The high-profile 20-year-old conviction of a California man accused of murdering his pregnant wife and dumping her body in San Francisco Bay, may yet be aired anew. Scott Peterson, who was convicted of murdering Laci Peterson, then 27, already had his death sentence overturned by California’s highest court last summer. Prosecutors are still trying to get that reinstated, even as the push continues for him to get a new trial.
The California Supreme Court overturned Scott Peterson s death sentence; Laura Ingle reports.
The sister-in-law of Scott Peterson, who was convicted in the death of his pregnant wife and unborn son nearly two decades ago, said evidence she has collected over the years shows there s no scenario of guilt for him.
Janey Peterson told CBS News 48 Hours in an episode that aired Saturday night that investigators failed to follow up on leads in the murder of Laci Peterson and Connor, the couple s unborn child. Laci Peterson disappeared from her Modesto, California, home on Christmas Eve 2002 while eight months pregnant.
Peterson was arrested after Amber Frey, a massage therapist living in Fresno, told police that they began dating a month before his wife’s death and that he had told her she was dead.
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After California man s death sentence is overturned, there s a renewed push to clear him 2021 May 01
In a California courtroom this week, there was a hearing in a sensational murder case that most think ended nearly 20 years ago.
In 2004, Scott Peterson was convicted and later sentenced to death for killing his pregnant wife Laci and dumping her body in the San Francisco Bay. But now there s a new twist in the case.
California s highest court overturned Peterson s death sentence last summer, meaning he will get a new sentencing trial. His supporters want him to be retried on all charges, saying they have new evidence that could exonerate him.
Retired Modesto Detective Still Convinced Scott Peterson Killed Pregnant Wife Laci
CBS SF Bay Area 5/2/2021 Syndicated Local – CBS San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) A former Modesto police detective says nothing has changed in his mind in the years since Scott Peterson was convicted by a San Mateo County jury of killing his pregnant wife, Laci, and the couple’s unborn son, Connor, in 2004.
CBS 48 Hours took a new look at one of the most famous spousal murder cases in U.S. history on Saturday. The case is back in the news as the California Supreme Court tossed out his death sentence, saying the trial judge made procedural errors.