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California Judge Rejects New Murder Trial for Scott Peterson

December 20, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A California judge on Tuesday rejected a new murder trial for Scott Peterson, nearly 20 years after he was charged with dumping the bodies of his pregnant wife, Laci, and the unborn child they planned to name Conner into San Francisco Bay on Christmas Eve 2002. Peterson, 50, alleged the resulting trial that gripped…

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Scott Peterson Resentenced to Life in Prison for Pregnant Wife’s Murder

December 8, 2021
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Scott Peterson was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without parole after he was spared the death sentence over the deaths of his wife and unborn child in the early 2000s. Peterson, 49, was convicted in 2004 for murdering his wife, Laci Peterson, and their unborn child, Conner. Peterson was originally sentenced to death in…

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District Attorney Will Not Seek New Death Sentence Against Scott Peterson: Court Papers

May 31, 2021
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A district attorney in California said that prosecutors won’t seek the death penalty against Scott Peterson, who was convicted and sentenced for murdering his pregnant wife, Laci, about two decades ago. According to the Stanislaus County district attorney’s office, prosecutors will drop efforts to try and restore the death penalty sentence, reported CNN. It was thrown…

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District Attorney Won’t Seek New Death Sentence Against Scott Peterson: Court Papers

May 31, 2021
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A district attorney in California said that prosecutors won’t seek the death penalty against Scott Peterson, who was convicted and sentenced for murdering his pregnant wife, Laci, roughly two decades ago. According to the Stanislaus County district attorney’s office, prosecutors will drop efforts to try and restore the death penalty sentence, reported CNN. It was thrown…

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Scott Peterson’s Sister-in-Law Alleges She Has Evidence to Overturn His Conviction

May 2, 2021
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The sister-in-law of Scott Peterson, who was sentenced of killing his pregnant wife, claimed that she has evidence to overturn his conviction—17 years after he was convicted of the crime. Janey Peterson previously claimed police officers ignored information surrounding the death of Laci Peterson, including a burglary across the street from their house in Modesto,…

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