In her voluminous site (now with the more legitimate-sounding label, “Preventing Wrongful Convictions” or “PWC”, even though the only case discussed is Mr. Innocent’s) Marlene Newell chronicles the Peterson case and supplies documentation and the most (if not only) substantial library of testimony, evidence photos and analysis available on the Web.
While her work is admirable (albeit misguided), Ms. Newell has included a section called “The Ralston Theory” that basically plagiarizes Chapter 13 of my book, Stone Cold Guilty. The only mention she makes of me and my book is where she references that I supported this “theory” in my book and blog regarding the sonar images Ralston claims he made of Laci Peterson in the shipping channel during those March 2003 searches. However, she paraphrases my work or outright copies entire sentences and images from my book.
I have written her a polite email asking her to give credit to me for the work. I didn’t ask her to remove it, but she should give attribution since it is copyrighted material.
Meanwhile, the Peterson family is soliciting donations for Scott’s appeal (see link in previous comment section by Robin), and are hosting a blog for Scott’s ruminations. Unfortunately, by the time I discovered the blog, all Scott’s posts had been removed. Darn. I hoped we’d have some fun with those. I may be able to find them cached in the internet archives.
Somehow I don’t think the Petersons will be able to raise $95,000 from the Dibbles.
