Scott Peterson

Scott Lee Peterson[1] (born October 24, 1972) is an American former fertilizer
Scott Peterson
salesman who is currently ondeath row in San Quentin State Prison. In 2004, he was
convicted of the first-degree murder of his pregnant wife, Laci Peterson, and the
second-degree murder of their unborn son, Conner
, in Modesto, California.

In 2005, he was sentenced to death by lethal injection. His case is currently on

appeal to the Supreme Court of California.

Contents
Early life and marriage
Disappearance of Laci Peterson
Recovery of Laci and Conner's remains
Arrest 2011 mugshot of Peterson by
Trial California Department of Corrections
Evidence
Born Scott Lee
Motives
Verdict and sentencing
Peterson[1]
October 24, 1972
Appeal
San Diego,
Media portrayals
California, U.S.
Further reading
Occupation Fertilizer salesman
References
Criminal Incarcerated in San
External links
status Quentin State
Prison

Early life and marriage Spouse(s) Laci Peterson

(m. 1997;
Scott Lee Peterson was born October 24, 1972, at Sharp Coronado Hospital in San died 2002)
Diego, California, to Lee Arthur Peterson, a businessman who owned a crate- Conviction(s) First-degree murder
packaging company, and Jacqueline "Jackie" Helen Latham,[2][3][4] who owned a in the death of Laci;
boutique in La Jolla called The Put On.[2] Though Lee and Jackie had six children second-degree
from previous relationships, Scott was their only child together.[3][4] As a child, he murder in the death
shared a bedroom with his half-brother John in the family's two-bedroom apartment of Conner
in La Jolla.[2]
Criminal Death
Peterson began playing golf at an early age, a result of time he spent with his father. penalty
By age 14, he could beat his father at the game. For a time, he had dreams of Date April 18, 2003
becoming a professional golfer like Phil Mickelson, his teammate at the University apprehended
of San Diego High School.[3] By the end of high school, he was one of the top junior
golfers in San Diego.[2] In 1990, Peterson enrolled at Arizona State University (where Mickelson had also enrolled) on a partial golf
scholarship.[5] Mickelson would go on to become a highly successful PGA golfer,[6] and Lee Peterson later testified that the
considerable competition that Mickelson presented to his son while they were at Arizona State discouraged Peterson. Randall Mell of
the Broward County, Florida Sun-Sentinel reported that Chip Couch, the father of another Arizona State golfer, Chris Couch, told
Mell that he got Peterson kicked off the golf team. Couch stated that Peterson had taken Chris out drinking and to meet girls,
resulting in a hangover for Chris. As Chris was the No. 1 junior in the country
, Chip did not want Peterson to threaten his son's future,
and complained to the golf coach, who kicked Peterson off the team. Peterson transferred to Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo, and
later, California Polytechnic State University.[7] He initially planned to major in international business, but changed his major to
agricultural business. Professors who taught Peterson described him as a model student. His agribusiness professor Jim Ahern
[2]
commented, "I wouldn't mind having a class full of Scott Petersons."

While at California Polytechnic, Peterson worked at a restaurant in Morro Bay called the Pacific Café. One of his co-workers would
receive visits from a neighbor named Laci Denise Rocha, who also attended Cal Poly[2][8] as an ornamental horticulture major.[2]
When Peterson and his future wife first met at the restaurant in mid-1994, Laci made the first move, sending him her phone number.
Immediately after meeting him, Laci told her mother that she had met the man that she would marry. Peterson later called Laci and
[8] As Peterson's relationship with Laci grew
they began dating, their first date being a deep-sea fishing trip on which Laci got seasick.
more serious, he put aside his dreams of professional golf in order to focus on a business path.[3] The couple dated for two years[8]
and eventually moved in together.[2] In 1997, after Laci graduated, they married at Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort in San Luis
Obispo County's Avila Valley.[2][5] While Peterson finished his senior year, Laci took a job in nearby Prunedale. Prosecutors have
stated that around this time, Peterson engaged in the first of at least two extramarital affairs, though they have not revealed a name or
details of each relationship. Peterson graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural business in June 1998.[2] After their
graduations, the Petersons opened a sports bar in San Luis Obispo called The Shack.[2][3][8] Contrary to a Los Angeles Times story
that reported that Peterson's parents loaned him money to open the establishment,[3] his parents emphatically told the San Francisco
Chronicle that they did not, believing it was a bad investment. When the couple had difficulty finding a technician to install a needed
vent in the restaurant, Peterson took the necessary certification course in Los Angeles in order to install it himself. Business was
initially slow, but eventually improved, especially on weekends.[2] The Petersons sold The Shack in 2000 when they moved to Laci's
hometown of Modesto to start a family.[3][8] In October 2000, they purchased a three-bedroom, two-bath bungalow house for
$177,000 on Covena Avenue in an upscale neighborhood near La Loma Park.[2][3]

Laci soon took a part-time job as a substitute teacher,[3] and Peterson got a job with Tradecorp U.S.A., a newly founded subsidiary of
a European fertilizer company.[9] According to Lee Peterson, the Spanish company was trying to establish a customer base in the
United States, and hired Peterson as their West Coast representative. Working on salary plus commission, he sold irrigation systems,
fertilizer, chemical nutrients, and related products to big farms and flower growers, primarily in California, Arizona, and New
Mexico.[3] Peterson was earning a salary of $5,000 a month before taxes.[9] Laci's loved ones, including her mother and younger
sister, related that she worked enthusiastically at being the perfect housewife, enjoying cooking and entertaining, and that she and her
family welcomed the news in 2002 that she was pregnant.[3] In November 2002, when Laci was seven months pregnant, Peterson
was introduced by a friend to a Fresno massage therapist named Amber Frey. In later public statements, Frey said Peterson told her
he was single, and the two began a romantic relationship. The last time Peterson's parents saw Laci was during a three-day weekend
they spent together inCarmel, California the week before Christmas.[9]

Disappearance of Laci Peterson

According to ABC News, on December 24, 2002, Peterson reported his wife Laci missing from their Modesto home.[10] However,
the New York Post reported that when Laci still had not returned home by 5:15 p.m., Peterson called his mother-in-law, and that a
half-hour later, it was Laci's stepfather, Ron Grantski, who called the police.[11] Laci was seven-and-a-half months pregnant[10] with
a due date of February 10, 2003. The couple had planned to name the baby boy Conner.[12] The exact date and cause of Laci's death
were never determined. Peterson initially reported her missing on Christmas Eve, and the story quickly attracted nationwide media
interest.[13][14] When police arrived at the Peterson home, they found Laci's purse and keys in a closet. The dining room table was
meticulously set for a family dinner the following night. One detective found a phone book on a kitchen counter, opened to a full-
page ad for a defense lawyer. Peterson was reported to be completely calm.[11] Modesto police detective Jon Buehler and Allen
[10] Although Scott initially said he had spent the
Brocchini, the lead investigators on the case, questioned Scott Peterson that evening.
day golfing, he later told the police that he had gone to fish for sturgeon at the Berkeley Marina. At 2:15 p.m., he left a message for
Laci, stating, "Hey, Beautiful. It's 2:15. I'm leaving Berkeley."[11] Peterson stated that he went fishing about 90 miles from the
couple's Modesto home. Detectives immediately launched a search, but were surprised by Scott Peterson's behavior. Buehler told
ABC News in 2017, "I suspected Scott when I first met him. Didn't mean he did it, but I was a little bit thrown off by his calm, cool
demeanor and his lack of questioning ... he wasn't, 'Will you call me back? Can I have one of your cards? What are you guys doing
now?'"[10]

Modesto police did not immediately reveal to the public that Peterson was a suspect, largely because Laci's family and friends
maintained their faith in his innocence during the month following her disappearance. The police did treat the case as suspicious
within the first few hours after the missing persons report was filed.[15] Eventually, the police grew more suspicious due to
inconsistencies in Peterson's story. On January 17, 2003, it became known that Peterson had engaged in two other
extramarital affairs,
prior to Amber Frey.[16] Frey approached the police about Peterson, whom she had just begun to date, after learning that he was
actually married to a missing woman.[17] At a January 24, 2003, press conference[18] the Rocha family publicly withdrew their
support of Peterson,[19] explaining that they did this upon learning of his affair with Frey,[20] in particular upon seeing photos of
Peterson and Frey together.[21] Laci's brother, Brent Rocha, stated that although Peterson had admitted to an earlier affair a year
earlier in a January 16, 2003 phone conversation, following Laci's disappearance Peterson had ceased communicating with the Rocha
family in regards to what happened to her.[19] They later said that they were angered not by the affair, but by the fact that Peterson
had told Frey that he'd "lost his wife" on December 9, 2002 – 14 days before she disappeared,[11] and that he would be spending his
first Christmas without her. Police later speculated whether this was an indication that Peterson had already decided to kill Laci.[22]
[23]
To the Rochas, this meant that he had already planned to kill Laci long before her disappearance.

Frey agreed to let the police tape her subsequent phone conversations with Peterson in the hopes of getting him to confess.[24] During
the trial, the audio recordings of the couple's telephone conversations were played, and the transcripts were publicized. The
recordings revealed that in the days after Laci went missing, Peterson told Frey that he had traveled to Paris to celebrate the holidays,
in part with his new companions Pasqual and François. In reality, he had made one of these phone calls while attending the New
Year's Eve candlelight vigil for Laci in Modesto.[25]

Recovery of Laci and Conner's remains

On April 13, 2003, the remains of a late-term male fetus were found on Richmond's Point Isabel Regional Shoreline, north of
Berkeley Marina, where Peterson had been boating the day of Laci's disappearance. The next day, a partial female torso missing its
hands, feet, and head was found in the same area. The bodies were identified as Laci and her unborn child. Autopsies were
performed, but due to decomposition the exact cause of death could not be determined. The medical examiner did note that she had
suffered some broken ribs prior to her death; these injuries were not caused by her body being dragged along the rocks in the bay.
focated or strangled in their home.[26]
Prosecutors suggested that she could have been suf

The discovery of the bodies created a greater sense of urgency for Brocchini and Buehler, who had put a tracker on Peterson's car.
Knowing that he was in San Diego at the time, they feared he would escape across the border to Mexico. Brocchini commented in
2017, "I just thought, 'We've got to find Scott right now. He told me he was there and that’s where the bodies come up? I mean, I
believe it was premeditated, he planned it... San Diego was pretty darn close to the Mexican border. Scott knew the area pretty well.
That's where his parents lived. That's where he lived. So it wasn't like he was going to have to get on
MapQuest to try and figure out a
way to get to Tijuana."[10]

The FBI and Modesto Police Departmentperformed forensic searches of Peterson's home.[27] The FBI also conducted mitochondrial
DNA testing on a hair from pliers found in Peterson's fishing boat that linked them with hairs recovered from Laci's hairbrush.[28]
The authorities also searched Peterson's pickup truck, toolbox, warehouse, and boat.[29] After Peterson was arrested, police
conducted further searches in the bay in an attempt to locate hand-made concrete anchors they believe weighed down Laci's body
while it was under water; nothing was found.[30]

Arrest
Peterson was arrested on April 18, 2003,[31] near a La Jolla golf course.[32] He claimed to be meeting his father and brother for a
game of golf.[33] His naturally dark brown hair had been dyed blond,[34] and his Mercedes-Benz was "overstuffed" with
miscellaneous items, including nearly $15,000 in cash, twelve Viagra tablets, survival gear,[35] camping equipment,[33][36] several
changes of clothes, four cell phones,[36] and his brother's driver's license, in addition to his own.[34][36] Peterson's father explained
that he used his brother's license the day before to get a San Diego resident discount at the golf course, and that Peterson had been
living out of his car because of the media attention.[36] However, police feared these items were an indication that Peterson planned
.[36][37]
to flee to Mexico, an idea with which prosecutors would later concur

On April 21, 2003, Peterson was arraigned in Stanislaus County Superior Court before Judge Nancy Ashley. He was charged with
two felony counts of murder with premeditation and special circumstances: the first-degree murder of Laci, and the second-degree
murder of Conner. He plead not guilty.[38]

Trial
Before his arraignment, Peterson had been represented by Kirk McAllister, a veteran criminal defense attorney from Modesto. Chief
Deputy Public Defender Kent Faulkner was also assigned to the case.[39] Peterson later indicated that he could afford a private
attorney, namely Mark Geragos, who had done other high-profile criminal defense work.[39] On January 20, 2004, a judge changed
the venue of the trial from Modesto toRedwood City, because Peterson was the victim of increasing hostility in the Modesto area.[40]

Peterson's trial began on June 1, 2004,[38] and was followed closely by the media. The lead prosecutor was Rick Distaso. Geragos led
Peterson's defense. Prosecution witness Frey engaged her own attorney, Gloria Allred, to represent her. Allred was not bound by the
gag order imposed on those involved in the trial. Although she maintained that her client had no opinion about whether Peterson was
guilty, Allred was openly sympathetic to the prosecution. She appeared frequently on television news programs during the
trial.[41][42]

Peterson's defense lawyers based their case on the lack of direct evidence and played down the significance of circumstantial
evidence.[43] They suggested that the fetal remains were of a full-term infant and theorized that someone kidnapped Laci, held her
until she gave birth, and then dumped both bodies in the bay. The prosecution's medical experts contended that the baby was not full
term and died at the same time as his mother.[44] Geragos suggested that a Satanic cult kidnapped the pregnant woman.[45] He
.[43]
claimed Peterson was "acad" for cheating on Laci, but was not a murderer

Juror Frances Gorman was removed and replaced early in the trial due to misconduct. Jury foreman and attorney Gregory Jackson
later requested his own removal during jury deliberations, most likely because his fellow jurors wanted to replace him as
foreman.[46][47] Geragos told reporters that Jackson had mentioned threats he received when he requested to be removed from the
jury.[48] Jackson was replaced by an alternate.[49]

Evidence
A single hair was the only piece of forensic evidence that was identified. The strand, thought to have been Laci's, was found in a pair
of pliers on Peterson's boat.[50]

Presented as prosecution evidence during the trial was the fact that Peterson changed his appearance and purchased a vehicle using
his mother's name in order to avoid recognition by the press. He added two pornographic television channels to his cable service only
days after his wife's disappearance.[51] The prosecution stated that this meant he knew she would not be returning home. Peterson
[52] and sold her Land Rover.[53]
expressed interest in selling the house he had shared with Laci,

Rick Cheng, a hydrologist with the United States Geological Survey and an expert witness on tides of the San Francisco Bay,
testified as a witness for the prosecution. During cross-examination, Cheng admitted that his findings were "probable, not
precise."[54] Tidal systems are sufficiently chaotic, and he wasunable to develop an exactmodel of the bodies' disposal and travel. As
the trial progressed, the prosecution opened discussion of Peterson's affair with Frey and the contents of their taped telephone
calls.[55]

The defense argued that a prostitute who was accused of stealing checks from Peterson's mailbox might have murdered Laci, but
Modesto police detective Mike Hermosa did not indicate that the woman was ever a suspect in her disappearance. Prosecutor Dave
[56]
Harris noted that the checks were stolen after she vanished, meaning the woman was not involved in her disappearance.
Charles March was expected to be a crucial witness for the defense, one who, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, could
single-handedly exonerate Peterson by showing that Laci's fetus died a week after prosecutors claimed. Under cross-examination,
March admitted basing his findings on an anecdote from one of Laci's friends that she had taken a home pregnancy test on June 9,
2002. When prosecutors pointed out that no medical records relied on the June 9 date, March became flustered and confused on the
stand and asked a prosecutor to cut him "some slack", undermining his credibility. Summing up this key defense witness, Stan
Goldman, a criminal law professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles said, "There were moments today that reminded me of
Chernobyl."[57] According to one newspaper account about March's testimony, "by the end of his testimony Thursday, legal analysts
[58]
and jurors closed their notebooks, rolled their eyes, and snickered when they thought no one was looking".

Motives
The prosecution presented Peterson's affair with Frey and financial problems as motives for the murder. Prosecutors surmised that he
[59]
killed Laci due to increasing debt and a desire to be single again.

Verdict and sentencing

On November 12, 2004, a jury convicted Peterson of two counts of murder: first-
degree murder with special circumstances for killing Laci, and second-degree
murder for killing the fetus she carried. The penalty phase of the trial began on
November 30, and concluded December 13, when the jury rendered a sentence of
death. On March 16, Judge Alfred A. Delucchi followed the jury verdict,[38]
sentencing Peterson to death by lethal injection and ordering him to pay $10,000
toward the cost of Laci's funeral,[60][61][62] calling the murder of Laci "cruel,
uncaring, heartless, and callous".[63]

In later press appearances, members of the jury stated that they felt that Peterson's San Quentin State Prison, where
demeanor—specifically his lack of emotion and the phone calls to Frey in the days Peterson is incarcerated
following Laci's disappearance—indicated that he was guilty. They based their
verdict on "hundreds of small 'puzzle pieces' of circumstantial evidence that were
revealed during the trial, from the location of Laci's body to the myriad lies her husband told after her disappearance". The jury
[64]
decided on the death penalty because they felt that Peterson betrayed his responsibility to protect his wife and son.

On October 21, 2005 a judge ruled that proceeds from a $250,000 life insurance policy Peterson took out on Laci would go to Laci's
mother, which was reaffirmed by the Fifth District Court of Appeal on October 21, 2005. Peterson's automatic appeal was filed in the
California Supreme Court on July 5, 2012.[38]

Peterson arrived at San Quentin State Prison in the early morning hours of Wednesday, March 17, 2005. He was reported not to have
slept the night before, being too "jazzed" to sleep.[65][66] He joined the more than 700 other inmates in California's sole death row
facility while his case is on automatic appeal to theSupreme Court of California.[60][67]

Appeal
Cliff Gardner, Peterson's attorney, stated that the publicity surrounding the trial, incorrect evidentiary rulings, and other mistakes
deprived Peterson of a fair trial.[68] On July 6, 2012, Gardner filed a 423-page appeal of Peterson's sentence.[69][70] The State
Attorney General's office filed their response brief on January 26, 2015.[71] The defense filed a response to the State's brief in July
2015, claiming that a certified dog that detected Laci's scent at Berkeley Marina had failed two-thirds of tests with similar
conditions.[72]

In November 2015, the defense filed a habeas corpus petition, claiming that a juror lied on her jury application, and that there was
evidence that neighbors saw Laci alive after Scott left home.[73] On August 10, 2017, the State Attorney General responded to the
appeal by filing a 150-page document contesting the notion disputing the claims put forward in the appeal, stating that the appeal
ignored "overwhelming evidence" that Peterson murdered Laci. Supervising Deputy Attorney General Donna Provenzano stated that
the timeline of the crime was established by the neighbor who found the Petersons' Golden Retriever wandering in the street with its
leash still attached, before the sightings of Laci and her dog. Provenzano also indicated, "Purported sightings of Laci were legion,"
[74]
noting 74 reported sightings in 26 states and overseas, most of which she stated, were neither viable nor corroborated.

Media portrayals
In 2004, Peterson was played byDean Cain in The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story
.
In 2004, E! aired The E! True Hollywood Story on Laci Peterson.
In 2005, Peterson was portrayed by Nathan Anderson in the TV movie, Amber Frey: Witness for the Prosecution.[75]
In 2015, the series Murder Made Me Famouscovered the story in its second episode, which premiered August
22.[76][77]
He was mentioned in Episode 71 of the crime dramaCold Case, which opened with a prosthetic arm being found in
a lake.
He was mentioned in theTucker Max movie I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell.
The Peterson case was covered in Episode 28 ofReal Crime Profile Podcast, which featured Robert Chacon, one of
the FBI agents on the case. The episode aired July 20, 2016.
Peterson's case was the topic ofInvestigation Discovery's True Crime with Aphrodite Jones, Episode 1: Scott
Peterson (2010).[78]
In September 2017, Peterson's case was the topic of a segment ofDateline NBC, "The Laci Peterson Story: A
Dateline Investigation".[79]
In 2017, REELZ aired a one hourspecial titled, Scott Peterson: What Happened?
Court TV covered the case with a documentary titledScott Peterson: A Deadly Game.
Peterson's case was the main focus of "Notorious: Scott Peterson", the Season 20 premiere of the Oxygen TV series
Snapped.[80]
In 2017, ABC aired a two-hour documentary on the case titledTruth and Lies: The Murder of Laci Peterson.
In 2017, the case was covered in A&E's six part series,The Murder of Laci Peterson.
In 2017, Investigation Discovery aired a two-hour documentary titledScott Peterson: An American Murder Mystery.
In 2017, HLN aired a two-hour program on the case titledHow It Really Happened.

Further reading
Beratlis, Greg; Marino, Tom; Belmessieri, Mike; Lear, Dennis; Nice, Richelle; Guinasso, John; Zanartu, Julie;
Swertlow, Frank; Stambler, Lyndon (2007). We, the Jury: Deciding the Scott Peterson Case. Beverly Hills, CA:
Phoenix Books. ISBN 1-59777-536-3.
Bird, Anne (2005). Blood Brother: 33 Reasons My Brother Scott Peterson Is Guilty . New York: Regan Books.
ISBN 9780060838577.
Crier, Catherine; Thompson, Cole (2005).A Deadly Game: The Untold Story of the Scott Peterson Investigation .
New York: ReganBooks. ISBN 0-06-076612-3.
Dalton, Matt; Hill, Bonnie Hearn (2005).Presumed Guilty: What the Jury Never Knew About Laci Peterson's Murder
and Why Scott Peterson Should Not Be on Death Row . New York: Atria. ISBN 978-0743286954.
Lee, Henry C.; Labriola, Jerry (2006).Dr. Henry Lee's Forensic Files: Five FamousCases Scott Peterson, Elizabeth
Smart, and more... Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books. ISBN 1-59102-409-9.
Thomas, Donna. I'm Sorry I Lied To You: The Confession of Scott Peterson(3rd ed.). Duj Pepperman Enterprises.
ISBN 1-59453-969-3.

References
1. Dillon, Loretta (2005). Stone Cold Guilty: The People V. Scott Lee Peterson (https://books.google.ca/books?id=WVv-
KsbjFjQC). ISBN 9781411634534.
Dillon, Loretta (2013). Still Stone Cold Guilty: The Murder Case Against Scott Lee Peterson(https://books.google.ca/
books?id=5J5-lwEACAAJ). ISBN 9781482043686.
2. St. John, Kelly (March 7, 2004)."A PORTRAIT OF THE ACCUSED: In a rareinterview, the family of Scott Peterson
sheds light on the life and times of the 'perfect' son"(http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/A-PORTRAIT-OF-THE-A
CCUSED-In-a-rare-interview-2812780.php). San Francisco Chronicle.
 3. Sahagun, Louis; Arax, Mark (November 12, 2004)."Scott Peterson Convicted in Murder of Wife Laci"(http://www.lati
mes.com/la-111204peterson_lat-story.html). Los Angeles Times.
4. "Scott Peterson: Murderer(1972–)"(https://www.biography.com/people/scott-peterson-12353513). Biography.com.
Retrieved September 13, 2017.
5. Harris, Ashley (May 10, 2016)."9 Famous People Who Went to Arizona State University" (http://www.phoenixnewtim
es.com/arts/9-famous-people-who-went-to-arizona-state-university-8267708/2)
. Phoenix New Times.
6. "The 87th PGA Championship"(http://i.pga.com/pga/images/events/2005/pgachamp/pdf/totalpurse.pdf)
(PDF). PGA
of America. August 15, 2005. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
7. Stapley, Garth (March 6, 2007)."Man claims he got Scott Peterson thrown of f the golf team" (http://www.modbee.co
m/news/local/crime/scott-peterson-case/peterson-after-the-trial/article3097028.html)
. The Modesto Bee.
8. "The woman behind the smile"(http://www.modbee.com/news/local/crime/scott-peterson-case/peterson-disappearan
ce-and-arrest/article3096758.html). The Modesto Bee. April 19, 2003.
9. Walsh, Diana (August 3, 2004)."THE PETERSON TRIAL / Credit-card debt takes center stage / Couple appeared to
be living beyond means, says auditor"(http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/THE-PETERSON-TRIAL-Credit-card-d
ebt-takes-2736606.php). San Francisco Chronicle.
10. Effron, Lauren (September 12, 2017)."What police found in Scott Peterson's car after Laci Peterson's body was
discovered" (http://abcnews.go.com/US/police-found-scott-petersons-car-laci-petersons-body/story?id=49773987) .
ABC News.
11. Sheehy, Kate (November 13, 2014)."SWEET LACI’S JOURNEY FROM LOVE ST ORY TO TALE OF HORROR" (htt
ps://nypost.com/2004/11/13/sweet-lacis-journey-from-love-story-to-tale-of-horror/)
. New York Post. Retrieved
December 15, 2018.
12. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRPT-108hrpt420/html/CRPT-108hrpt420-pt1.htm
13. "Scott Peterson" (http://www.nndb.com/people/468/000026390). Notable Names Database.
14. "US beach bodies killer convicted"(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4008491.stm)
. BBC News. November 12,
2004. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
15. Kristal Hawkins. "The Murder of Laci Peterson"(https://web.archive.org/web/20121003001559/http://www .trutv.com/li
brary/crime/notorious_murders/family/laci_peterson/11.html). Trutv.com. Archived from the original (http://www.trutv.c
om/library/crime/notorious_murders/family/laci_peterson/11.html)on October 3, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
16. Ryan, Harriet (September 28, 2004)."Before Frey, two other affairs for him, detective says"(https://web.archive.org/
web/20090328134354/http://www.courttv.com/trials/peterson/092704-pm_ctv.html). Court TV. Archived from the
original (http://www.courttv.com/trials/peterson/092704-pm_ctv.html) on March 28, 2009. Retrieved January 22,
2018.
17. "Scott Peterson Called Himself a Widower, Detective Says" (https://www.foxnews.com/story/scott-peterson-called-hi
mself-a-widower-detective-says). Associated Press/Fox News. January 13, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
18. Finn, Natalie (December 24, 2017)."Secrets, Lies & Sadness: Laci Peterson's Murder Is Long Solved, but Here's
Why the Case Won't Rest" (https://www.eonline.com/news/900995/secrets-lies-sadness-laci-peterson-s-murder-is-lo
ng-solved-but-here-s-why-the-case-won-t-rest). E! Online. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
19. "Woman Claims Affair With Scott Peterson"(https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=90910&page=1)
. ABC News.
January 24, 2003. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
20. Dearden, Jason (October 26, 2004)."Peterson’s parents take turns on stand "(https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2004/
10/26/petersons-parents-take-turns-on-stand/)
. East Bay Times. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
21. Jeff Jardine and Garth Stapley (December 23, 2007). "Where are they now?"(https://www.modbee.com/news/local/c
rime/scott-peterson-case/scott-peterson-five-years-later/article3098828.html)
. The Modesto Bee. Retrieved
December 15, 2018.
22. Wakesman, Jessica (August 15, 2017)."Laci Peterson Murder: Everything You Need to Know" (https://www.rollingst
one.com/culture/culture-news/laci-peterson-murder-everything-you-need-to-know-199774/)
. Rolling Stone. Retrieved
December 15, 2018.
23. Rocha, Sharon (2006).For Laci. New York: Crown Publishers. ISBN 0-307-33828-2.
24. "Detective: Peterson's mistress agreed to tape phone calls"(http://www.courttv.com/trials/peterson/111203-pm_ctv.ht
ml). Court TV. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
25. "Laci Peterson Case: Scott Peterson's Ex-Mistress eTstifies" (http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/11/court.archive.p
eterson5/index.html). CNN. December 31, 2007. Retrieved June 11, 2008.
26. "In closing, prosecutor says parenthood pushed him to kill"(http://www.courttv.com/trials/peterson/110104_closings_
ctv.html). Court TV. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
27. "Evidence at Peterson Home Is Revealed"(http://articles.latimes.com/2004/jul/13/local/me-peterson13)
. Associated
Press/Los Angeles Times. July 13, 2004.
28. "The Case of the Explosive Shoes: And Other Amazing Stories from the FBI Lab" (https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/n
ews/stories/2005/july/shoe_bomb071805). Federal Bureau of Investigation. July 18, 2005.
29. Finz, Stacy; Walsh, Diana (July 14, 2004)."THE PETERSON TRIAL / White powder , brown stains, strand of hair / All
were found in defendant's boat and pickup truck"(http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/THE-PETERSON-TRIAL-W
hite-powder-brown-stains-2741537.php). San Francisco Chronicle.
30. "Witness tells Scott Peterson's attorneys he saw suspicious man"(http://edition.cnn.com/2003/LAW/05/23/peterson).
CNN. May 22, 2003.
31. "Items Found in Scott Peterson's Car"(http://crime.about.com/od/news/a/peterson_car
.htm). Crime.About.com.
Retrieved 5 December 2013.
32. Morin, Monte; Morain, Dan (April 19, 2003)."Scott Peterson Arrested in Wife's Slaying"(http://articles.latimes.com/2
003/apr/19/local/me-laci19). Los Angeles Times.
33. Miller, Wilbur R. (July 20, 2012).Peterson%2C meeting brotherforgolf&f=falseThe Social History of Crime and
Punishment in America: An Encyclopedia(https://books.google.com/books?id=vs9wCQAAQBAJ&pg=PT1498&lpg=
PT1498&dq=Scott+Peterson,+meeting+brother+for+golf&source=bl&ots=62yHXaBT sh&sig=hoTVefvB5KSGO0v6MF
xuY39JDkE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjEgszp6ZTW AhVKLyYKHXFrCF0Q6AEIXTAL#v=onepage&q=Scott).
Archived at Google Books. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
34. "Laci Peterson case: Key players in the trial"(http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/11/court.archive.peterson9/index.
html). CNN. 2004.
35. "Laci Peterson case: What the jury didn't hear"(http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/11/court.archive.peterson10/ind
ex.html). CNN. 2004.
36. Vries, Lloyd (October 26, 2004)."Scott Peterson's Parents Testify" (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/scott-petersons-
parents-testify/). CBS News.
37. "Authorities Feared Scott Peterson Planned Escape to Mexico"(http://www.foxnews.com/story/2003/04/18/authoritie
s-feared-scott-peterson-planned-escape-to-mexico/). Associated Press. Modesto, California. 18 April 2003.
Retrieved February 20, 2014. "Modesto police say they feared Scott Peterson was preparing to flee to Mexico when
they arrested him on Friday"
38. "Scott Peterson Trial Fast Facts" (http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/15/us/scott-peterson-trial-fast-facts/index.html). CNN.
April 30, 2017.
39. Finz, Stacy (May 3, 2003)."L.A. attorney says client wants to vindicate himself by finding killer"(http://www.sfgate.co
m/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/05/03/MN122043.DTL) . San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved May 1, 2009.
40. "Judge Moves Peterson Trial to San Mateo County" (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,108939,00.html). Fox
News. Associated Press. January 20, 2004. Retrieved May 1, 2009.
41. "The Scott Peterson Murder Trial" (http://www.courttv.com/talk/chat_transcripts/2004/0924peterson-allred.html)
.
Court TV. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
42. "Transcripts" (http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0311/13/lkl.00.html)
. CNN. November 13, 2003. Retrieved
November 20, 2010.
43. "Two-timer, yes, but no double murderer: Peterson's defense lays out its case"(https://web.archive.org/web/2009022
8204313/http://www.courttv.com/trials/peterson/060204_ctv.html). Court TV. Archived from the original (http://www.co
urttv.com/trials/peterson/060204_ctv.html) on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
44. "Peterson's unborn son died at time of his wife's disappearance, expert says"
(http://www.courttv.com/trials/peterson/
092204_ctv.html). Court TV. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
45. Beggs, C. Spencer (June 10, 2003)."Experts: No Proof of Satanic Cults"(http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,890
38,00.html). Fox News. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
46. "Source: Jury foreman dismissed in Peterson case"(http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/11/10/peterson.trial). CNN.
November 11, 2004. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
47. Marshall, Carolyn (November 11, 2004)."Judge Dismisses Foreman from Peterson Jury"(https://www.nytimes.com/
2004/11/11/us/judge-dismisses-foreman-from-peterson-jury
.html). The New York Times.
48. "Peterson penalty phase postponed until after Thanksgiving"(https://web.archive.org/web/20090228044748/http://w
ww.courttv.com/trials/peterson/112204_ctv.html). Court TV. Archived from the original (http://www.courttv.com/trials/p
eterson/112204_ctv.html) on February 28, 2009. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
49. "Peterson Judge Dismisses Another Juror"(http://www.foxnews.com/story/2004/11/11/peterson-judge-dismisses-ano
ther-juror.html). Fox News. November 11, 2004
50. "The Scott Peterson Trial" (http://writ.news.findlaw.com/hilden/20040720.html). Writ.news.findlaw.com. July 20, 2004.
Retrieved June 21, 2011.
51. "Prosecutors: Peterson signed up for porn channels after wife vanished"
(http://www.courttv.com/trials/peterson/0803
04_ctv.html). Court TV. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
52. "Taped phone calls catch Scott Peterson in numerous lies to family, friends" (http://www.courttv.com/trials/peterson/0
82504_ctv.html). Court TV. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
53. Cosby, Rita (April 19, 2003)."Body Identified as Laci Peterson; Scott Peterson Arrested in San Diego"
(http://www.fo
xnews.com/story/0,2933,84562,00.html). Fox News. Associated Press. Retrieved May 1, 2009.
54. de Vries, Lloyd (October 4, 2004)."Laci Dumped at Scott Fishing Spot?: But Prosecution Expert Can't Be Certain
About The Location" (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/10/05/national/main647611.shtml). CBS News.
Retrieved May 1, 2009.
55. " 'Love triangle' murder trial captivates US"(http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/08/23/1093113128828.html?from=
storylhs). The Sydney Morning Herald. August 23, 2004. Retrieved May 1, 2009.
56. "Concrete Found in Peterson Home"(http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/07/22/national/main631386.shtml). CBS
News. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
57. Finz, Stacy; Walsh, Dian (October 22, 2004)."THE PETERSON TRIAL / Defense witness asks D.A. to cut him slack
/ Expert says fetus died days after mother disappeared"(http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/THE-PETERSON-TR
IAL-Defense-witness-asks-D-A-to-2686764.php) . San Francisco Chronicle.
58. Finz, Stacy; Walsh, Diana (October 22, 2004). "Defense witness asks D.A. to cut him slack: Expert says fetus died
days after mother disappeared"(http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/10/22/BAGNB9E4PG37.DTL).
San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
59. "June 17: Was Money The Motive For Murder?" (https://web.archive.org/web/20110308210045/http://www .foxreno.c
om/news/3430205/detail.html). Reno, NV: KRXI-TV. June 24, 2010. Archived fromthe original (http://www.foxreno.c
om/news/3430205/detail.html)on March 8, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2009.
60. "Peterson sentenced to death for wife's slaying"(http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/16/peterson.case). CNN. March
17, 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
61. "Timeline: The Scott Peterson case"(http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/06/timeline-scott-peterson-case/). Fox
News. July 6, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
62. Egelko, Bob (January 12, 2013)."Peterson appeal may be helped by ruling"(http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Pet
erson-appeal-may-be-helped-by-ruling-3718197.php). San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
63. Ryan, Harriet (March 16, 2005)."Judge sentences Scott Peterson to death for killing his wife and unborn son" (http
s://web.archive.org/web/20090228204050/http://www .courttv.com/trials/peterson/031605_ctv.html). Court TV.
Archived from the original (http://www.courttv.com/trials/peterson/031605_ctv.html) on February 28, 2009. Retrieved
September 13, 2017.
64. "Peterson jurors speak about guilty verdict, death sentence"(http://www.courttv.com/trials/peterson/121304_jurors_ct
v.html). Court TV. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
65. "Prison: Two women want to marry Peterson" (http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/17/peterson.prison/index.html).
CNN. March 18, 2005. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
66. "Scott Peterson sent to San Quentin"(http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7217582). MSNBC. March 18, 2005. Retrieved
June 19, 2011.
67. Abad-Santos, Alexander (July 6, 2012)."Scott Peterson Won't Be Executed AnytimeSoon" (https://www.theatlantic.c
om/national/archive/2012/07/scott-peterson-wont-be-executed-anytime-soon/326230/)
. The Atlantic.
68. "Scott Peterson appeals death sentence to California Supreme Court"(http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/06/scott-
peterson-appeals-death-sentence-to-california-supreme-court)
. Fox News. July 6, 2012. Retrieved February 11,
2015.
69. "Scott Peterson appeals death sentence to California Supreme Court"(http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/06/scott-
peterson-appeals-death-sentence-to-california-supreme-court)
. Fox News. July 6, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
70. Egelko, Bob (July 18, 2012)."Scott Peterson files to overturn convictions"(http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Scott-
Peterson-files-to-overturn-convictions-3689584.php) . San Francisco Chronicle.
71. Stapley, Garth (January 29, 2015)."Details emerge to counter Scott Peterson appeal"(http://www.modbee.com/new
s/local/article8604551.html). Modesto Bee.
72. Stapley, Garth (July 27, 2015)."New court brief says judge botched Scott Peterson's 2004 trial"(http://www.modbee.
com/news/local/article29080468.html). Modesto Bee.
73. "Will Scott Peterson conviction be thrown out?"(http://www.10news.com/news/will-scott-peterson-conviction-be-thro
wn-out-112415). KGTV ABC 10 News. November 24, 2015.
74. Stapley, Garth (August 11, 2017)."A new trial for Scott Peterson? No way , new court filing contends" (http://www.mo
dbee.com/news/local/crime/scott-peterson-case/article166834837.html) . The Modesto Bee.
75. "Amber Frey: Witness for the Prosecution - Movie | Moviefone"(https://www.moviefone.com/movie/amber-frey-witne
ss-for-the-prosecution/1368196/main/). Moviefone. United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 2006. Retrieved 16 August
2017.
76. "Episode Guide: Season 1, Episode 2 Scott Peterson"(https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/murder-made-me-famous/e
pisode-2-season-1/scott-peterson/825979/). TV Guide. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
77. Helling, Steve (August 20, 2015)."Scott Peterson Juror: 'I Would Personally Execute Him'" (https://people.com/crim
e/scott-peterson-juror-expresses-anger-on-murder-made-me-famous/) . People. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
78. "True Crime with Aphrodite Jones | Scott Peterson" (https://web.archive.org/web/20170312063640/http://www .investi
gationdiscovery.com/tv-shows/true-crime-with-aphrodite-jones/videos/true-crime-with-aphrodite-jones-interviews-scot
t-peterson/). Investigation Discovery. 2010. Archived from the original (http://www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-sho
ws/true-crime-with-aphrodite-jones/videos/true-crime-with-aphrodite-jones-interviews-scott-peterson/) on 12 March
2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
79. "A Reporter's Notebook: The Laci Peterson Story Then and Now"(http://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/reporter-s-note
book-laci-peterson-story-then-now-n748941). Keith Morrison. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
80. Reyes, Traciy (May 7, 2017). "Scott Peterson: Innocent? 'Snapped' Notorious 20th Anniversary Investigates Laci
Peterson's Death" (http://www.inquisitr.com/4200926/scott-peterson-innocent-snapped-notorious-20th-anniv
ersary-in
vestigates-laci-petersons-death/). Inquisitr.

External links
Kim, Eun Kyung (August 15, 2017)."Scott Peterson breaks silence on wife's murder in death row phone call"
. Today.
"Inside Scott Peterson's Shockingly Comfortable Life on Death Row (EXCLUSIVE)". In Touch Weekly. June 1, 2016.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scott_Peterson&oldid=875618131

"

This page was last edited on 27 December 2018, at 21:27(UTC).

Text is available under theCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this
site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of theWikimedia
Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.