'Game Changer': Documentary Investigates 'New Evidence' Claims In Scott Peterson Case
The documentary highlights 14 new evidentiary claims and disputed forensic analysis as Scott Peterson’s supporters seek to challenge his murder conviction.
- A new A&E documentary, "Scott Peterson: The New Evidence," premiered Thursday, highlighting claims from former defense attorney Mark Geragos that newly examined evidence could support Peterson's innocence.
- In 2002, Laci Peterson disappeared from her Modesto, California, home while eight months pregnant, leading to Peterson's conviction for murdering Laci and their unborn son, Conner.
- Geragos alleges investigators withheld a burned-out van recovered near the airport district days after Laci disappeared, and the defense cites evidence of a burglary across the street from the family home.
- Laci's mother, Sharon Rocha, told People Magazine the appeals are never-ending and "like ripping the scab off a wound every time," emphasizing Peterson remains guilty.
- Despite these claims, Peterson faces an uphill battle for a new trial after a judge rejected the Los Angeles Innocence Project's latest petition in April.
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‘Recycled arguments’: DA claims new Scott Peterson docuseries makes ‘mockery’ of court record
MODESTO, Calif. (Court TV) — A California district attorney is firing back at arguments made by a new docuseries focused on Scott Peterson and the murder of his wife and unborn son. Scott Peterson appears in court in 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, Pool) Scott Peterson, 53, has maintained his innocence for more than 20 years after he was convicted in the deaths of Laci Peterson and the couple’s child, who was to be named Conner. Scott Peterson was in…
Why Scott Peterson: The New Evidence’s Attorney Chris Pixley Believes Murder Conviction Can Be Appealed
Scott Peterson has unsuccessfully tried to appeal his conviction two times ever since he was found guilty in the deaths of his wife, Laci Peterson, and their unborn son, Conner, in 2004. The case will be re-examined in an investigation led by veteran defense attorney and ABC News legal consultant Chris Pixley in A&E’s two-part docuseries Scott Peterson: The New Evidence. Ahead of the premiere, Pixley exclusively spoke to Us about why he believes…
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