significant leads at this point. reporter: would never know that a curious, sympathetic, puzzled nation had cast an eye her way. laci peterson. she was 27 years old. and, on the night before christmas, she was gone. laci, if you re out there and can hear us and see us, we love you and we re searching, we re looking. reporter: it hit something. something in the air. the zeitgeist, that name, that smile, that mystery, impossible to put down. whoever has her, please, please, please let her go. bring her back to us. we love her so much. and we want her back. please let us have her back. reporter: and then there was him. the husband. the inscrutable scott peterson. i really don t care what
that a curious, sympathetic, puzzled nation had cast an eye her way. laci peterson. she was 27 years old. and, on the night before christmas, she was gone. laci, if you re out there and can hear us and see us, we love you and we re searching, we re looking. reporter: it hit something. something in the air. the zeitgeist, that name, that smile, that mystery, impossible to put down. whoever has her, please, please, please let her go. bring her back to us. we love her so much, and we want her back. please let us have her back. reporter: and then there was him. the husband. the inscrutable scott peterson. i really don t care what people think of me as long as it continues to keep laci s picture, description, tipline in the media.