Fox News’ Claudia Cowan on Scott Peterson’s efforts to seek a new trial after being convicted of killing his wife and unborn child in 2002.
It’s been more than 20 years since Scott Peterson was convicted of the murder of his wife Laci Peterson, and their unborn son, Connor. Speculation and fascination surrounding the case have barely slowed over the past two decades as people want to know if Scott didn’t do it … who did?
Peterson is currently serving a life sentence at Mule Creek State Prison in Northern California without the possibility of parole. Though he’s maintained his innocence, his two appeals have been denied. In 2020, a California Supreme Court overturned his death sentence but upheld his conviction. However, Peterson was re-sentenced in December 2021 and subsequently denied another trial in 2022.
Earlier this year, the Los Angeles Innocence Project took on Peterson’s case as part of their mission to "exonerate the wrongly convicted" and filed motions to seek DNA testing on post-conviction discovery.
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Now, in the most recent turn of events, Peterson has given his first interview since his wife’s death, as part of a three-part docu-series "Face to Face with Scott Peterson" which was recently released on Peacock. His key message to viewers – "Look at the evidence."
Scott Peterson, convicted of the murders of his pregnant wife Laci and their unborn son Conor in 2005, appears remotely for an appeal hearing on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Peterson's latest attempt to overturn his conviction has attracted the support of the Los Angeles Innocence Project. Judge Elizabeth Hill, right,........