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The Complete Story The opening paragraph in Ms. Crier's book asks "why." Lovely, very pregnant women go missing all to often in this country. Murder is the leading cause of death for pregnant women, and usually the killer is the father of her child. Why, here is to me, two questions. Why would the father kill the mother and his child? But also why is the public so interested, why did this one story get headline attention in newspapers and newscasts all around the country? Ms. Crier answers the first question pretty well. She is convinced that Scott Peterson suffers from a scoiopathic personality disorder. The symptoms he was showing, after her disappearance are classic. There's not enough time to discuss the sociopath here, if you want to know more about this disorder, there are books in the library, particularly the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the Mental Illnesses and Personality Disorders that will cover it completely. That leaves the second question. What attracted the country's attention to this one case, this one case out of thousands? I don't know. Ms. Crier says that she gives the pat response that it was a slow news day that Christmas Even when Laci vanished. But back to the book. The sub-title is "The untold story of the Scott Peterson investigation." Perhaps a better one would be "The Complete story ...." Yes, there are tidbits of information here that is not recorded in other places, but most important is that here is everything in one volume. It's written by a professional journalist who has been a judge so can bring a level of knowledge and experience to the book that is often lacking. Here, in a few hundred pages, is the complete story presented in a clear and concise manner.