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Scott Peterson, Amber Frey Break 20-Year Silences

Convicted killer and his former mistress speak in separate upcoming docuseries

(Newser) - Scott Peterson, the man serving life in prison without parole for the 2002 murders of his wife and unborn son, admits he was "a total a-hole" to Laci Peterson. But "I didn't kill my wife," the 51-year-old vying for a fresh trial says in a docuseries...

New DNA Test Allowed for One Piece of Evidence in Peterson Case

Most of the requests in Scott Peterson case denied by judge

(Newser) - A new round of DNA testing will be allowed for just one piece of evidence in the case of Scott Peterson, the California man convicted in 2004 of the 2002 murders of his pregnant wife Laci and their unborn son. The Innocence Project in Los Angeles has taken up Peterson'...

Judge Grants New Hearing in 2002 Wife-Killer Case

Scott Peterson will get a status hearing after Innocence Project filings

(Newser) - Following the Innocence Project taking up the case of notorious wife-killer Scott Peterson , a California judge has granted a status hearing in the case. Peterson, now 51, was convicted of murdering his 27-year-old wife Laci, who was eight and a half months pregnant, on Christmas Eve in 2002. But the...

Innocence Project Takes on Notorious Wife-Killer Case

Scott Peterson is serving life sentence for murdering his pregnant wife, Laci

(Newser) - Scott Peterson, the California man convicted of murdering his pregnant wife, Laci Peterson, and their unborn son in December 2002, is now being represented by the Los Angeles Innocence Project. Peterson was originally sentenced to death, but he was resentenced to life without the possibility of parole after his death...

Scott Peterson Won't Get the New Trial He Sought

He had argued one of the jurors was biased

(Newser) - It's life in prison for good for Scott Peterson, who was on Tuesday denied a new trial in the death of his pregnant wife, Laci, which occurred almost exactly 20 years ago. NBC News reports Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo was tasked by the California Supreme Court with determining...

Belatedly, Scott Peterson Moves Off Death Row

More than 2 years after his death sentence was overturned

(Newser) - Scott Peterson has been moved off death row more than two years after the California Supreme Court overturned his death sentence for killing his pregnant wife two decades ago, corrections officials said Monday. Peterson was moved last week from San Quentin State Prison north of San Francisco to Mule Creek...

Scott Peterson Resentenced to Life Without Parole

Laci Peterson's family spoke at 'emotional hearing'

(Newser) - As expected, Scott Peterson was on Wednesday sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2002 murder of pregnant wife Laci Peterson. He was given a 15-year sentence for the death of his unborn son, and the two sentences will run concurrently. Peterson saw his death...

Mom Recounts the Last Time She Saw Laci Peterson

Her daughter said something that 'really, really bothered me'

(Newser) - Sharon Rocha was sitting on the couch next to her pregnant daughter, Laci Peterson, when the 27-year-old said the baby was kicking. "I put my hand on her stomach, because I’d never felt him kick," Rocha says in a new ABC documentary about her daughter's murder,...

Scott Peterson Appeals Death Sentence

Lawyer alleges juror misconduct, bias, evidence problems

(Newser) - Scott Peterson is still protesting his innocence in the murder of pregnant wife Laci in 2002, and has filed an automatic appeal of his death sentence with the California Supreme Court. Peterson was sentenced in 2004 after a highly publicized trial, and his lawyer argues in the 423-page document that...

Peterson Blog Sparks Outrage
 Peterson Blog Sparks Outrage 
Jul 18, 2008 7:29 PM CDT

Peterson Blog Sparks Outrage

Infrequent posts discuss his 'wrongful conviction' and support

(Newser) - Scott Peterson has a blog—of sorts. The death row inmate, convicted for the murder of his wife Laci and the fetus she carried, is posting his thoughts on a website set up by a Canadian anti-death penalty group, Radar reports. The occasional postings concern his appeal, his "wrongful...

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