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May 14, 2021 · Almost two decades after the disappearance and murder of his wife Laci Peterson and their unborn child, Connor, Scott Peterson says he is still seeking justice and and that his first trial was unfair.
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Dec 8, 2021 · Scott Peterson, who was convicted of killing his pregnant wife Laci Peterson and their unborn baby in 2002, was re-sentenced Wednesday to life in prison.
Aug 15, 2017 · Peterson’s 27-year-old wife, Laci, was more than eight months pregnant with the couple's child when she disappeared on Christmas Eve 2002. Four months later, her body washed up on the shores of...
Jan 19, 2024 · Scott Peterson, 51, was convicted in 2004 of murdering Laci, his wife of five years, and their unborn son.
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In a case that riveted the nation, Scott Peterson was convicted of killing his eight-month pregnant wife, Laci, in 2002. With the help of his mistress, who had not previously known he was married, the FBI was able to collect evidence for the case against him. He was sentenced to death by lethal injection in 2004 for the first-degree murder of his w...
Scott Lee Peterson was born on October 24, 1972, in San Diego, California. The only child of Lee and Jackie Peterson (the couple has other children from previous relationships), Peterson grew up in a San Diego suburb and was a model student and avid golfer. He graduated from the University of San Diego High School and spent a semester at Arizona St...
In December 2002, Laci went missing, and her disappearance launched a media frenzy. Peterson was arrested in April 2003 after her body and the fetus of their unborn son washed up on the shores of San Francisco Bay. According to prosecutors, Peterson was having an affair with a masseuse named Amber Frey, which was his motivation for killing his preg...
In August 2017, authorities fought against Peterson's appeal. In a 150-page document, the Attorney General's office cited the "overwhelming evidence" that he murdered his 27-year-old wife and child in 2002. Some of the evidence mentioned in the document include: “his expressed wanderlust and desire to be responsibility-free, which he conveyed to hi...
In October 2013, Peterson's mother, Jackie, died from her battle with cancer at the age of 70. Her husband Lee took her out of the hospital so that she could live out her last days at home. Until her death, Jackie believed in her son's innocence.
After Peterson's conviction, a number of movies and documentaries were released exploring the murder and tabloid-frenzied trial. In 2004, the TV movie The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story was released, starring Dean Cain as Scott Peterson; a year later CBS premiered its own retelling of the tale, Amber Frey: Witness for the Prosecution, whi...
Aug 24, 2020 · The California Supreme Court on Monday overturned the death penalty sentence for Scott Peterson, convicted in the Christmas Eve murder of his pregnant wife, Laci, and their unborn son, Conner....
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Aug 26, 2021 · Laci Peterson, 27, was eight months pregnant with their unborn son, Connor, when she was killed.
