People's Exhibit 200D & 201D
RECORDED PHONE CONVERSATION BETWEEN AMBER FREY AND SCOTT PETERSON: (February 8, 2003 at unknown time)
FREY: Hello.
PETERSON: Can you hear me better?
FREY: Yes.
PETERSON: Okay.
FREY: Yes, I can hear you better.
PETERSON: It means so much from you.
FREY: I could draw my own conclusion I guess and let you…
PETERSON: You know I didn’t mean monetarily?
FREY: No…I…I took it as that it’s what it is.
PETERSON: Well, what I mean…what I was talking about what, you kow. It’s a beautiful thing you did, Those photographs. And it’s, you know, um..it’s so personal to you and so wonderful that, you know, you’re free to do those kinds of things. And it’s just totally stealing that away from you by, you know, um…well, by publishing them obviously. I don’t know if that’s what you thought I meant but…
FREY: It’s just..it’s just very frustrating.
PETERSON: I know.
FREY: And that…that was the first time I ever saw those phontos and that was probably four years ago.
PETERSON: Are they..are they not the photos that I’ve seen?
FREY: I never had seen ‘em. This was my first time seeing ‘em.
PETERSON: Oh, okay. They’re not the ones where you and the hair extensions, huh?
FREY: Unh-uh, nope.
PETERSON: Oh, okay.
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FREY: Nope. It’s when I had short hair and braces. No, those…who knows. I..I think there’s two people that have…maybe one of those and the other ones, I don’t know. It’s just whatever at this point. I mean its’s out of my control so…
PETERSON: Yeah. Well, I mean it’s nothing to be ashamed about. It’s just that feeling, you know, they’re private.
FREY: Uh hum.
PETERSON: You know. I don’t know how to phrase it, but wonderful things.
FREY: (sigh) It’s very frustrating. So um….I guess I’m having a hard time with you expressing..expressing your feelings to me when..
PETERSON: With you?
FREY: …when there’s so many other things going on that..that Laci’s still not found.
PETERSON: Right.
FREY: Isn’t that confusing for you?
PETERSON: I don’t think it would be to you.
FREY: You don’t think it would be to me?
PETERSON: No.
FREY: Why?
PETERSON: Well, I mean just all the answers to questions you want.
FREY: I think you just lost me.
PETERSON: Well, I’m sorry I have to be ambiguous, but um…to get all the answers to the questions that you’ve asked..
FREY: Uh hum.
PETERSON: You know, you’d understand why um…you know, I obviously um..I can express to you that I care about you.
FREY: Just basically as far as you’re concerned, you and her were over emotionally?
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PETERSON: Um…I’m not gonna, you know, answer questions that…I can’t answer questions that you want right now. You know all the answers that you need.
FREY: I have all the answers that I need at this time, is that what you’re saying?
PETERSON: What’s that?
FREY: I have all the answers that I need at this time?
PETERSON: And I need to..we need to get to a place. I need to get to a place where, the situation needs to be resolved where I can, you know, vocalize those to you.
FREY: (sigh) You there? Hello?
PETERSON: Yeah.
FREY: Got any more quarters?
PETERSON: Yep, got one left.
FREY: What’s… what’s the number?
PETERSON: Um..it doesn’t say. Just 575 and the rest is gone.
FREY: You’re kidding?
PETERSON: But I shouldn’t stay here very long anyways.
FREY: Okay.
PETERSON: Yeah, cause I…I know that well, at this gas station I’m sure people have recognized me already and it’ll be, you know, big head lines.
FREY: Okay. Okay. So well, I’ll think about those offers. Um…so what are you doing Monday?
PETERSON: Um…well, I mean I have some financial stuff to do around here so I’ll probably be…and then I’m headed down. there’s a big farm show down south in the Valley.
FREY: Uh hum
PETERSON: I’m going to be at Tulare.
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FREY: Hum!
PETERSON: So I’ll be down there for a few days.
FREY: Tulare?
PETERSON: Uh hum (affirmative)
FREY: That’s not to far, is it?
PETERSON: No, not far at all.
FREY: Monday I work. I just have…I had a couple of clients in which case they..I had already seen one of the gals Friday. But um..then I’m going to see my aunt.
PETERSON: Yah.
FREY: And then uh…Denise is gonna have a little get together at her house for me so..
PETERSON: What’s that, say that again?
FREY: I said Denise is gonna have a get together at her house for me Monday.
PETERSON: Oh good.
FREY: So I figured I probably should keep a low profile.
PETERSON: Yeah, that’s good. That’s good she’s doing that for you. You deserve a wonderful birthday.
FREY: So um..then tonight there’s…the office is um..where I’m at and across the way all of our birthdays are this month so…
PETERSON: Oh that’s right. That’s tonight?
FREY: Yeah.
PETERSON: Good. You’re going, right?
FREY: I’m going just for a couple hours because I have Ayianna. I couldn’t arrange um…somebody to watch her for a while, so I’m just gonna stay for a short time.
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PETERSON: Yeah.
FREY: But that’s okay. I don’t really know very many people that are going to be there anyway.
PETERSON: Yeah.
FREY: So…
PETERSON: Tell me why the date 3-28 is significant to you?
FREY: 3-28?
PETERSON: Yeah.
FREY: Should it be?
PETERSON: I thought you told me once it was?
FREY: I did?
PETERSON: Yeah.
FREY: 3-28?
I PETERSON: know 3’s are significant to you.
FREY: Hum?
PETERSON: 3’s are significant to you, right?
FREY: Yes.
PETERSON: For some reason I thought you told me 3-28, you said, 3-28-03?
FREY: Hum!
PETERSON: I obviously understand the 3’s, but the 28th I didn’t.
FREY: Unh um.
PETERSON: Was I wrong or am I wrong?
FREY: I don’t recall it all myself. When did I…I don’t…when did I say that?
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PETERSON: Um…I think it was like three weeks ago or so. Maybe I heard you wrong.
FREY: Oh, no, just this year me being 28.
PETERSON: Oh, being 28, okay.
FREY: It’s the only one I can think of.
PETERSON: Okay. So I heard you wrong.
FREY: Possibly. I…I…it doesn’t ring a bell except that this year is significant for some reason. A year for me and my birthday?
PETERSON: Yeah.
FREY: I don’t know, I don’t recall 3-28. Is it significant to you?
PETERSON: No, only because I thought you had mentioned it.
FREY: Hum!
PETERSON: So it’s just a…
FREY: No, resolution in this would be significant day for me.
PETERSON: Okay.
FREY: I don’t know when that is unless you could tell me? Nope? Hum, no, okay.
PETERSON: Well..
FREY: Hum..somebody..or one of my friends was asking about Ayianna’s birthday and I said you know, I need to get on that because I haven’t done anything yet.
PETERSON: Yeah.
FREY: I don’t know if people will come out to the house this year or not, not many people are now at this point so..
PETERSON: Uh hum
FREY: It’s coming up fast. Hum! Like I said she’s gonna be 2 now. That’s pretty good. Are you there?
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PETERSON: Yeah, I’m here.
FREY: I can hear her, “Mommy”.
PETERSON: Amber?
FREY: Yes
PETERSON: Okay, this is my last quarter.
FREY: Okay.
PETERSON: So I’ll talk to you soon, huh?
FREY: Okay. You still feel okay talking on my phone?
PETERSON: What’s that?
FREY: I say do you feel okay talking on my phone?
PETERSON: About most things.
FREY: Okay.
PETERSON: I mean…
FREY: Hum?
PETERSON: Yeah
FREY: Okay.
PETERSON: Okay. Goodnight.
FREY: Hum. Bye.
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