Her name is synonymous with one of the most infamous murder trials in our lifetime. Scott Peterson was convicted of killing his wife and unborn child on March 16, 2005 and now sits on death row in San Quentin State Prison. He was convicted, in part, by testimony of his then-girlfriend Amber Frey.
Amber had begun an affair with Scott before his pregnant wife, Laci, was killed. He told her his wife had died the previous Christmas. Once Laci’s disappearance made the news, Amber contacted the police and secretly began taping conversations between her and Scott. He never made any confessions on tape, but Amber’s help in the case still helped convict Scott. Soon, photos of Amber and Scott at a Christmas party were seen everywhere.
It did not come without a price though. The massage therapist became fodder for the tabloids. Before the affair with Scott, she had already had a daughter out of wedlock. Nude photos of her were released and another woman came forward to say Amber had had an affair with her husband while they were still married. While the trial of Scott Peterson was being held, Amber became pregnant with her second child out of wedlock with chiropractor David Markovich. That affair soon ended. She released a book called “Witness: For the Prosecution of Scott Peterson” which told of her involvement in the case. There was also a made for television movie based on the events portrayed in the book.
Amber recently married her neighbor, Robert (Bobby) Hernandez on July 5, 2006. Oddly enough, Bobby is a corrections officer. They married in an outdoor ceremony overlooking Emerald Bay outside Lake Tahoe. The couple met after their children began playing together in their Clovis, California neighborhood.
What do you think of Amber and her recent wedding? I don’t agree with her decisions to have two children out of wedlock, but I can see how someone like Scott could have made her believe he was widowed. By all accounts, he was very charming and convincing. She may have made some bad decisions with her life, but perhaps this marriage will work out.