Laci pre-empts war
For the first time since March 19, when the United States began its invasion of Iraq, war did not top the nightly newscasts of local television stations. For the first time since March 19, cnn.com returned to the format in which it featured one main news story and other headlines beside it, rather than having war on top and other news below.And for the first time since March 19, when Kim Petersen sat in a courtroom with a family waiting to see if Sarah Dutra would be convicted in the murder of their father, Petersen is again acting as a spokeswoman for a different, high-profile family.
Laci Peterson, a pregnant Modesto woman missing since Christmas Eve, is again in the headlines, and this time it's because the bodies of a woman and infant have been found. Whether they're Laci and her baby remains to be seen. This sad story is what pulled the focus from war for a solid 10 minutes on tonight's newscasts. I'm not sure what to think of it.
Posted by Layla at 11:07 PM, April 14, 2003
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