Peterson grows more despondent, according to the calls. The phone recordings, which ranged from angry confrontations to romantic cooing, are intended by the prosecution to show that Peterson did not care about his wife and may have killed her, at least in part, to be with Frey. The conversations took place between December and February The recordings ended on Feb. Peterson, who could face the death penalty if convicted, allegedly killed his wife and unborn son and dumped her body in San Francisco Bay.
Frey briefly took the witness stand Tuesday, telling jurors about her statement to the media in January in which she admitted having a relationship with Peterson. In another conversation, Peterson appeared to suspect that his calls may be being monitored. The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
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