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Blood Brother: 33 Reasons My Brother Scott Peterson Is Guilty

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As much as I admire Amber Frey, her book added little to what was already known about Scott Peterson and his family. Anne Bird's book, on the other hand, tells us lots we didn't know. I won't give away any details, but Scott's mother, Jackie Peterson, is revealed to be just about as big a sociopath as Scott. A very fast read; I read it in one sitting. If you're a Peterson trial junkie, this is a must read!

Thank you Mrs. Bird for writing this book. You have provided a terrific insight to the Latham/Peterson family dynamic. Your account of events leading up to and after Laci's disappearance is chilling. I was stunned at Scott's self centered, spoiled brat behavior as well as Jackies seemingly mean spirited remarks about Laci. I read this book in less than a day. I could not put it down. May God bless you and your family.

Read this book the first time for the details of Scott's behavior, which truly are creepy. Then I suggest you read it again, as I did, and consider the unlikely circumstances that made this story possible. It almost seems biblical. The child given up at birth, reunited with her family, and then placed in the middle of a horrible crime that divides the Rocha and Peterson families. I actually felt very sad after reading it the second time, imagining how many conflicting emotions Anne Bird must have had in writing this book. I, for one, am glad she wrote it. It removes any lingering doubt (not that I had much) about Scott's guilt. Perhaps more importantly, it helps assuage my discomfort at the seemingly perfect person committing a crime. He clearly wasn't perfect...wasn't even all that human. Poor Laci. I think it's also uncanny that Laci's high school boyfriend is in jail for murdering his girlfriend, and that Jackie's father was murdered during her childhood on December 23...the very date her own son murdered his wife. The only thing I wish Anne had addressed was how Jackie's other child, Don (also given up for adoption) felt about the case and about Anne's decision to write the book. Don really came across as one of the most likable and solid people in the book. I wonder if he feels Anne betrayed Jackie.

Ms. Bird has written from the heart. The reader who is looking for irrefutable evidence of Scott's guilt or innocence will be disappointed. However, as a Peterson clan insider, Ms. Bird does buttress the circumstantial case against Scott with her own direct observations. The story is all the more compelling because Ms. Bird initially believed in Scott's innocence. Most admirable, Bird does not use heavy-handed tactics to sway the reader to her view of Scott's guilt. Rather, she lets events and circumstances of which she had first-hand knowledge speak for themselves. The photographs included in the book were helpful. Ms. Bird obviously had deep affection for Laci, and we learn more about Laci, the woman. Bird also offers a theory as to how Scott committed the murder which is quite convincing. The book is not meant to stand as the definitive account of the Laci Peterson murder. Instead, it is the tale of how the tragic events impacted one woman close to the epicenter. It's a human story, and the book accomplishes what it sets out to do. I sincerely hope Ms. Bird is healing from this aftermath of her involvement with her birth family.

This is an excellent, honest account from a sister
who wanted to believe Scott Peterson was innocent.
Tremendous read and very heartfelt.

I'd considered reading this but never bought until yesterday when the Petersons screamed at Laci's grieving brother while he was on the stand. I felt like their ongoing denial helped create this soul-less guy and I bought this on the way home from work. This book convinced me of what I already believed. I read it very quickly. I do not fault Anne Bird for writing this book; I do, however, feel sad that her birth family caused her so much anguish and that she was forced to confront that a brother she loved was so evil and that her family life suffered as a result. Her "reasons" were not what compelled me to read this. Understanding the psychology of Scott Peterson's family was, and Anne Bird provided this. Anne, I am glad your adoptive family raised you differently than you would have been raised otherwise. You are not wrong to turn your back on a man who killed a pregnant woman and his near-term baby and those who would defend him at any cost. I, too, am adopted. If being a member of any family requires you to look away from and defend evil, then bless you for not wanting to pay that price of admission.

I got this book the day it came out. I read amber freys book. It was good but this book lets us into the life of scott peterson. Its scarey to see how bizarre his behavior was leading up to laci's death and after. I do give this book five stars. Very in depth. Great Book!!!May god bless laci's family.

First of all, I don't think for one minute that Bird was out just make a quick buck, nor does anyone know if she's getting any money out of it. To say this is judging someone for something when you don't even know the facts. Scott is Bird's blood relative, and I admire her for speaking out about his guilt. After all, HE DID CONFESS TO THE MURDERS- TO HER! If I were in Bird's shoes, I'd want the world to know that even though this is my blood sibling, HE WAS CONVICTED of Laci's and baby Connor's murders, and received the death penalty by 12 jurors unknown to him. It's also law enforcements job to follow and scrutinize a prime suspect, especially when the suspect is still having affectionate phone conversations with his mistress during the search for Laci. Kudos to both Bird & Frey for their courage and honesty!!!

Anne Bird, from inside the family, writes a convincing book with new information that reaffirms Scott's guilt. Of course, most of the readers of the book do not know anything about Anne Bird. Assuming she is not an evil person her convincing book takes away the small amount of lingering doubt that remained in some minds after the trial. Writing such a book condemning her brother is certainly an unusual move. However, Laci's murder was such an unusual case and so brutal that being convinced of Scott's guilt she would almost have to speak out.

This book is much better than one would expect in a case like this. The book is much better than the many thousands of hours of TV coverage of the Peterson case. Scott Peterson lived with the author and her husband for weeks after the murder of his wife. Even as a sociopath he could not hide the truth from his sister for weeks. As one would expect, the truth came out during that time. If you were a big-time TV watcher of the case, as you read this book with the inside information that only a family insider could provide, you will probably feel that many of those hours watching TV were wasted hours as they were not close enough to the case to provide the inside scoop that this book provides.

I also agree that this was a much better and informative book than Amber Frey's --but they both have shown what a total sociopath Scott Peterson is & how he charmed his way into both Amber & Anne's lives. Scott is the "bad seed" product of his rotten-apple-of-a-mother, Jacquie Peterson. The saying that the apple doesn't fall too far away from the tree is true. It appears that Jacquie was able to give up 2 out of 3 of her children to adoption without much feeling & Scott was able to lose Conner without ANY feeling! I think BOTH he AND his mother are wacko & Jacquie should have had help long ago. This is just another example of how bad over-indulgence of a child can turn out verrry ugly. Anne is lucky that that she was adopted into a caring & loving family. Her other brother who was adopted out wasn't as lucky and I do feel sorry for him because he's still looking for love in Jacquie, his biological mother. How sad. When I heard that Anne had written "Blood Brother", I just toyed with the thought of reading the book. Then I saw her on both Dateline & Oprah & was so fascinated by both what she said about Scott & what the psychologist said about sociopaths on the Oprah Show that I ran out & bought the book which I read in one evening. It is really scary to think how many Scott Peterson's (both male & female) are running around out there......... Hopefully, Scott will read her book & admit to himself that he indeed killed Laci & Conner. As for Jacquie----GET SOME HELP! (You too, Mark Geragos!!!) Good job, Anne and if Jacquie never speaks to you again, consider yourself one of the lucky ones. And finally, If any of the jurors EVER doubted their decision--read the book!