Testimony over a couple of days in Stanislaus County Superior Court this past week was part of the preliminary hearing in a murder and arson case stemming from August, 2013. Popular and well-known Riverbank businessman Scott Pettit and his wife Janet were murdered in their Modesto home nearly four years ago. The couple’s son, Brandon, and his friend Felix Valverde of Oakdale are both facing charges of murder, arson and burglary in connection with the case.