“I Killed Laci Peterson” messages.

Here is my interpretation of the some of the last messages left by “I Killed Laci Peterson”, starting from Easter 2006. Remember that “thee” in these messages refers to the writer (Edwards), “thou” refers to us, or perhaps more specifically people who think Scott murdered Laci. I will not attempt to translate every sentence by IKLP, I will select some sentences from some messages. My translations are in bold.

363. Happy Easter
Sun Apr 23, 2006 1:22 pm [skov says 2:22]
Fore today these words from thee brings. In thous world the birds
must sing. But for thee it will soon turn dark. Laci was not taken from
in the park. Thou fools who believe Scott set her free. Have no idea
what makes up thee. She answered the door. Turned taken to the floor.
Out through the side. There she did not die. More than days did pass. It did not happen fast. Fore thou has it all wrong. The one not where he belongs. With each day which goes by. Closer the wrong one will die. A mark given not at birth. Seen by three from upon this earth. Look far to the west. Can thou pass the test. Or is thou so dumb. Afraid thee will come.
FreeBird

Translation:
Laci was not abducted in the park. You fools who believe Scott murdered Laci have no idea who I am. Laci answered the door. Laci turned, and was pushed to to the floor. Laci was taken out the side door. She was still alive for more than a week.

372. Mon May 01, 2006 2:44 pm
Fore there to be the perfect crime. Thee must find another to do the
time.
FreeBird

For a murder to be perfect, I have to frame an innocent person.

384. Thu May 18, 2006 2:05 pm Post
Fore if thou breaks the code with FreeBird inside. Thee will tell thou where all others now hide. Thou is not very close. Not by photo of a boat. If thou asks why. Turn eyes to the sky. If thou is so slow. Thou will never know. Thou makes fun of thee if it will. Not laughs will stop thees amazing thrills. Zodiac had four but there were many more. Contact made from within the front door. Thous belief of her walk. Is basic stupid talk. Thou never leaves from within. No one witnesses thees sin. When of a state of no attention. It is how thee starts the detention. Travel in plain light. Right in thous sight. Thou never thinks twice. Thee appears so nice. If thou only knew. How much thee laughs at you. The most obvious of all alludes. Passes by right in front of you. Thou has so y wrong guesses. Thee listens learns and progresses. Thou who count not look for thee. Is why thou makes it easy to be free. A last note to thou stuck on a boat. Thee stands on another deck and simply gloats.
FreeBird

Laci was first assaulted within the front door of her home.

398. Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 3:05 pm Post subject:
Fore use the can out the door. Fence hides thou from seeing more. A lovely drive to a safe place. Days we stay as thou blows the case. Pray for mercy thee not heard. Thou unable to say the right words. Not hours or days. Time for thee to play. Come a time thee is bored. Not fun with thou anymore. With a superior plan in mind. Decide where to make the find. Why thou continues with this. Thee finds others not to miss.

Laci was driven to a safe place. She was held for more than a week as the Modesto PD wrongly suspected Scott and ignored other witnesses. I made a new plan, and decided where to plant Conner and Laci.

401. Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 3:20 pm Post subject:
Fore puddles not of blood. Gates open before the flood. Closed before thee leaves. Thou explain what not seen. Theory by thou is so wrong. Now know why thee not found. Oxygen not left in the air. Right to life not spared.
FreeBird

Dock gates were opened before the tide came in, and closed before I left. There was no oxygen left for Laci to breath, she was killed.

402. Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 3:24 pm Post subject:
Fore thee laughs at thou. Stand and take a bow. Thou not know when I arrive.
Thou not know who is alive. Down by the dock. Look up at the clock. Thou find the time. Thee then shows the sign.
FreeBird

Unclear, but “Down by the dock.” could refer to a dry dock or similar.

Original discussion here.

See https://wronglyconvictedgroup.wordpress.com/2019/10/16/laci-peterson-setup/ for more.

Also: ( added July 2020 )

388. Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 2:15 pm Post subject:
Fore as the sun comes to light. Thee seeks what not put up a fight. Tap on the door. Pushed down to the floor. Unable to speak. Bound hands and feet. Open the cupboard doors. Thee search for smores. None to be found. Smack while she lays on the ground.

Her dog is let free. Let out by the hand of thee. Thou all fools who are wrong. Thee let the dog be gone. None have a clue. Fore you are all fools.
FreeBird

Laci’s abductor let the dog out.

384. Thu May 18, 2006 2:05 pm Post
     Fore if thou breaks the code with FreeBird inside. Thee will tell thou where all others now hide. Thou is not very close. Not by photo of a boat. If thou asks why. Turn eyes to the sky. If thou is so slow. Thou will never know. Thou makes fun of thee if it will. Not laughs will stop thees amazing thrills. Zodiac had four but there were many more. Contact made from within the front door.
     Thous belief of her walk. Is basic stupid talk. Thou never leaves from within. No one witnesses thees sin. When of a state of no attention. It is how thee starts the detention. Travel in plain light. Right in thous sight. Thou never thinks twice. Thee appears so nice. If thou only knew. How much thee laughs at you. The most obvious of all alludes. Passes by right in front of you. Thou has so many wrong guesses.

People who think Laci was abducted while walking the dog are stupid. Laci didn’t come out of her house to confront the burglars. Nobody saw Laci being abducted. Laci wasn’t paying any attention when she was abducted. Edwards was “in plain sight”, Laci never thought twice about letting a “nice old man” into her home. People following the case are making wrong guesses.

FBI misconduct

Points for Dianne Feinstein

Two witnesses have come forward, with information about a serial killer known to the FBI, Edward Wayne Edwards.

Based on their information, J. Edgar Hoover allowed Edwards out of Federal Prison to terrorise innocent people, carry out assassinations, and frame innocent people.

The FBI are refusing FOIA requests for information on Edwards ( who died on death row in 2011 ), even though information about Edwards is highly relevant to people still in prison, and even on death row in California. See https://ededwardsserialkiller.wordpress.com/fbi/

One witness is Margot Burns. Edwards confessed multiple murders to her.
See https://ededwardsserialkiller.wordpress.com/pines-card-witness/
She met Edwards in 1971, and John Gotti at a time when Gotti was meant to be in Federal Prison.
Instead, Gotti was able to carry out an operation against the “Brown Berets”.

The other witness is Margene Morrison. She was terrorised by Edwards, who told her how J. Edgar Hoover was impressed by Edwards.
See https://ededwardsserialkiller.wordpress.com/margene/

Please can you take the appropriate action. This would appear to be a legitimate subject for investigation by Congress, as it concerns unconstitutional ongoing activity by the FBI.

Truth Finding

Justice is rooted in “finding the truth”.

Generally we cannot be sure of the truth, but have to make do with what is “probable”. The ultimate aim is to find two overall best hypotheses : one is the “defense case”, the other the “prosecution case”. There may be alternatives within such hypotheses. We then have to assess the probability of each hypothesis, taking all the evidence into account. We may use slightly “gray” logic, where evidence may be said to render a hypothesis “unlikely, but still possible”.

Hypothesis formation is important. Sometimes the most difficult part of figuring the truth out is finding the correct hypothesis, and not overlooking some possibility.

We have to watch out for false assumptions or inferences. Such a

1. All confessions are true
2. Nobody is ever framed
3. Documents are never forged
4. There are no random coincidences
5. Innocent people don’t lie
6. Police officers never lie
7. Police officers never plant evidence
8. People are rational – that is they do things which help themselves, they are “motivated”.
9. Experts never make mistakes.

Nevertheless, such assumptions/inferences are still normal when forming hypotheses to be tested and when evaluating hypotheses. We need to carefully consider especially whether actions are rational, and if they are not, whether the irrational “mistake” is reasonable or unreasonable, plausible or implausible.

If we call the prosecution hypothesis P and the defense hypothesis D, we will ultimately have one of the four possibilities below:

• P is possible and D is possible => Not guilty, although we are not sure.
• P is impossible and D is possible => Not guilty, we are sure.
• P is possible and D is impossible => Guilty, we are sure.
• P is impossible and D is impossible => Something is wrong. Either we missed a hypothesis, or made a false assumption/inference,

The rest of the article is examples to illustrate how this works, taken from cases I know well.

Examples of how hypothesis formation can be difficult

The difficulty of finding a correct hypothesis : this is difficult both for prosecutors and for innocent defendants. An example would be the Scott Peterson case when defense attorney Mark Geragos formulated a defense theory that was wrong, with regard to the time when Laci Peterson was abducted. He failed to take note of the time when Laci was seen walking the dog, and also the observations of the postman. It was also difficult to figure out the motive for why Laci might be abducted, or why someone would choose to frame Scott by planting the bodies near where he went fishing.

Often the process of forming a correct hypothesis is iterative, and the hypothesis has to be modified to take into account new evidence. Sometimes this may be difficult : for example, how should the apparent coincidence of a burglary in the Scott Peterson case be accounted for?

Examples of false assumptions / inferences

Point 1 : Numerous examples of false confessions exist. They are so common it is hardly necessary to give examples, but I will name Jeffrey Deskovic and Brendan Dassey.

Point 2 : Although cases where people are framed are not common, they do exist. Scott Peterson is such a case – the bodies of the two victims were planted in order to cast suspicion on Scott Peterson.

Point 3 : Edward Wayne Edwards forged numerous false documents, even going so far as to forge a fake birth date, five years later than his actual birth date.

Point 4 : Random coincidences do happen. For example Amanda Knox switched off her mobile phone on the evening that Meredith Kercher was murdered. It could be seen as suspicious, but there was a reasonable innocent explanation.

Point 5 : Innocent people do sometimes lie, sometimes because they think some circumstance ( such as an extra-marital affair ) will look bad, or because they are ashamed or think they may not be believed if they tell the truth ( Jodi Arias would be an example ).

Point 6 : Police officers do sometimes lie, an example would be the Debra Milke case.

Point 7 : Police officers do sometimes plant evidence, an example would be the Steven Avery case.

Point 8 : People sometimes act in an irrational way, especially when they are angry – perhaps because someone is not acting the way they want. An example would be Travis Alexander charging at Jodi Arias, even after she pointed a gun to keep him away. However if a hypothesis depends on a person acting in an irrational way, it’s likely wrong, especially if the irrational behaviour is over a long period of time.

Point 9 : “Junk science” ( experts making mistakes ) is very common. One example is the case of David Camm where experts testified blood spatter had to be from a gunshot when that was not the case.

“Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts.” –Richard P. Feynman ( see Quotations ).