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Witness: For the Prosecution of Scott Peterson
1 corinthians 10:13, niv
"No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it."Amber Frey's life was full of blessings: an exciting new business, a beautiful home, and most of all, her infant daughter, Ayiana. But Amber had been through some unhappy relationships, and she longed for a true and loving partner. In November 2002, she went on a blind date with Scott Peterson. He was handsome, charming, thoughtful, and romantic. Best of all, he was single and ready to settle down . . . or so he said.
Their connection was immediate. Over the next few weeks, Amber and Scott grew closer and closer. Scott won her over with his warmth, humor, and intelligence, and he even won the heart of little Ayiana. Before long, he began to speak of the beautiful future the three of them were destined to share as a family.
Soon enough, however, Amber began to suspect that Scott Peterson might not be the man he claimed to be. On December 9, he broke down in tears and told her that he had been married, but had "lost" his wife. This was weeks before Laci Peterson, eight months pregnant at the time, was even reported missing. Scott Peterson hadn't lost her, but clearly he was planning to.
Suddenly a relationship that seemed full of promise was turning into Amber's worst nightmare.
Amber launched an investigation of her own. The moment she was able to confirm her worst suspicions, she contacted the Modesto Police Department, in northern California, and offered to do whatever she could to help. She began secretly taping her conversations with Scott, pressing him for information but never letting on that she had heard the news of Laci's disappearance. Those conversations became the basis for the prosecution's case against Scott Peterson for the murder of his wife and unborn child.
Amber's whole world was turned upside down in the process. She lost her privacy, as every detail of her life was scrutinized by the media, who couldn't seem to get enough of this tragic, heart-wrenching story. But she soldiered on, looking deep inside herself and drawing strength from her faith.
Witness is the chilling story of how a young woman became ensnared in Scott Peterson's web of lies, then risked everything to seek justice for Laci Peterson and her unborn child, Conner. It is also a story of forgiveness and faith, and of one woman's struggle to live with an open and honest heart.
"No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it."Amber Frey's life was full of blessings: an exciting new business, a beautiful home, and most of all, her infant daughter, Ayiana. But Amber had been through some unhappy relationships, and she longed for a true and loving partner. In November 2002, she went on a blind date with Scott Peterson. He was handsome, charming, thoughtful, and romantic. Best of all, he was single and ready to settle down . . . or so he said.
Their connection was immediate. Over the next few weeks, Amber and Scott grew closer and closer. Scott won her over with his warmth, humor, and intelligence, and he even won the heart of little Ayiana. Before long, he began to speak of the beautiful future the three of them were destined to share as a family.
Soon enough, however, Amber began to suspect that Scott Peterson might not be the man he claimed to be. On December 9, he broke down in tears and told her that he had been married, but had "lost" his wife. This was weeks before Laci Peterson, eight months pregnant at the time, was even reported missing. Scott Peterson hadn't lost her, but clearly he was planning to.
Suddenly a relationship that seemed full of promise was turning into Amber's worst nightmare.
Amber launched an investigation of her own. The moment she was able to confirm her worst suspicions, she contacted the Modesto Police Department, in northern California, and offered to do whatever she could to help. She began secretly taping her conversations with Scott, pressing him for information but never letting on that she had heard the news of Laci's disappearance. Those conversations became the basis for the prosecution's case against Scott Peterson for the murder of his wife and unborn child.
Amber's whole world was turned upside down in the process. She lost her privacy, as every detail of her life was scrutinized by the media, who couldn't seem to get enough of this tragic, heart-wrenching story. But she soldiered on, looking deep inside herself and drawing strength from her faith.
Witness is the chilling story of how a young woman became ensnared in Scott Peterson's web of lies, then risked everything to seek justice for Laci Peterson and her unborn child, Conner. It is also a story of forgiveness and faith, and of one woman's struggle to live with an open and honest heart.
290 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2005
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February 23, 2018
This book was poorly written, but I’m nosy enough that I wanted the details of this woman’s relationship with Scott Peterson so I read it in its entirety. It kills me how people like Amber in these high profile cases insist that they want their privacy, but then write a tell all story about it for profit. She also attempted to turn this story into some sort of devotional and sprinkled bible verses throughout. I just want to know why she kept getting pregnant. 🙄 And it was also very self glorifying and presumptuous of her to assume that she was chosen by God to be “Laci’s voice.”
April 10, 2013
I found the first couple of chapters of this book to be very interesting -- she describes the circumstances of how they met and I got some insight into the mind of Peterson. After she discovers his string of lies, the book went downhill and in a big hurry. I applaud anyone who writes their own book but it is riddled with grade-school caliber lines (“I think I fell asleep before my head hit the pillow,” “I kept thinking this was a bad dream and I would wake up at any second”). She filled LOTS of space by taking court transcripts of entire conversations and just pasting them into the writing. Finally, she is a Christian and I appreciate that. Make that point to your reader and move on. But, on almost everything that took place in the book, she sees the need to remind you on every page that it was God’s will. It was very annoying.
June 2, 2019
Amber Frey is truly an incredible person who did what we all should do when put in a difficult situation like this. Her story brings out such genuine empathy that it’s impossible to blame her for anything that happened during this time. As for the book itself, the God bits and anti-abortion stuff got to be a bit much, but it didn’t overtake the whole book. For people who are into true crime, this is most definitely a great read!
May 31, 2020
I read this book because I am nosy and wanted to understand how their relationship happened. I'd have to say this book is better than Anne Bird's book. At least Amber doesnt give any silly reasons for why Scott is guilty. The relationship and the phone conversations were interesting.
I didnt appreciate Christianity and God being rammed down my throat. You want to sleep with someone you literally met hours before on the very first date but then preach to me? You get pregnant by a guy that you keep calling a friend but then preach to me? Even in the acknowledgments, she was still only calling that guy "a friend." You cant be hooking up with "a friend" and then be upset when they are not over the moon about the baby. You do you girl but dont turn around and preach to me about God and living a Christian life. It doesnt work that way. I laughed out loud when she got upset that people had the "gall" to question her morals. Umm, girl you slept with him hours after meeting him. And then introduced your daughter to him just a few days later. And then a few days after that, *you let him pick her up by himself from school.* Wtf? Come on! All of that is very questionable. You cant be surprised that people would be a little shocked. Stop acting so innocent. You are a grown ass woman and mother, making your OWN decisions. Scott might have been a smoother talker and in the end, a murderer. But he wasnt forcing you to make any of these sketchy decisions.
I also got the impression that she wants the reader to think of her as a martyr. Or at least she thinks of herself as saintly for calling the police. Ummm..no. You did the right thing which I think any decent human would have done once finding out their "boyfriend" is a prime suspect in a murder/disappearance case. You are not a martyr. You are not special. Get off your high horse.
All this ranting aside, I think this is worth a read if you are interested in the Peterson case and/or true crime. I certainly hope that Amber has found peace and maybe a stable relationship, at least before having another baby.
I didnt appreciate Christianity and God being rammed down my throat. You want to sleep with someone you literally met hours before on the very first date but then preach to me? You get pregnant by a guy that you keep calling a friend but then preach to me? Even in the acknowledgments, she was still only calling that guy "a friend." You cant be hooking up with "a friend" and then be upset when they are not over the moon about the baby. You do you girl but dont turn around and preach to me about God and living a Christian life. It doesnt work that way. I laughed out loud when she got upset that people had the "gall" to question her morals. Umm, girl you slept with him hours after meeting him. And then introduced your daughter to him just a few days later. And then a few days after that, *you let him pick her up by himself from school.* Wtf? Come on! All of that is very questionable. You cant be surprised that people would be a little shocked. Stop acting so innocent. You are a grown ass woman and mother, making your OWN decisions. Scott might have been a smoother talker and in the end, a murderer. But he wasnt forcing you to make any of these sketchy decisions.
I also got the impression that she wants the reader to think of her as a martyr. Or at least she thinks of herself as saintly for calling the police. Ummm..no. You did the right thing which I think any decent human would have done once finding out their "boyfriend" is a prime suspect in a murder/disappearance case. You are not a martyr. You are not special. Get off your high horse.
All this ranting aside, I think this is worth a read if you are interested in the Peterson case and/or true crime. I certainly hope that Amber has found peace and maybe a stable relationship, at least before having another baby.
April 17, 2019
Didn't really follow Sociopath Scotty while it was happening in the news. Through the years I read one book on the case and saw Amber on a TV special. She appeared to be genuine and so I decided to read her book. It's a quick read but an interesting one. Amber was a single mom looking for a good and decent man. What she got was Scott Peterson.
March 15, 2012
A few things were frustrating about this book. One of the things that I think I was the most frustrating with was Amber’s strong need to feel loved that it blinded her completely. I understand love blinds some people, but I am not so sure if love is what blinded her (If she even loved Scott), or if she just made dumb decisions. There were many signs that she clearly states in the book that were red flags about him being a cheating man. (I am not saying she should have seen he was a killer, but a cheating man YES!) One of the things that stood out was how he would talk to Amber on the phone and she would always hear water in the background, he was talking to her in the bathroom so Laci wouldn’t hear. Secondly, he said he had to travel a lot and when he did he gave her a PO Box in Modesto so that she could still write to him. When she asked how it was possible for him to be far away in another state or country and still get mail from that PO Box, he said he had the mail from the PO Box forwarded to wherever he was! I remember reading this part and thinking “OH COME ON REALLY!!?” and her believing that one was just frustrating to me! Another thing that I found annoying about Amber that showed a lack of maturity was her constant allowing of friends meddling into her love life. Mind you, I am aware that friends are supposed to be protective of you and be curious about what’s going on in your love life, but still to have friends call Scott with immature messages like “Scott, when you say you are going to call a lady back, you have to call her back.” That seemed so high-school like.
With all of that being sad, I did feel sorry for Amber as well. She was a victim of Scott’s lies and deceitful ways. After reading the phone transcripts in this book regarding the phone conversations between him and Amber, I came to the conclusion like so many other people, that he is a pathological liar. He kept throwing lie after lie to Amber. Amazingly he still kept up with his “traveling stories” and lies even after he had already reported Laci missing and the Police was already searching for her. It was very heartbreaking to see how this man could just go about his day and life as if nothing was happening and everything was ok, when the fact of the matter was that he had an 8month pregnant wife missing. I think these actions were tall- tale signs that he was involved in her disappearance. He had told Amber a month before Laci actually went missing, that he had lost his wife that she had died. REALLY?! Maybe that was a clue that he was starting to plot a way to get rid of Laci around that time.
Overall I do feel bad for Amber, even though some of her relationship decisions I think were naïve, I can’t help but feel bad for her. It must be very difficult to be dragged into something so traumatizing such as this case was. The book was well written as far as an autobiography goes. Hopefully whatever money she made off the book went to good use either to help other missing person cases or in a fund for Amber’s children.
With all of that being sad, I did feel sorry for Amber as well. She was a victim of Scott’s lies and deceitful ways. After reading the phone transcripts in this book regarding the phone conversations between him and Amber, I came to the conclusion like so many other people, that he is a pathological liar. He kept throwing lie after lie to Amber. Amazingly he still kept up with his “traveling stories” and lies even after he had already reported Laci missing and the Police was already searching for her. It was very heartbreaking to see how this man could just go about his day and life as if nothing was happening and everything was ok, when the fact of the matter was that he had an 8month pregnant wife missing. I think these actions were tall- tale signs that he was involved in her disappearance. He had told Amber a month before Laci actually went missing, that he had lost his wife that she had died. REALLY?! Maybe that was a clue that he was starting to plot a way to get rid of Laci around that time.
Overall I do feel bad for Amber, even though some of her relationship decisions I think were naïve, I can’t help but feel bad for her. It must be very difficult to be dragged into something so traumatizing such as this case was. The book was well written as far as an autobiography goes. Hopefully whatever money she made off the book went to good use either to help other missing person cases or in a fund for Amber’s children.
April 14, 2018
This book was ok - a quick read. Amber Frey was indeed very brave to come forward like she did. We’ve all fallen for the “wrong” man, and in her case that was particularly horrible.
I’m glad that her belief in God supported her, but the book was a bit to preachy for my taste. And accidentally getting pregnant 3 times? Really? That detracts from her story a bit. With all of this going on...you forget birth control?
Still, it was a good read, and we all knew Scott was guilty from almost the beginning. I hope Amber has managed to move on, and has a happy life.
I’m glad that her belief in God supported her, but the book was a bit to preachy for my taste. And accidentally getting pregnant 3 times? Really? That detracts from her story a bit. With all of this going on...you forget birth control?
Still, it was a good read, and we all knew Scott was guilty from almost the beginning. I hope Amber has managed to move on, and has a happy life.
January 11, 2021
2.9/5.0
Cashing in on the murder of your boyfriend's wife and unborn child is bad enough but this classy lady even included her modeling pictures in her book about her experience dating a murderer. Ya know, in case someone reading it wants to hire her for a modeling gig. Seriously.
The writing is okay but if the author was trying to redeem herself from how the media portrayed her, she failed. Miserably. I might even think worse of her now.
Cashing in on the murder of your boyfriend's wife and unborn child is bad enough but this classy lady even included her modeling pictures in her book about her experience dating a murderer. Ya know, in case someone reading it wants to hire her for a modeling gig. Seriously.
The writing is okay but if the author was trying to redeem herself from how the media portrayed her, she failed. Miserably. I might even think worse of her now.
July 17, 2025
Wow... So much in here I hadn't heard before! A bit heavy on religion for my tastes but it was a quick, interesting read. Amber Frey was really selfless and brave in the face of the media frenzy over this case and it was good to read her whole side of the story.
April 10, 2009
The Scott Peterson ordeal in Modesto, California in 2002, was truly horrible and harrowing for everyone involved, especially the family of Laci Peterson (Rocha)and her unborn son Conner. This true story became National Head Lining News around the world.
However, Amber Frey was an innocent victim, tied up in Scott Peterson's sociopathic world and his pathological lying. My heart went out to Amber as much as it did to the family of Laci.
Amber Frey, a Registered Massage Therapist in her 20's and a single Mom was introduced to Scott on a blind date on November 20, 2002 by her best friend Shawn. Shawn had met Scott at a convention in Anaheim and was very impressed by this handsome, intelligent young man whom she thought would be perfect for Amber. Scott told Shawn that he was NOT married.
Amber had had a few bad relationships in the past, culminating in the birth of her beloved daughter, Ayiana who was the centre of her world.
Soctt and Amber met at the Elephant Bar, in Fresno, California and seemed to hit it off right away. Amber was happy as she had been longing for a true and loving partner and was hoping to find this in Scott Peterson. Scott made it quite clear to Amber that he was single and ready to settle down.
The physical chemistry between Scott and Amber was almost immediate and over the next few weeks they became closer and closer. Scott also won the heart of little Ayiana and began to make references to Amber about the beautiful future the three of them would have together.
As time went on, Amber began to clue in that Scott might not be the man he claimed to be. A few weeks into their dating, Scott sat down, broke into tears and told Amber that he "HAD" been married but "LOST" his wife. Scott told Amber this weeks BEFORE Scott's wife Laci, was even reported missing. Scott Peterson had not lost his wife but was obviously planning to. Amber's friend Shawn, who introduced them, had run into an old friend and happened to mention Scott Peterson's name to this man who in turn told Shawn that Scott WAS indeed married. Shawn confronted Scott and found out it was true, but Scott begged Shawn to let him tell Amber himself.
Amber decided to launch a bit of an investigation on her own. What she found out was horrifying, startling and frightening. Not wanting to let on to Scott that she NEW is wife was missing and that the police were looking for a body, she contacted the Modesto Police and offered to come in, tell her story and help in anyway she could.
Being a very Christian girl, with great faith and courage, she began secretly taping her phone conversations with Scott Peterson under the direction of the police, hoping to get him to admit he had killed his wife. Those conversations became the basis for the prosecutions case against Scott for the murder of his wife and unborn child.
Amber and Ayiana's world was coming crashing down on them. She lost her privacy, some friends and was put under a microscope by the media. Everyone was trying to dig up dirt on Scott's "mistress". Amber had never been his mistress as she didn't know he was married.
Amber, using her strong faith in God, her deep conviction to uphold her morals...she drew strength from her faith and became the voice for Laci and Conner.
Scott Peterson was eventually found guilty of murdering his wife Laci who was then eight and a half months pregnant with their firstborn child, a son, Conner.
Overall, a very well-written memoir without gore and detail.
However, Amber Frey was an innocent victim, tied up in Scott Peterson's sociopathic world and his pathological lying. My heart went out to Amber as much as it did to the family of Laci.
Amber Frey, a Registered Massage Therapist in her 20's and a single Mom was introduced to Scott on a blind date on November 20, 2002 by her best friend Shawn. Shawn had met Scott at a convention in Anaheim and was very impressed by this handsome, intelligent young man whom she thought would be perfect for Amber. Scott told Shawn that he was NOT married.
Amber had had a few bad relationships in the past, culminating in the birth of her beloved daughter, Ayiana who was the centre of her world.
Soctt and Amber met at the Elephant Bar, in Fresno, California and seemed to hit it off right away. Amber was happy as she had been longing for a true and loving partner and was hoping to find this in Scott Peterson. Scott made it quite clear to Amber that he was single and ready to settle down.
The physical chemistry between Scott and Amber was almost immediate and over the next few weeks they became closer and closer. Scott also won the heart of little Ayiana and began to make references to Amber about the beautiful future the three of them would have together.
As time went on, Amber began to clue in that Scott might not be the man he claimed to be. A few weeks into their dating, Scott sat down, broke into tears and told Amber that he "HAD" been married but "LOST" his wife. Scott told Amber this weeks BEFORE Scott's wife Laci, was even reported missing. Scott Peterson had not lost his wife but was obviously planning to. Amber's friend Shawn, who introduced them, had run into an old friend and happened to mention Scott Peterson's name to this man who in turn told Shawn that Scott WAS indeed married. Shawn confronted Scott and found out it was true, but Scott begged Shawn to let him tell Amber himself.
Amber decided to launch a bit of an investigation on her own. What she found out was horrifying, startling and frightening. Not wanting to let on to Scott that she NEW is wife was missing and that the police were looking for a body, she contacted the Modesto Police and offered to come in, tell her story and help in anyway she could.
Being a very Christian girl, with great faith and courage, she began secretly taping her phone conversations with Scott Peterson under the direction of the police, hoping to get him to admit he had killed his wife. Those conversations became the basis for the prosecutions case against Scott for the murder of his wife and unborn child.
Amber and Ayiana's world was coming crashing down on them. She lost her privacy, some friends and was put under a microscope by the media. Everyone was trying to dig up dirt on Scott's "mistress". Amber had never been his mistress as she didn't know he was married.
Amber, using her strong faith in God, her deep conviction to uphold her morals...she drew strength from her faith and became the voice for Laci and Conner.
Scott Peterson was eventually found guilty of murdering his wife Laci who was then eight and a half months pregnant with their firstborn child, a son, Conner.
Overall, a very well-written memoir without gore and detail.
August 4, 2014
I remember this case when it first happened, though I had forgotten how long ago it really was. December of 2002 I was engaged - actually I got engaged on the same day Laci disappeared, and was married by the time the trial ended. I remember watching the news, hearing pieces of the story, waiting for the verdict.
The book was a quick and easy read. I found myself very interested in it because even years later I'm still mesmerized by this very sad case. I enjoyed when the book revealed details that I had not known previously and I enjoyed hearing Amber's side of the story. However, I feel it went too much into getting to know Amber - how she grew up, her teenage years, etc., when more time could have been spent on the trial. Overall, the one thing I would have enjoyed more is reading more about the trial.
The one constant during my time reading this book was my shock that Scott Peterson would tell her such lies, knowing that they were going to come back to haunt him. But everytime I had to remind myself that he must have really thought he was never going to get caught. He must have thought that Laci's body was never going to show up. He must have thought that he was just going to get away with it and so the fact that he was dating Amber and had told her that he was single wouldn't have mattered. He really thought he was better than the system.
This is the first book I've read on the case, and so it's hard for me to say whether it's better or worse than the others, but I did enjoy the sort of "insiders" view into the relationship between Amber and Scott when he thought he was going to get away with murder.
The book was a quick and easy read. I found myself very interested in it because even years later I'm still mesmerized by this very sad case. I enjoyed when the book revealed details that I had not known previously and I enjoyed hearing Amber's side of the story. However, I feel it went too much into getting to know Amber - how she grew up, her teenage years, etc., when more time could have been spent on the trial. Overall, the one thing I would have enjoyed more is reading more about the trial.
The one constant during my time reading this book was my shock that Scott Peterson would tell her such lies, knowing that they were going to come back to haunt him. But everytime I had to remind myself that he must have really thought he was never going to get caught. He must have thought that Laci's body was never going to show up. He must have thought that he was just going to get away with it and so the fact that he was dating Amber and had told her that he was single wouldn't have mattered. He really thought he was better than the system.
This is the first book I've read on the case, and so it's hard for me to say whether it's better or worse than the others, but I did enjoy the sort of "insiders" view into the relationship between Amber and Scott when he thought he was going to get away with murder.
December 26, 2019
Making the most of her 15 minutes
I picked this up because Gloria Allred, the publicist for many of Harvey Weinstein's victims, served the same role for Amber Frey. Why she wrote this book is beyond me. It is entirely self-serving, and not particularly factual (e.g., she says that she had never and would never date a married man when she describes in her book doing that with men who both preceded and followed Scott Peterson. If you followed the Laci Peterson murder case, Frey's book provides the perspective of "the other woman," who took up with Laci's murderous husband shortly before he killed the very innocent, and very pregnant Laci just before Christmas in 2002. Filled with the author's whining about being an innocent victim; she justifies her life of adulterous behaviour by being a Christian. In fact, she quotes a church speaker as telling her "be strong because God will use you." My thought was why not, everyone else has.
I picked this up because Gloria Allred, the publicist for many of Harvey Weinstein's victims, served the same role for Amber Frey. Why she wrote this book is beyond me. It is entirely self-serving, and not particularly factual (e.g., she says that she had never and would never date a married man when she describes in her book doing that with men who both preceded and followed Scott Peterson. If you followed the Laci Peterson murder case, Frey's book provides the perspective of "the other woman," who took up with Laci's murderous husband shortly before he killed the very innocent, and very pregnant Laci just before Christmas in 2002. Filled with the author's whining about being an innocent victim; she justifies her life of adulterous behaviour by being a Christian. In fact, she quotes a church speaker as telling her "be strong because God will use you." My thought was why not, everyone else has.
February 10, 2008
This book was one of those books that you start and feel you need to read through to the end even though the writing is extremely lacking and the writer tries to paint herself in a heroic light. I felt as though Amber's actions spoke louder than her words and she really tried to paint herself the victim here and as "Laci's voice". The problem is that Laci didn't have a voice, certainly not Amber Frey.
October 28, 2007
I purchased this book at the Dollar Store, if that tells you anything! She is a horrible writer, but for some reason, I am intrigued by Scott Peterson. Don't waste your time...you already read all about her story in People magazine...nothing new here...
April 17, 2019
This case was so tragic. While I recognize that Amber Frey going to the police was important to moving the investigation forward, I find it completely inappropriate to say that amber was Laci's voice.
May 18, 2017
too much god, not enough murder
September 19, 2024
Once, long ago, Scott Peterson had charmed me. He was good at that. He knew how to charm people. He even knew how to make them fall in love with him. But there was nothing on the inside. He was an empty vessel.
Amber Frey, Scott Peterson supposed mistress, gives a first-hand account of what they talked about and what happened before and during the trial after "losing" Laci Peterson. 
December 18, 2025
I read this book around the time it was published and just re-read it because I watched a series about the death of Laci Peterson and wanted to refresh my memory. GoodReads was not around for a review when I first read it.
I must say, Amber has a very high opinion of herself and is quite the hypocrite. She spouts off bible verses left and right and tries to pretend she is quite the saint when I found her little more than a tramp in sheep’s clothing.
She actually is not very intelligent, but wants you to think she really is. She managed to get knocked up and had an abortion, knocked up and had a kid and knocked up a third time and had another kid and yet, was not married to any of the fathers and none of the fathers wanted a baby. Birth Control!! She sure did not have enough sense to use it correctly! She even admitted to her and Scott Peterson having gotten too drunk and had unprotected sex. She probably was hoping she had gotten pregnant then because it seems like she was really just trying to trap herself a man.... any way she could.
She wants everyone to pat her on the back for coming forward about her affair with Scott and taping conversations for the police, but that just seems like what a normal person who realized they were having an affair with a possible murderer would do. I think she got really caught up in it and enjoyed the excitement. She claims she was doing it to help find Laci, but really even though the tapes were definitely bizarre....Scott Peterson hung his own self with his lies. His changing alibis, changing facts, the simple fact that he actually placed himself in the exact area where Laci and Conner washed up four months later. Way more than just a coincidence and added to the fact that he had current charts for that exact area of the bay.... it didn’t take Amber Frey for that jury to come to a guilty verdict, but the tapes were helpful in showing just what an unfeeling bastard and prolific liar he was.
It was also infuriating for Amber to say that she was “Laci’s Voice”. She truly thought so highly of herself.
She also included some of her “modeling” photos. Call them what they were. Nude photos that she posed for with some sleazy guy that she found in the want ads. She was supposedly in her 20’s, but she looked like a thirteen year old. Braces and all and it was just creepy. Then she cried boo hoo when they came out on the internet after she got mixed up with Scott. What they had to do with her being “Laci’s Voice” is a mystery to me.
I do not think that Scott killed Laci for Amber. I don’t think Amber was anymore that an obvious easy lay to him, but I do think that she was the catalyst that made Scott realize he wanted his freedom. He told Amber he didn’t want kids and was getting a vasectomy. It all came down to him not wanting to be stuck with alimony and 18 years of child support. In his simple mind he just figured he could get rid of Laci and after about a month no one would think about her anymore except her family and he could just be a wild and crazy guy. And I don’t think that included Amber in any of those plans. People he worked with said they knew he was constantly having one night stands while he traveled. He was even having an affair within months of being married to Lacy while she worked in San Francisco and he was getting his degree at Cal Poly and was staying with three other guys. How do we know this. Because the girl he was cheating on Laci with walked in on him and Laci in his bed sleeping. That girl did not know he was married either. His roommates had to drag her out the house kicking and screaming and Laci figured out really quickly what was going on, but stayed with him anyway. Worst decision of Laci’s short life, besides marrying him in the first place.
Amber Frey is no writer, but she never claimed to be. She is good at Copy and Paste... which is basically what much of this book is.... copied and pasted transcripts that I have seen in several better written books.
Basically this book was an easy money grab for Amber. She wasted no time in getting it out there and making her some blood money.
Really, all she actually succeeded in doing was outing herself as a desperate single woman out to get her a man.
She whined when nude photos of her surfaced.... but she had them taken and even the guy she was seeing at the time she had them done told her she was a skank for doing them.
The biggest and most awful and just pathetically irresponsible thing she did was to allow Scott Peterson, a guy she had only known a week or so.... pick her 2 year old daughter up from daycare.... because he was just so sweet!!
What?? She lets a man she knows nothing about pick up the most precious of things.... her child.... up from daycare.... with no one else she knows with him!!
This man was already planning a way to kill his wife and his own child and she just lets him waltz on up to the school and just pick her child up!!
The woman takes bad parenting to a whole other level.
I have no idea what Amber Frey has been up to since 2003..... but I would not be surprised if she did not have a few more kids by a few more men..... and none of them stuck around.
Who knows... she may have finally found her Prince.... but she damn sure kissed a lot of frogs!
I must say, Amber has a very high opinion of herself and is quite the hypocrite. She spouts off bible verses left and right and tries to pretend she is quite the saint when I found her little more than a tramp in sheep’s clothing.
She actually is not very intelligent, but wants you to think she really is. She managed to get knocked up and had an abortion, knocked up and had a kid and knocked up a third time and had another kid and yet, was not married to any of the fathers and none of the fathers wanted a baby. Birth Control!! She sure did not have enough sense to use it correctly! She even admitted to her and Scott Peterson having gotten too drunk and had unprotected sex. She probably was hoping she had gotten pregnant then because it seems like she was really just trying to trap herself a man.... any way she could.
She wants everyone to pat her on the back for coming forward about her affair with Scott and taping conversations for the police, but that just seems like what a normal person who realized they were having an affair with a possible murderer would do. I think she got really caught up in it and enjoyed the excitement. She claims she was doing it to help find Laci, but really even though the tapes were definitely bizarre....Scott Peterson hung his own self with his lies. His changing alibis, changing facts, the simple fact that he actually placed himself in the exact area where Laci and Conner washed up four months later. Way more than just a coincidence and added to the fact that he had current charts for that exact area of the bay.... it didn’t take Amber Frey for that jury to come to a guilty verdict, but the tapes were helpful in showing just what an unfeeling bastard and prolific liar he was.
It was also infuriating for Amber to say that she was “Laci’s Voice”. She truly thought so highly of herself.
She also included some of her “modeling” photos. Call them what they were. Nude photos that she posed for with some sleazy guy that she found in the want ads. She was supposedly in her 20’s, but she looked like a thirteen year old. Braces and all and it was just creepy. Then she cried boo hoo when they came out on the internet after she got mixed up with Scott. What they had to do with her being “Laci’s Voice” is a mystery to me.
I do not think that Scott killed Laci for Amber. I don’t think Amber was anymore that an obvious easy lay to him, but I do think that she was the catalyst that made Scott realize he wanted his freedom. He told Amber he didn’t want kids and was getting a vasectomy. It all came down to him not wanting to be stuck with alimony and 18 years of child support. In his simple mind he just figured he could get rid of Laci and after about a month no one would think about her anymore except her family and he could just be a wild and crazy guy. And I don’t think that included Amber in any of those plans. People he worked with said they knew he was constantly having one night stands while he traveled. He was even having an affair within months of being married to Lacy while she worked in San Francisco and he was getting his degree at Cal Poly and was staying with three other guys. How do we know this. Because the girl he was cheating on Laci with walked in on him and Laci in his bed sleeping. That girl did not know he was married either. His roommates had to drag her out the house kicking and screaming and Laci figured out really quickly what was going on, but stayed with him anyway. Worst decision of Laci’s short life, besides marrying him in the first place.
Amber Frey is no writer, but she never claimed to be. She is good at Copy and Paste... which is basically what much of this book is.... copied and pasted transcripts that I have seen in several better written books.
Basically this book was an easy money grab for Amber. She wasted no time in getting it out there and making her some blood money.
Really, all she actually succeeded in doing was outing herself as a desperate single woman out to get her a man.
She whined when nude photos of her surfaced.... but she had them taken and even the guy she was seeing at the time she had them done told her she was a skank for doing them.
The biggest and most awful and just pathetically irresponsible thing she did was to allow Scott Peterson, a guy she had only known a week or so.... pick her 2 year old daughter up from daycare.... because he was just so sweet!!
What?? She lets a man she knows nothing about pick up the most precious of things.... her child.... up from daycare.... with no one else she knows with him!!
This man was already planning a way to kill his wife and his own child and she just lets him waltz on up to the school and just pick her child up!!
The woman takes bad parenting to a whole other level.
I have no idea what Amber Frey has been up to since 2003..... but I would not be surprised if she did not have a few more kids by a few more men..... and none of them stuck around.
Who knows... she may have finally found her Prince.... but she damn sure kissed a lot of frogs!
March 4, 2024
Many of you that follow me or know me, know that I am a true crime junkie. When I saw this book on the shelf at the used bookstore, it was just one I had to pick up and read. As a reader, I was drawn in within the first couple of chapters. I commend Amber Frey for being able to reel a reader in almost immediately. However, after Amber discloses her relationship with Scott, and explains how the pair met, I began to lose interest, and the writing just began to decline.
I think I had to take a step back as a reader and understand that Amber Frey is not an author, and is simply writing a book to tell her side of the story. I think at times she lost interest in the writing of this book and in my personal opinion the writing went downhill at a rapid rate. I hated that Amber constantly filled up pages with talks of police conversation, court minutes, and even transcripts. I felt that Amber failed to connect with readers on many levels. I was definitely let down by this book!
1/5 Stars: This book was poorly written and just not my cup of tea as I hoped it would be. I think maybe if you go into this book without expectation that you may be able to enjoy the book. Amber does disclose in the novel that she is a born-again Christian, and while a person can come to understand and appreciate that information, it became very annoying that she kept bringing up "God's Will" for some of her actions throughout the investigation of this crime. I would not recommend this book to anyone: the writing is terrible, and I personally, lost interest in this book very quickly. It took me longer than necessary to finish this book and I strongly believe it was because I just wasn't interested in reading the book any longer.
I think I had to take a step back as a reader and understand that Amber Frey is not an author, and is simply writing a book to tell her side of the story. I think at times she lost interest in the writing of this book and in my personal opinion the writing went downhill at a rapid rate. I hated that Amber constantly filled up pages with talks of police conversation, court minutes, and even transcripts. I felt that Amber failed to connect with readers on many levels. I was definitely let down by this book!
1/5 Stars: This book was poorly written and just not my cup of tea as I hoped it would be. I think maybe if you go into this book without expectation that you may be able to enjoy the book. Amber does disclose in the novel that she is a born-again Christian, and while a person can come to understand and appreciate that information, it became very annoying that she kept bringing up "God's Will" for some of her actions throughout the investigation of this crime. I would not recommend this book to anyone: the writing is terrible, and I personally, lost interest in this book very quickly. It took me longer than necessary to finish this book and I strongly believe it was because I just wasn't interested in reading the book any longer.
April 26, 2022
She seems conceided like. She's always talking about how men fall in love with her. How relationships and friendships end because the man falls in love with her. She also says God so much. Half of this book was about her instead of her experience. I hated this. It was annoying to read but I have a thing where if I start a book I gotta finish it. 🤷♀️
November 13, 2010
She got lucky... this could have been the worst of the Scott Peterson books if only the 33 Reasons one hadn't been written...
January 20, 2026
Well....
To read this book is to peek into the mind of someone with severe religious psychosis. Whew.
Amber Frey was a victim of Scott Peterson in many ways and its easy to see why he saw her as easy prey. I understand a lot more how she ended up sucked into this nightmare. She lived with his lies and this whole debacle longer than the good portion of their relationship.
Amber is an ideal woman when it comes to being the "mistress" in a murder trial. She did everything she could to get answers, even though she was secretly trying to prove his innocence all along. I respect her for pushing for answers and recording so many phone calls. She did an amazing job being pivotal in that case and I commend her for everything she contributed to the case.
This book though, dissolves into Bible verses towards the end and the way the story jumps around sometimes I needed to back and check the page numbers to make sure I didnt accidently skip ahead. I did find out things I wasnt aware of when I followed the case nearly twenty years ago so I dont regret finishing this one. The topic was interesting and it is easy to be empathetic toward Amber through this whole thing.
To read this book is to peek into the mind of someone with severe religious psychosis. Whew.
Amber Frey was a victim of Scott Peterson in many ways and its easy to see why he saw her as easy prey. I understand a lot more how she ended up sucked into this nightmare. She lived with his lies and this whole debacle longer than the good portion of their relationship.
Amber is an ideal woman when it comes to being the "mistress" in a murder trial. She did everything she could to get answers, even though she was secretly trying to prove his innocence all along. I respect her for pushing for answers and recording so many phone calls. She did an amazing job being pivotal in that case and I commend her for everything she contributed to the case.
This book though, dissolves into Bible verses towards the end and the way the story jumps around sometimes I needed to back and check the page numbers to make sure I didnt accidently skip ahead. I did find out things I wasnt aware of when I followed the case nearly twenty years ago so I dont regret finishing this one. The topic was interesting and it is easy to be empathetic toward Amber through this whole thing.
December 16, 2023
Rating 4 stars.
Laci Peterson’s story captured my attention and emotions when it was happening. It was only recently that I learned from a podcast about Amber Frey’s account in her book. I reread For Laci by Sharon Rocha and then read Witness: For the Prosecution of Scott Peterson.
Frey was courageous to work with police to record her conversations with Scott Peterson and I am certain it made a difference in the outcome. Reading Witness, I learned many details about Frey and her faith and background. The photos in the book and the books organization made reading hard content easier.
I appreciate Frey’s role and courage even more now and am grateful Peterson is behind bars for his crimes against Laci and Conner. It’s a devastating story - one that impacted so many - and a reminder that evil lurks among us.
Laci Peterson’s story captured my attention and emotions when it was happening. It was only recently that I learned from a podcast about Amber Frey’s account in her book. I reread For Laci by Sharon Rocha and then read Witness: For the Prosecution of Scott Peterson.
Frey was courageous to work with police to record her conversations with Scott Peterson and I am certain it made a difference in the outcome. Reading Witness, I learned many details about Frey and her faith and background. The photos in the book and the books organization made reading hard content easier.
I appreciate Frey’s role and courage even more now and am grateful Peterson is behind bars for his crimes against Laci and Conner. It’s a devastating story - one that impacted so many - and a reminder that evil lurks among us.
January 2, 2026
Christian woman (who reminds you on every page she is a Christian and against abortion despite having one) tells the tale of her relationship with Scott Peterson through either cut and paste transcripts or high school level anecdotes. Somehow turns what could have been an interesting glimpse into the mind of one of America’s most high profile killers into a self righteous book report in which she truly believes she is the voice of Laci Peterson. Rating it a two (because it’s shit) and because it does provide context for the timeline if you’re interested in the Scott Peterson case. A better choice would be A Deadly Game by Catherine Crier.
April 8, 2024
i thought it would be better then it was .i read better books.
January 16, 2026
Interesting read
Interesting read from a different perspective to such a horrible crime . I Recommend reading her side of the story
Interesting read from a different perspective to such a horrible crime . I Recommend reading her side of the story
March 4, 2010
The story concerns Scott Peterson, who while planning to murder his wife, meets and romances an incredibly naïve young woman with a child (the author) and manages to fool her into believing that he was unmarried and open to a serious relationship.
Eventually, she learns the truth and helps the police by taping phone conversations she has with him during the investigation of his wife’s disappearance.
Some interesting things about Amber Frey.
Before she meets Scott Peterson, she has been pregnant, twice. The first time, she aborts the child, the second, after a kind of religious awakening, she carries full term and raises herself. She wasn’t married to either of the two men. By the time the book ends, she’s given birth again to another child (not Scott Peterson‘s) and is still single.
A self-proclaimed “Christian”, she sleeps with Scott Peterson on their first, and blind, date. This remark is not intended as a judgment, just a statement of fact.
Throughout the book, she sprinkles Bible references and even suggests Sarah, the wife of Abraham as a personal parallel.
There is an incident on where a young woman, who has recognized her from the newspapers, comes up to tell her that she has had a dream about Scott Peterson’s wife, Luci, who asked her to tell her (Luci’s) mother that she was all right.
She said that she felt God was working through her to get the message to me so I could relay it to Luci’s mother. She accepts this woman’s message, without question.
Comment: I have never understood these third party revelations. It seems to me that if God wanted to get a message to someone, He shouldn’t have to use a psychic version of Western Union.
The most difficult thing about being an agnostic is there is damn little comfort in it during the hard times. While I may have severe objections to some particular sect’s theologies, I don’t begrudge the solace one finds in Faith. I am just amazed at the inconsistencies.
This was an easy read. I started at 6:30 p.m. and was finished by 10 p.m. Reading it was a little like watching an accident you knew was going to happen, happen.
Eventually, she learns the truth and helps the police by taping phone conversations she has with him during the investigation of his wife’s disappearance.
Some interesting things about Amber Frey.
Before she meets Scott Peterson, she has been pregnant, twice. The first time, she aborts the child, the second, after a kind of religious awakening, she carries full term and raises herself. She wasn’t married to either of the two men. By the time the book ends, she’s given birth again to another child (not Scott Peterson‘s) and is still single.
A self-proclaimed “Christian”, she sleeps with Scott Peterson on their first, and blind, date. This remark is not intended as a judgment, just a statement of fact.
Throughout the book, she sprinkles Bible references and even suggests Sarah, the wife of Abraham as a personal parallel.
There is an incident on where a young woman, who has recognized her from the newspapers, comes up to tell her that she has had a dream about Scott Peterson’s wife, Luci, who asked her to tell her (Luci’s) mother that she was all right.
She said that she felt God was working through her to get the message to me so I could relay it to Luci’s mother. She accepts this woman’s message, without question.
Comment: I have never understood these third party revelations. It seems to me that if God wanted to get a message to someone, He shouldn’t have to use a psychic version of Western Union.
The most difficult thing about being an agnostic is there is damn little comfort in it during the hard times. While I may have severe objections to some particular sect’s theologies, I don’t begrudge the solace one finds in Faith. I am just amazed at the inconsistencies.
This was an easy read. I started at 6:30 p.m. and was finished by 10 p.m. Reading it was a little like watching an accident you knew was going to happen, happen.
May 2, 2016
This book had some interesting perspectives from Amber Frey's point of view, but if her intention was to rebuild her reputation she failed miserably.
Page 204, "...complete strangers had had the gall to question my integrity and morals."
Amber Frey hit the bedsheets with Scott Peterson on their first date. On their second date she introduced her 20-month-old daughter to Scott Peterson. On their third date she had Scott Peterson pick her daughter up from school alone then take said daughter back to her house alone until Amber got home.
Amber Frey also complains about nude photos from some "modeling photo shoot" being leaked onto the Internet.
That's all fine and dandy to have some youthful indiscretion skeletons in your closet, but if you're trying to convince the world you aren't the skanky bimbo you've been portrayed as, you probably shouldn't be including "glamor shots" and lingerie photo shoots in the picture section of your book. Amber has a full-page photo of herself in lingerie, exposing some major boobage underneath a see-through scantily little outfit.
What a slap in the face to Laci Peterson.
Amber Frey, if you don't want people to think you're a skanky bimbo, then cover up your breasticles and stop quoting the Bible. You're a mother, and your sexual exploits could have possibly pushed Scott Peterson over the edge leading to the death of his pregnant wife.
Page 204, "...complete strangers had had the gall to question my integrity and morals."
Amber Frey hit the bedsheets with Scott Peterson on their first date. On their second date she introduced her 20-month-old daughter to Scott Peterson. On their third date she had Scott Peterson pick her daughter up from school alone then take said daughter back to her house alone until Amber got home.
Amber Frey also complains about nude photos from some "modeling photo shoot" being leaked onto the Internet.
That's all fine and dandy to have some youthful indiscretion skeletons in your closet, but if you're trying to convince the world you aren't the skanky bimbo you've been portrayed as, you probably shouldn't be including "glamor shots" and lingerie photo shoots in the picture section of your book. Amber has a full-page photo of herself in lingerie, exposing some major boobage underneath a see-through scantily little outfit.
What a slap in the face to Laci Peterson.
Amber Frey, if you don't want people to think you're a skanky bimbo, then cover up your breasticles and stop quoting the Bible. You're a mother, and your sexual exploits could have possibly pushed Scott Peterson over the edge leading to the death of his pregnant wife.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 20, 2020
This book seems to be a recollection of Amber Frey's memories of the Scott Peterson ordeal and that's fine, but it doesn't really add any factual evidence to the case. Just because she remembers something and articulates it in a book doesn't mean it's logical concrete evidence of anything. She could be misremembering, she could be lying, she could be exaggerating.
Based on her account, Peterson looks quite bad, but again there's a lot we might not know. As a book, there are inaccurate dates and credibility issues. She refers to Peterson in her press conference as someone she was romantically involved with, yet we're talking about a month, less than a dozen meetings, & a few photographs. She was oddly already pregnant within a year of this whole episode. The religious undertones are suspicious. Within pages, she goes from trusting this guy with her child to saying that she was never really quite sure about the guy. Maybe she really believes everything she writes in this book, but overall it's a very very small contribution to understanding what really happened to Laci and Conner Peterson.
Based on her account, Peterson looks quite bad, but again there's a lot we might not know. As a book, there are inaccurate dates and credibility issues. She refers to Peterson in her press conference as someone she was romantically involved with, yet we're talking about a month, less than a dozen meetings, & a few photographs. She was oddly already pregnant within a year of this whole episode. The religious undertones are suspicious. Within pages, she goes from trusting this guy with her child to saying that she was never really quite sure about the guy. Maybe she really believes everything she writes in this book, but overall it's a very very small contribution to understanding what really happened to Laci and Conner Peterson.
August 14, 2019
I think Amber could've benefitted by getting a secondary author to help this story along a little bit. It was written decently (which is good when you consider she is not an author), but at times the writing seems juvenile. I applaud Amber for coming out with her story, but it really bothers me how often she "pats herself on the back" throughout this book. She mentions over and over how other people call her a "hero," "Laci's voice," etc. She seems to really want praise for her part in the trial, which, in my opinion, should have been minimized or left out. There seems to be a total lack of humility.
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