"We the jury...fix the penalty at death."

December 13, 2004: With those words, justice has spoken. Thank god, they came to that conclusion. If anyone on this earth deserves to die, it is Scott Peterson. It is hard to imagine anyone more cold and calculating than him. To kill your wife and child is heinous enough, but to do so and then carry on romancing your mistress, takes it to a whole new level.

Laci and I were due on the same day. I look at my little girl and see how much joy she brings me and I am amazed. I can not imagine what her family is going through. Not only losing their daughter, but their grandson, too. My heart aches for them. I'm not a grandmother, but I certainly hope to be one some day. I see how my mom's face lights up when she sees my two daughters and it is incredible. I feel bad for Sharon Roche that she was robbed of that by someone so selfish. If he didn't want to be married, why not get divorced? He didn't want kids? So, don't see the child. Guys do it all the time. But why kill her? I just don't understand that.

My religious upbringing tells me that God forgives everything, so I am conflicted. On one hand I am grateful that he was given the death penalty. On the other hand, I do not want him going to Heaven. That's not fair. Why should he get to be in Heaven, where Laci and Conner are?

Do I think he will be put to death? Nope. Do I hope one of the prisoners gets to him first? Hell yes! Too bad he's in solitary confinement 23 hours a day. (OK, he will have 23 hours every day to think about what he did.) I don't see how another prisoner will be able to get to him. But, the saying goes, where there's a will, there's a way. Hopefully, someone else has the will! Sitting in a cell for 23 hours, isn't harsh enough. He deserves something more harsh than that.

I hope that the smug look and smile were wiped off his face, when the verdict was read. I think he believed he would be given death. I am so glad this jury got it right.

Mich