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Stacey Boyers
Witness for the People: Guilt Phase June 21, 2004
Direct Examination by Rick Distaso JUDGE: Ms. Boyers, can you get a little closer to the microphone so everybody can hear you. Thank you. Go ahead, Mr. Distaso. DISTASO: Thank you, your Honor. Miss Boyers, you live in Modesto? BOYERS: Yes. DISTASO: Don't tell me your address, but did you grow up there? BOYERS: Yes, I did. DISTASO: And when you were growing up, did you meet, well, it would have been a girl at the time, by the name of Laci Peterson? BOYERS: Yes, I did. DISTASO: How long have you known Laci? BOYERS: Since third grade. JUDGE: I'm not so sure everybody can hear you. You're going to have to scoot up. All right. Okay. Thank you. Go ahead. You've known Laci Peterson since the third grade? BOYERS: Yes. JUDGE: Okay. CLERK: It's in numerical order backwards. DISTASO: It's in numerical order backwards, okay. DISTASO: Ms. Boyers, let me show you a picture of People's 14. Do you recognize that person? BOYERS: Yes. DISTASO: Is that Laci? BOYERS: Yes, it is. DISTASO: And as you and Laci were growing up, did you become friends? BOYERS: Yes. DISTASO: Okay. And hold on a sec. Do you want me to get you some Kleenex? Do you think that might help? BOYERS: Yes. JUDGE: I have some right here. CLERK: There's a box on the floor by her. BOYERS: You know, I have some right here, too. JUDGE: Okay. This will be your back-up. BOYERS: Thank you. DISTASO: The, and did she, did you and Laci become friends? BOYERS: Yes, we did. DISTASO: And did you remain friends, you know, I mean pretty much through your growing up and into your adult years? BOYERS: Yes, we did. DISTASO: So you were aware when Laci went away to college? BOYERS: Yes. DISTASO: And were you in her, I mean, were you present at her wedding? BOYERS: Yes, I was in her wedding. DISTASO: Okay. So you were one of the wedding party? BOYERS: Yes. DISTASO: And then when Laci and Scott Peterson moved back to Modesto, were you aware of that? BOYERS: Yes. DISTASO: Okay. You recognize the defendant as he sits in court today? BOYERS: Yes, I do. DISTASO: All right. Can you tell me in the year 2002 did your friendship with Laci Peterson continue? BOYERS: Yes. DISTASO: Okay. Did you see her on a regular basis? BOYERS: Yes, I did. DISTASO: Did you speak to her on a regular basis? BOYERS: Yes, I did. DISTASO: How often do you think that you would have contact with her, either by phone or in person? BOYERS: Probably by phone once a week. Maybe every other week. DISTASO: And did, did you do normal girlfriend things? I mean get together for parties and significant events, things like that? BOYERS: Yes, we did. Quite often. DISTASO: Did, were you aware when Laci became pregnant? BOYERS: Yes. DISTASO: Did she tell you about that? BOYERS: Yes. Yes. DISTASO: Okay. And were you involved in, I mean, did she kind of talk to you about the pregnancy as it was going along? BOYERS: Yes, she did. DISTASO: All right. In November of 2000 and 2, did she tell you about some problems or physical sensations she was having as a result of the pregnancy? BOYERS: Yes. We were, do you want me to explain? DISTASO: Yeah. Go ahead. BOYERS: We were at a party, a birthday party November 14th, and Laci had said that she was told to stop walking because she was so late in her pregnancy she was nauseous and always tired. And so... DISTASO: Okay. And did, did you ever personally go walking with Laci? BOYERS: No, I did not. DISTASO: At no time you did that? BOYERS: No. DISTASO: All right. And what, after that time in November, did you see her again? BOYERS: Yeah. I saw her November 20th. DISTASO: Okay. BOYERS: At another party. DISTASO: At another party? BOYERS: Uh-huh. DISTASO: Was that just kind of a girlfriend get-together thing? BOYERS: Yeah. It was, we were watching the final series of The Bachelor. Through all that stuff. DISTASO: Okay. And then did you see her again some time in December? BOYERS: Yes. DISTASO: When was that? BOYERS: December 14th, at my Christmas party. DISTASO: All right. And the picture that I showed you, let me see, I can't remember what the Exhibit number is, People's 14, is that a picture that was taken of Laci at the party? BOYERS: Yes, it was. DISTASO: And you recognize that her, you recognize the outfit she was wearing and the house she was in and all that? BOYERS: Yes. DISTASO: Can you tell the jury did you see Laci when she arrived at the party? BOYERS: Yes, we answered the door. DISTASO: And can you describe what her condition was or how she was feeling? BOYERS: Yes. Laci was carrying a plant in one hand and her food that she brought in the other, and she was, she was tired because it had been raining that day and she had to walk a few houses, she had to walk a few houses down, and she was exhausted by the time she got to the door. DISTASO: She had to walk how far? BOYERS: I would say about three or four houses down, because we had a big puddle in the front yard. DISTASO: And what, what day was that? BOYERS: That was December 14th. DISTASO: And she's wearing some, like, high-heeled shoes in that picture. Did you see those? BOYERS: Yes. DISTASO: And did you ask her about that? BOYERS: We actually laughed about them. DISTASO: And what did she say about them? BOYERS: She said well, she has to wear them some time. DISTASO: Okay. And when is the next time that you spoke to Laci? BOYERS: I spoke to her on December 23rd. DISTASO: Okay. And when was the last time that you ever spoke to Laci? BOYERS: December 23rd. DISTASO: And can you tell the jury about that conversation? BOYERS: Laci had called me to wish me a Merry Christmas. And she told me that her doctor's appointment went well. And, and she had told me that she didn't think it was, it didn't seem like it was the holidays because it was kind of depressing that she wasn't going to be able to do her Christmas parties, and, because Laci always threw all of our Christmas parties for us; but she was so tired all the time, every time she would start to do something, she would have to stop and rest. DISTASO: What time did that conversation take place; do you remember? BOYERS: It was about 4:45. DISTASO: And did you ever speak to her again after that? BOYERS: No. DISTASO: Now, when did, were you first made aware, okay, do you want to just take a sec? BOYERS: (Nods head.) DISTASO: Okay. (Pause in proceedings) DISTASO: When were you first made aware that Laci, something had happened? BOYERS: Scott had called me December 24th at, I think it was 5:29, I've got my phone record, and asked me if I had seen Laci or talked to her today. I said no, I hadn't. And he asked me to call a few of the girlfriends and see if they had been with her. And that she was missing. And he got off the phone really abruptly, so I called a few of the girlfriends and called him back. DISTASO: Okay. And did you, who, when you say the girlfriends, was there kind of a group of girls that, you know, you and Laci kind of hung out with? BOYERS: Yeah, there was about five of us. DISTASO: All right. Did you call some of those people? BOYERS: I called two of them. DISTASO: Who did you call? BOYERS: I called Lori and Kim. DISTASO: Lori who? BOYERS: Lori Ellsworth. DISTASO: And Kim? BOYERS: Kim McNeely. DISTASO: And after you talked to those people, did you call Scott Peterson back? BOYERS: I called Scott back and, and I was, like, what's going on; no, they hadn't talked to her. And he had asked me something about a, if anybody drove a white truck, and I didn't know of anybody, I knew Lori drove a white truck, but I had already talked to her and she hadn't been there. And he told me that something was wrong, she was missing. And there wasn't very much conversation between us because he had to go. And we were on our way to a Christmas party, so we were going to go drop our stuff off there, the presents. And then I called him again on, when we got to the house, and he said Come over, we need help. DISTASO: And did you do that? BOYERS: Yes, we did. DISTASO: And when you got over to the house, are you talking about their house at 523 Covena? BOYERS: Yes. DISTASO: Okay. And when you got over there, just generally what was the scene like? BOYERS: It was crazy. It was chaotic. Everybody was everywhere. And we had walked up, Lori and I had walked up to Scott and kind of gave him a hug and said What can we do? DISTASO: And did you end up doing something that night? To assist or help in the search? BOYERS: Yeah. I asked him to go get some pictures so we can go door to door and ask if they had seen Laci today. DISTASO: Did you do that? BOYERS: Yes, we did. DISTASO: So, the defendant went into the house, got some pictures out? BOYERS: I'm not sure if he did or not. I don't know if he did. There was somebody standing with him when we walked up. I don't recall who got the pictures for us. DISTASO: Someone gave you some pictures? BOYERS: Yes. DISTASO: And where, where did you go? BOYERS: We went down towards the park, and if you make a left there's just, there's kind of streets that branch out from their house. And we went all back around, like, in their backyard, to houses in their backyard, and then over across the street from their house. DISTASO: Okay. So you kind of went around the neighborhood? BOYERS: We went all around the neighborhood, yes. DISTASO: And what were you doing? BOYERS: We were knocking on people's doors, asking if they had seen Laci. DISTASO: Did you actually speak to people? BOYERS: Yes, we did. DISTASO: And you didn't find any information that, no one had seen Laci; there was no information; is that right? BOYERS: No. Nobody saw her. DISTASO: Okay. When's the next time that you went to 523 Covena, Laci and Scott's house? BOYERS: The next day. Christmas day. DISTASO: Okay. And what happened on that day? Why did you go over there? BOYERS: Well, about 1:30 in the morning, Christmas morning, we had made flyers at Dittos, and so we were bringing the flyers over there. And we kind of had a little bit of a make-shift volunteer center to where people were kind of coming and helping us, because we had got out to the media. So we were just passing, DISTASO: You got what out to the media? BOYERS: We were trying to get, get it out to the media, so we had people coming over and helping. DISTASO: And who went, who went with you to make the flyers at Dittos; do you remember? BOYERS: Lori and Jake, and we had met one of Rene Tomlinson's friends down there. She opened it up for us. DISTASO: When you say "Jake," what was Jake's full name, just for the record? BOYERS: Jake Zimmeht. Want me to spell that? REPORTER: If you would, please. BOYERS: Z-I-M-M-E-H-T. REPORTER: Thank you. DISTASO: And what, so let's go back to you went back to the house and you were kind of working on the flyers and that kind of stuff. BOYERS: Uh-huh. DISTASO: And then what happened next in the day? BOYERS: We went out and, and passed out flyers all day. DISTASO: Did you, at some point did you go back to the house? BOYERS: That night? DISTASO: Uh-huh. BOYERS: Yes. DISTASO: And what, just tell the jury what happened. You went back to the house. BOYERS: Rene Tomlinson was going to, there was a media truck coming over to do an interview, and Rene asked me to bring over a picture of Laci. And when I walked in the house, Scott's parents had just gotten there, and I said Hi to Jackie, How are you? And she says I'm fine, I'm just here for my son. I said Okay. And I, I looked in the living room and Scott was vacuuming in front of the laundry room. And I was, like, What's he doing? It's not that big of a spot. DISTASO: And, and let me stop you for a second. When you say the laundry room, are you talking about the area in front of where the washer and dryer are? BOYERS: Yeah. DISTASO: There's like a little alcove there? BOYERS: Right. DISTASO: And so you saw him vacuuming; is that right? BOYERS: Right. DISTASO: And then what happened next? BOYERS: I just asked what he was doing. And he turned around and said I can't keep the house clean enough, and he just kept vacuuming. So I kind of left. It was... DISTASO: Did, so he was vacuuming the whole time you were standing there? BOYERS: Right. DISTASO: And just that one particular area? BOYERS: Yes. DISTASO: All right. And then you left? BOYERS: Yes. DISTASO: And then were you involved in setting up the volunteer center from the, kind of moving it from the house at 523 Covena to the Red Lion Hotel? BOYERS: Yes. DISTASO: And tell the jury about that. How did that come about? BOYERS: It was getting so big and so many people were coming to the house that we decided it wouldn't be a good idea to have it at the house, and my mom and Kim McNeely went and got a room at the volun, at the Red Lion. So we just... DISTASO: And then they agreed to kind of allow you to have a room to set this up? BOYERS: Correct. DISTASO: And did you, were you present at all during the time that volunteer center was in operation? BOYERS: I'd say for the first week I was there every day, and then I had to go back to work. So I would go to work for a few hours, and then I would go to the volunteer center, yes. DISTASO: Were you ever present when Scott Peterson was there at the volunteer center? BOYERS: Yes. DISTASO: And would the media also come down or members of the media come down to the volunteer center? BOYERS: Yes. DISTASO: And what time would they be allowed into the volunteer center? BOYERS: They were allowed in at 9:30. DISTASO: And who made that rule? BOYERS: Scott did. DISTASO: And when the media was present, was the defendant also present? BOYERS: Never. DISTASO: What, what would happen when they would show up? BOYERS: He would leave. DISTASO: Was there ever a time that you saw or did, did the defendant ever say anything to you about using his picture as far as information that was to be released to the media? BOYERS: He asked us never to bring any pictures of him out. He did not want any of his wedding pictures or pictures with him given to the media. And when any picture would be put up on the wall, it would eventually get taken out. DISTASO: So if there was a picture of him that someone put on the wall in the volunteer center, him and Laci or something, he would take that down? BOYERS: I never personally saw him take it down, but, yes, it would be taken down. GERAGOS: There's an objection. Motion to strike. Non-responsive there's no personal knowledge. JUDGE: She just testified she never saw him take it down. GERAGOS: Right, so the question is improper and there's a motion to strike. JUDGE: Well, I'm going to let the answer stand because she said they were taken down but she never said that he took them down; isn't that correct? BOYERS: Yes, that is correct. DISTASO: Were you ever present when, I mean did you ever hear the defendant personally say Don't release any pictures of me to the media? BOYERS: Yes. DISTASO: Okay. And why, did you ever ask him why not, or what the issue with that was? BOYERS: Yes, I did, and he would say that he wanted it to be about Laci. DISTASO: The pictures that were, that he, that could be released, were those ones of just Laci with Laci standing, you know, a solitary picture of her? BOYERS: No. DISTASO: Okay. So there were pictures of Laci with other people? BOYERS: We brought all of our pictures in. I mean there was, all the friends were in the pictures, and I think we had some family pictures up there. DISTASO: So it wasn't just Laci standing alone? BOYERS: No. DISTASO: There was Laci standing with other people? BOYERS: Right. DISTASO: Just not with the defendant? BOYERS: Right. DISTASO: Did Laci ever mention to you at any time during the month of December, or even previously, that Scott Peterson, her husband, was involved in an affair with a woman by the name of Amber Frey? BOYERS: No, she did not. DISTASO: Did she ever tell you that Scott had bought a boat or had a boat? BOYERS: No. DISTASO: Did she, would she tell you, I mean, like, did you know, for example, they were going to put a pool in? BOYERS: Yes. DISTASO: So she would talk to you about normal kind of girlfriend things? BOYERS: Yes, she would. DISTASO: Did Laci ever tell you that the defendant had an affair with a woman in San Luis Obispo? BOYERS: No, she did not. DISTASO: Give me one second, your Honor. JUDGE: Okay. DISTASO: Nothing further, your Honor.
Cross Examination by Mark Geragos JUDGE: Mr. Geragos. GERAGOS: Thank you, your Honor. The, she never told you about the affair in San Luis Obispo? BOYERS: No, she did not. GERAGOS: And you were close friends with her then; isn't that correct? BOYERS: Yes. GERAGOS: Okay. And that, you found out about that later on? BOYERS: Yeah. When all this happened. GERAGOS: That was sometime after she went missing? BOYERS: Correct. GERAGOS: Okay. And you didn't know anything about the fact that she had, that she knew about this affair then, did you? BOYERS: No, I had no idea. GERAGOS: Okay. She always appeared, never had any complaints about her marriage, did she? BOYERS: No, she didn't. GERAGOS: Always was very complimentary of Scott; isn't that correct? BOYERS: Yes. GERAGOS: Totally in love with him? BOYERS: Yes. GERAGOS: Same him towards her? You never had any problems with that marriage until after December 24th; isn't that correct? BOYERS: Correct. GERAGOS: Up until that time you, fair to say you thought the world of Scott? BOYERS: I did. GERAGOS: The, I think Mr. Distaso was asking you about a party that you had gone to with Laci? BOYERS: There was three of them. GERAGOS: Okay. BOYERS: Yeah. GERAGOS: The first one was a, to watch The Bachelor? BOYERS: The first one was November 14th. GERAGOS: Okay. Where was that? BOYERS: It was at Chili's restaurant. It was for a birthday. GERAGOS: Her birthday? BOYERS: No. GERAGOS: Not for her birthday. Her birthday is in May? BOYERS: Right. GERAGOS: So whose birthday was that for? BOYERS: It was Kim McNeely's birthday. GERAGOS: Okay. Who was present? BOYERS: It was Lori, Kim, Laci, two girls from her work, and I think Lindsey. GERAGOS: Okay. And that day she had told you that they had told her to stop walking, right? BOYERS: Yes. GERAGOS: Okay. She didn't tell you that she had stopped walking? BOYERS: She says she was nauseous and she was going to stop walking per the doctor. And I think her mom was, was telling her that she needed to stop, too. GERAGOS: Okay. Did you know that she went to Carmel? BOYERS: Yes. GERAGOS: Okay. Did you talk to her about Carmel? BOYERS: A little bit, yes. GERAGOS: Did you talk to her about how she got down to the beach from the lodge? BOYERS: No. GERAGOS: Did you know that she had been walking in Carmel? BOYERS: I figured she would. GERAGOS: Okay. Did you know that she had been walking, or did you ever talk to her in the month of December about walking? BOYERS: Not about walking, no. GERAGOS: And if I understood correctly when Mr. Distaso was asking you questions, you never actually went with her on a walk at any point? BOYERS: No, I did not. GERAGOS: And you don't know where she walks or when she walks or anything about that; is that correct? BOYERS: Correct. GERAGOS: The second party was, is that the, BOYERS: November 20th. It was for The Bachelor. GERAGOS: Okay. Where was that? BOYERS: That was at Lori Ellsworth's house. GERAGOS: And who was present there? BOYERS: Do you want me to name them all? GERAGOS: Is there more than five or six? BOYERS: Yes. GERAGOS: Okay. How many people total? BOYERS: There was probably about ten. GERAGOS: Okay. And was she, was that after, you're aware that at some point she inherited some jewelry? BOYERS: Yes. GERAGOS: Was that party, was that the first time you had seen any of that jewelry? BOYERS: Yes. GERAGOS: Okay. So as far as you know, sometime between the party at Chili's and this party, The Bachelor party, for lack of a better term -- BOYERS: Yes. GERAGOS:, she had received this jewelry, correct? BOYERS: Yes. GERAGOS: And she was wearing a lot of it at this party? BOYERS: Yes, she was. GERAGOS: Okay. And you thought that was a little bit unusual? BOYERS: It was, it was for Laci, yeah. It was a little gaudy. GERAGOS: Why do you say that? Why was it unusual for her? BOYERS: It was gaudy jewelry. It was very big. GERAGOS: Could you describe for the jury what you remember? I'm not going to quiz you on this. BOYERS: She had on a pendant necklace. It was quite large. She had a ring on. I do not recall the ring. I just remember her making jokes about it. She had on a pair of earrings, and she had on a watch. GERAGOS: Okay. Is it a fair statement that on her this amount of jewelry and as gaudy as it was it was noticeable? BOYERS: It was very noticeable, yes. GERAGOS: Okay. It would attract your attention? BOYERS: Yes. GERAGOS: The, Did you ask her about the jewelry, where she got it? BOYERS: She told me about it, yes. GERAGOS: Okay. So it was your understanding she had inherited it from her dad's mom? BOYERS: Correct. GERAGOS: Okay. That was, did you know her grandmother, Helen? BOYERS: I had met her a few times. GERAGOS: Okay. And did she tell you what she was going to do with the jewelry? BOYERS: She had said at one point she was going to have something added to her wedding ring, I think. GERAGOS: And did you, were you aware that she had, that she had taken steps, at any point, obviously on the 20th is the first time that you saw any of this jewelry, but at any point between November 20th and December 24th did you ever, were you aware that she had taken steps to deal with that? BOYERS: No. GERAGOS: Okay. She didn't tell you about that? BOYERS: No. GERAGOS: Okay. Fair to say that she is, even though you two were fairly close, and you consider yourself close friends, right? BOYERS: I would. GERAGOS: That she also had a private side to her; isn't that correct? BOYERS: I guess. We all do, yeah. GERAGOS: Okay. And the, she didn't confide everything in you, right? BOYERS: Obviously not. GERAGOS: Okay. Now, the, third party, December 14th? BOYERS: Uh-huh. GERAGOS: Okay. That's the one that you have got the picture there? BOYERS: (Nods) GERAGOS: Now, was she wearing any of the same jewelry that you saw on the 20th? BOYERS: Yes. GERAGOS: Okay. Which pieces? BOYERS: She has the watch on. GERAGOS: Okay. BOYERS: And that's all I can see, really. GERAGOS: Okay. As far as you could tell she wasn't wearing the pendant? BOYERS: No, I can't see it. GERAGOS: Okay. You don't, as you sit here you don't remember her wearing the pendant? BOYERS: No. GERAGOS: Okay. Then the, the day that, the 24th? BOYERS: Yes. GERAGOS: You got a call from Scott approximately what time? BOYERS: 5:26. GERAGOS: Okay. You know that now because you looked at cell phone records? BOYERS: My cell phone records, yes. GERAGOS: You didn't just, BOYERS: Didn't just pull that out, no. GERAGOS: Okay. Now, you get the call at 5:26. Was he upset? BOYERS: Uh, yes. GERAGOS: Okay. You were going somewhere else, correct? BOYERS: We had dinner plans, yes. GERAGOS: Okay. The, did you change the dinner plans? 25 Or did you end up going to dinner and then coming to the house after? BOYERS: We went to their house to drop off the Christmas presents, to do the exchange and explain to them that we could not, GERAGOS: When you say "their house," you're talking about where you were going? BOYERS: Our friends, yes. GERAGOS: Some other friends? BOYERS: Correct. GERAGOS: Drop off the presents and then come back? BOYERS: Uh-huh. Yes. GERAGOS: And you, when I say 'come back,' you come to Covena? BOYERS: Correct. GERAGOS: Okay. And at that point Scott's standing somewhere in the yard? BOYERS: Scott was standing on the grass, and there was another gentleman standing with him. I do not recall who it was. GERAGOS: Do you know what time that was, approximately? BOYERS: I would say it was almost 7:00, a little before 7:00. GERAGOS: Okay. Did you see Sharon? BOYERS: Yes. GERAGOS: Where was Sharon? BOYERS: Sharon was out in the middle of the street. GERAGOS: Okay. And at that point the, who actually handed you the pictures of Laci? BOYERS: I want to say Scott did, but I can't say positively, but that's who we asked for them. GERAGOS: Okay. And when you were, taking you to that next stage. You said you came back and he was vacuuming. How many people would you, what time did you get to the house on Christmas? BOYERS: When he was vacuuming? Or Christmas morning? GERAGOS: Christmas morning. What time did you get there? BOYERS: I would say about 8:00 o'clock. 7:30, 8:00. GERAGOS: Okay. How many people were there? BOYERS: There was probably about ten people in the dining room. GERAGOS: Okay. And how many people were milling about in front of the house? BOYERS: Outside? GERAGOS: Yeah. Were there people outside? BOYERS: No. GERAGOS: At some point during the day did people start to assemble outside? BOYERS: Out in front of the house? GERAGOS: Yeah. BOYERS: Yeah. I wasn't there during the day, though. GERAGOS: Okay. BOYERS: We left. GERAGOS: You got there at 8:00 in the morning? BOYERS: 8:00, uh-huh. GERAGOS: And Scott was there? BOYERS: Yes. GERAGOS: And there was approximately ten people there? BOYERS: I'd say. That's a guess. GERAGOS: Approximately. Okay. How long did you stay? BOYERS: Maybe 20 minutes, half an hour. GERAGOS: Okay. And then where did you go? BOYERS: We went and passed out flyers on Yosemite Boulevard. GERAGOS: Okay. Were there flyers at the house? Were people coming to get flyers from the house? BOYERS: Yes. GERAGOS: Where were the flyers in the house? BOYERS: The front door is, right in front of the front door there's a table. Dining room table. GERAGOS: We've had a lot of testimony about the house and various people talking about various doors. The front door for you was the one that leads into kind of the living room area? You go through the -- BOYERS: The dining room. GERAGOS: Dining room, I'm sorry. BOYERS: Yeah. GERAGOS: You go through the gate and then there's a door to the side that you go through the converted garage? BOYERS: Go through the courtyard? GERAGOS: Right. BOYERS: That's considered the front door to me, and that's where the dining room is. GERAGOS: Okay. And then when you walked in, flyers would be there for people to pick up and take out? BOYERS: Yes. GERAGOS: Okay. And were the ten people that you saw while you were there, were some of them taking flyers and also going with you to do that as well? BOYERS: Yes. GERAGOS: Do you remember any of the people that were there? I mean the names? 14 I know you said there's about ten. BOYERS: Yes. GERAGOS: Who were the people that you remember? BOYERS: Rene Tomlinson, myself, Lori, Jake. There was a few other people that I don't really remember. GERAGOS: Okay. And then you left. What time did you come back? BOYERS: We came back probably after 5:00 o'clock sometime. GERAGOS: Okay. Who was home then? BOYERS: When I came back it was Scott and his parents, I think, and Rene Tomlinson was there. GERAGOS: Okay. And that's when you saw him vacuuming? BOYERS: Correct. GERAGOS: And did you ask him why he was cleaning? BOYERS: Yeah. I said What were you doing? GERAGOS: And what did he say? BOYERS: He said I just can't keep the house clean enough. GERAGOS: Okay. And do you know between the time you were there at 8:00 in the morning and 5:00 o'clock how many people had been through the house? BOYERS: No. GERAGOS: Do you have any idea from the 24th through the time you saw him vacuuming how many people had been through the house? BOYERS: No. GERAGOS: Do you have, was the dog going in and out of the house? BOYERS: Not that I know of. GERAGOS: Did you see McKenzie? BOYERS: Out in the backyard, yes. GERAGOS: Okay. Did you see the cats? BOYERS: No. GERAGOS: You know they have cats? BOYERS: Yes. GERAGOS: Was the cats, when you've gone over there the cats and dog were in the house? BOYERS: The cats weren't always ever around. GERAGOS: Did you ever see the dog in the house? BOYERS: Yes. GERAGOS: Did the dog sleep in the house, as far as you know? BOYERS: I don't know. GERAGOS: Now, the, I think they were asking you, Mr. Distaso was asking you about the volunteer center. BOYERS: Uh-huh. GERAGOS: You basically were able to go there for that, for that first week between Christmas and New Year's; is that right? BOYERS: Yes. GERAGOS: You were off from work? BOYERS: I took work off, yes. GERAGOS: Okay. So Scott would always be there in the morning, correct? BOYERS: Yes. GERAGOS: Okay. And would be organizing various things in the morning? BOYERS: No, he would be on the computer. GERAGOS: Okay. And would be handling, doing what, could you tell? BOYERS: I don't know. I didn't deal with the computer so I don't know what he was doing. GERAGOS: Okay. And every time you got there for that week he was there in the morning? BOYERS: Yes. GERAGOS: And then he would leave at approximately what time? BOYERS: 9:30, if not sooner. GERAGOS: And do you know what time he got there? BOYERS: No. GERAGOS: Then the last thing is, I guess, the statement about you, he didn't want his picture used because he would say that he wanted this to be about Laci, BOYERS: Yes. GERAGOS:, not about him? BOYERS: Yes. GERAGOS: And that continued for that first week; is that correct? BOYERS: That was always. GERAGOS: While you were there. He always would repeat the same thing, This is about Laci? BOYERS: Right. GERAGOS: Thank you. I have no further questions. JUDGE: Any redirect? DISTASO: No, your Honor. JUDGE: May Ms. Boyers be excused? DISTASO: Yes. GERAGOS: Yes. |