By JOHN COTE
BEE STAFF WRITER

Published: October 1, 2003, 05:44:00 PM PDT

Contra Costa County coroner’s officials took possession Wednesday of several bones reportedly found near the spot where Laci Peterson’s remains washed ashore in April, authorities said.
No determination has been made on whether the bones are human, Contra Costa County sheriff’s spokesman Jimmy Lee said. A forensic anthropoligist will be testing them in the “next few days,” he said.

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Woman finds bones near site of Peterson's remains

By JOHN COTÉ
BEE STAFF WRITER

Published: October 2, 2003, 06:51:25 AM PDT

Contra Costa County coroner's officials took possession Wednesday of several bones reportedly found near the spot where Laci Peterson's remains washed ashore in April.
Investigators had not determined whether the bones are human, Contra Costa County sheriff's spokesman Jimmy Lee said Wednesday. A forensic anthropologist will be testing them in the "next few days," he said.

A Richmond woman said she discovered the bones "weeks ago" near the spot where Laci Peterson's remains were found along the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay, Richmond police Sgt. Enos Johnson said.

The woman apparently took the bones home and stored them in a plastic container until calling Modesto police Monday, Johnson said.

Modesto officers notified their Richmond counterparts, who sent an evidence technician to the woman's home Monday afternoon, Johnson said.

Police identified the woman as Lori Krestian. She could not be reached Wednesday.

Johnson and Lee both said they did not know what the bones looked like nor how many had been found.

Laci Peterson was almost eight months pregnant when she was reported missing Christmas Eve. Her body was badly decomposed when a passer-by found it in April at Point Isabel Regional Shoreline. The body of her unborn son was found near the shoreline just over a mile away.

Scott Peterson has been charged with two counts of murder in the deaths of his wife and son. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.

Prevailing winds and tides in the bay regularly bring debris ashore at Point Isabel, a park popular with dog walkers, said Chief Norman Lapera of the East Bay Regional Parks Police. His department has jurisdiction over the park.

Bee staff writer John Coté can be reached at 578-2394 or jcote@modbee.com.

How does LE really know that they were found near the location where Laci's body was found? They only have this person's word for it.

I haven't read that she collected them over a few weeks, but as the article above states, a few weeks ago.

I don't think it takes someone like us to know not to pick up bones off of the beach.

Then again, she might have thought they might wash away if she left them unattended while she notified authorities. But in either case, one has to wonder why she waited so long to contact authorities.

What is interesting, IMO, is that they were allegedly found in the location of Laci's body. If that is true (don't know if it can ever be established) that would reinforce the fact that the body was anchored or weighted down in a particular location. If not, what would account for the bones washing up in the same place as the body?

These are human body parts or animal parts! Could be she was going to do that 'smuff art' adding to the collection on the bay. Eeeek!

I just can't help but think that she right away thought they might be connected to Laci, and wanted to try and make some money off of them...but when she realized there was no way she could (and not get caught), she turned them over. Maybe I'm just cynical, but it seems everyone wants a piece of the pie (definitely no pun intended) that this case has turned out to be.....

One thing- and I know this is quite gross, but the fact that she even considered picking them up tells me that they were probably "clean" bones- in other words, nothing left on them. Wonder if there will be enough marrow left to extract any DNA for a match.

Latest bones recovered near bay came from animal, officials say

By JOHN COTÉ
BEE STAFF WRITER

Published: October 3, 2003, 05:00:24 AM PDT

Bones recovered recently near the site where Laci Peterson's remains were found are from an animal, authorities said Thursday.
A forensic expert analyzed the bones at the Contra Costa County coroner's facility Thursday and determined they were not human, said sheriff's spokesman Jimmy Lee.

A Richmond woman said she discovered the bones "weeks ago" near the spot where Laci Peterson's remains were found along the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay, Richmond police Sgt. Enos Johnson said.

The woman gave the bones to police Monday.

Peterson, 27, was almost eight months pregnant when she was reported missing Christmas Eve. Her body was badly decomposed when a passer-by found it in April at Point Isabel Regional Shoreline, south of Richmond. The body of her unborn son was found near the shoreline about a mile away.

Scott Peterson, 30, has been charged with two counts of murder in the deaths of his wife and son. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.

Prevailing winds and tides in the bay regularly bring debris ashore at Point Isabel, a park popular with dog walkers, officials said.

Bee staff writer John Coté can be reached at 578-2394 or jcote@modbee.com.

Like Countrygirl said in post #5, once a person removes the bones, their true origin becomes questionable!

From what you described of the bones, I doubt they're Laci's. Who knows? But still......

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Anyone that finds bones in an area that they know was where a body was found, or near there, should leave them alone and phone police.

NEVER remove anything that could be linked to a victim or their killer... you just don't know.