Report: Frey willing to fake pregnancy
(Court TV) -- Amber Frey proved herself a willing pawn the first time she met with police, when she offered to lie to her lover, Scott Peterson, in a ploy to coerce information from him.
According to a document exclusively obtained by Court TV's Catherine Crier that contains a transcript of one of the first conversations police had with Frey, the massage therapist said she might be able to draw Peterson into her confidence by telling him she was pregnant with his child.
The conversation took place on December 30, 2002, just hours after police sought Frey out after receiving an anonymous tip about her relationship with the married man, who is now facing capital murder charges for his pregnant wife's death.
"He doesn't know that I've had my period," Frey told police.
"So you're suggesting that we could probably use that as a ruse or something like that?" Modesto Detective Jon Buehler asked.
"Yes, oh yeah," Frey said.
Frey's and Peterson's mutual friend, Shawn Sibley, was also present at Frey's Madera, California, home when she spoke with police.
Sibley, who played matchmaker for Peterson and Frey, also gave a statement at the time.
Frey came up with the "ruse" on her own, but apparently never went through with it because it has yet to come out in testimony at Peterson's double-murder trial.
Police, however, recognized the role she was willing to play and with her permission began recording her phone conversations with Peterson the same day.
Prosecutors spent a week playing the conversations to bolster their contention that Peterson killed his pregnant wife, Laci, in part because he wanted to pursue a relationship with Frey.
Frey is scheduled to undergo cross-examination Monday by Peterson's attorney, Mark Geragos.
If convicted, Peterson faces the death penalty.
