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Two new documentary series focus on Laci Peterson murder case
By CBS Sacramento,
2 days ago
Latest on convicted murderer Scott Peterson's push for a new trial 02:25
The public's thirst for true-crime cases is likely behind the fascination with the 2002 murder of pregnant Laci Peterson and the 2004 conviction of her adulterous husband Scott, which are featured in two new documentary series.
Netflix's three-part docuseries "American Murder: Laci Peterson," premiered Aug. 14. The episodes revisits the sensational story that held a nation in its grip from when Laci disappeared from her Modesto home on Christmas Eve to Scott's pleas for help to find her, and on to tragic news of the discovery of Laci's remains and her unborn son's fetus in Richmond. Director Skye Borgman takes viewers through the crime and the punishment, and features a most rare interview with Laci's mother, Sharon Rocha, along with Laci's friends and Scott's former girlfriend Amber Frey.
The series also includes interviews with detectives and others involved in the case, as well as an interview with Scott's sister-in-law Janey Peterson, who has maintained Scott's innocence.
The now 51-year-old Peterson and his defense team have continued to fight for a new trial.
The efforts of the nonprofit LA Innocence Project that started early in 2024 are built around their claims there is evidence that the former fertilizer salesman did not kill Laci and their unborn son. Attorneys filed motions earlier this year seeking that DNA evidence be retested. Judge Elizabeth Hill of the San Mateo County Superior Court only granted one of 14 requested pieces of evidence to be retested —a piece of duct tape found on Laci's remains during her autopsy.
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