During a forensic science course, I learned about the “death band.”
The Scott Peterson trial mainly focused on circumstantial evidence, since very little was physical. There was no corpus delicti found during the investigation—the body of the crime.
The actual physical evidence was almost nonexistent in fact. No weapon, no crime scene. However, there was hair found in a pair of pliers. If the pliers were used during the dumping of the body—and if Peterson killed Laci—then its purpose was to tighten anchors around her limbs. This could explain why she was headless and why she was missing her forearms and left lower leg. Maybe.
Death Band Examination:
What those are, are bands that form on hair postmortem. Both the police and the media never mentioned the condition of Laci’s hair. It reminds me of Caylee Anthony. Before the toddler’s body was found, the University of Tennessee’s Body Farm confirmed that hair in her mother’s trunk came from a decomposing body.
I talked with Detective Grogan, the inspector over the case, he said he had never heard of the death band in Laci's situation—at least it was never brought to his attention. Which only leads to speculation.
That one piece of “damning” evidence against Peterson could change everything. That in itself would say if she was dead or alive at the time she lost her hair. The theory would change.
BUT before I continue [my own investigation,] I have to figure out the length of time it takes for the bands to form. It’s the missing piece.
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