco Bay nearly two years ago. The Carole Sund/Carrington Foundation will present the reward Friday at the Modesto Police Department. Officer Rick Applegate said he could not release the names of the people who would receive the reward but said five would share the money.

CBS has purchased the rights to make a TV movie based on Amber Frey's book. "Witness for the Prosecution of Scott Peterson," released this week, chronicles her relationship with Peterson, who was convicted Nov. 12 of murdering his wife, Laci, and their unborn baby. The book was No. 2 Friday on the bestseller lists of both Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com. Los Angeles-based Braun Entertainment Group will produce the made-for-TV movie.

Scott Peterson's defense attorneys have filed a motion for a new trial, claiming, among other things, that newly discovered evidence withheld by the prosecution could have brought a different verdict. The 135-page motion was filed Feb. 25 in San Mateo County Superior Court and made public Monday. Peterson, 32, was convicted of murder in November in the deaths of his pregnant wife, Laci, and the fetus she carried. Jurors voted for the death penalty. Formal sentencing is set for Wednesday.

Scott Peterson, the 32-year-old fertilizer salesman convicted of murdering his wife and unborn son, was sentenced to death Wednesday morning in a chilling courtroom drama tailor-made for a case that has transfixed the nation. Speaking on behalf of her dead daughter, Sharon Rocha looked Peterson in the eye and told him what she believed went through Laci Peterson's mind as she was murdered and her body dumped in San Francisco Bay -- words, Rocha said, that she hoped would "haunt you forever."

Taxpayers spent more than $2.64 million to convict Scott Peterson of the murders of his wife and unborn son and put him on death row, the Modesto Bee reported. The Stanislaus County district attorney's office reported Friday that it spent $672,507, not including the salaries of three prosecutors and other employees. Modesto police estimate that they spent $1 million investigating the Christmas 2002 disappearance of Laci Peterson. Court costs totaled $742,000.

Modesto Police Chief Roy Wasden and the mother of slain teacher Laci Peterson went to the state Capitol on Tuesday seeking reimbursement for the $1.5 million police spent on the Scott Peterson investigation. Wasden said if his department doesn't get the money soon, it may mean fewer officers on the streets. Sharon Rocha said she accompanied the chief because she wanted to make sure other investigations receive the same level of attention and commitment.

Prospective buyers bidding on the modest "cottage-bungalow" where Scott Peterson probably killed his pregnant wife, Laci, are willing to pay more than the asking price, said the real estate agent handling the sale. Peterson has been sentenced to death for the crime. Agent Mary Prieto isn't giving out the name of the buyers or saying how much more than the asking price of $379,996 they're willing to pay. She said she would release that information when escrow closes.