Another Laci Peterson murder documentary debuts this week. Here’s how and when to watch
Did Scott Peterson kill his wife, Laci, and their unborn child?
A new Peacock documentary series dives into the murder case that “captivated the country,” the streaming service said on its website, and promises to reveal Peterson’s “side of the story.”
“Face to Face with Scott Peterson” will feature Peterson speaking on camera for the first time since his 2003 arrest in “a series of intimate conversations” with director and executive producer Shareen Anderson, Peacock said.
The docuseries debuts Tuesday.
The new Peacock docuseries comes on the heels of another series exploring the Laci Peterson murder case.
“American Murder: Laci Peterson” premiered on Netflix on Aug. 14.
What is new documentary series about Scott Peterson murder case?
About 20 years after Scott Peterson was convicted of murdering his pregnant wife, “Face to Face with Scott Peterson” reopens the case.
“At 8 months pregnant, Laci Peterson went missing on Christmas Eve, 2002,” Peacock said in its official description of the show. “As the investigation unfolded, her husband Scott was revealed to be a liar, a cheater and ultimately a murderer.”
“While many still believe the jury got it right, Scott’s family and experts close to the case have spent over 20 years committed to uncovering inconsistencies in the evidence as well as finding new information around alternative theories surrounding Laci’s murder,” Peacock said.
In addition to Peterson, “Face to Face with Scott Peterson” includes on-camera interviews with his sister-in-law, Janey Peterson and Modesto Police Department detectives, The Modesto Bee previously reported.
The three-part docuseries explores theories supported by Janey Peterson and Scott Peterson’s new defense team, the Los Angeles Innocence Project, arguing that Peterson is innocent and deserves a new trial.
How can I watch ‘Face to Face with Scott Peterson’?
“Face to Face with Scott Peterson” will premiere on Peacock on Tuesday.
You can sign up for a subscription online. Prices start at about $8 a month for a premium subscription and $14 a month for a premium plus account.
Scott Peterson to give first on-camera interview in over two decades in new docuseries
When did Laci Peterson go missing in Modesto?
Modesto resident Laci Peterson was reported missing on Dec. 24, 2002, by her stepfather, leading police to search East La Loma Park.
Her husband, Modesto fertilizer salesman Scott Peterson, claimed she had planned to walk their dog at the park that day.
A neighbor found and returned the dog with a muddy leash to the Petersons’ backyard, without suspecting anything unusual.
Scott Peterson claimed he went fishing at Berkeley Marina that day and discovered Laci missing when he returned home, despite her car and purse being undisturbed.
The search for Laci “captured the nation’s attention, dominating news media night after night as facts slowly but surely led law enforcement to prosecute her husband, Scott Peterson, for her brutal murder,” Netflix said in its official description for “American Murder: Laci Peterson.”
When and where did they find Laci’s body?
In April 2003, the bodies of Laci Peterson and her unborn son, Conner, were found near the marina.
Scott Peterson was then arrested on suspicion of murder.
Did Scott Peterson go to jail for killing pregnant wife?
Scott Peterson was found guilty of the first-degree murder of Laci Peterson and the second-degree murder of Conner in November 2004 and sentenced to death.
In 2020, he was resentenced to life in prison.
Did Scott Peterson confess to Modesto woman’s murder?
While Peterson pleaded not guilty to killing his wife and unborn child, a Colorado author says Peterson confessed to the murders — allegedly detailing how and why he murdered Laci.
Donna Thomas claimed to have romantic encounters with Scott Peterson over 14 years, including while he was married and after Laci Peterson vanished.
During a prison visit, Thomas said, Peterson confessed to strangling his pregnant wife in their kitchen on Christmas Eve 2002.
When will Scott Peterson be released from prison?
Peterson, now 51, is currently serving a life sentence at Mule Creek State Prison in Ione.
He filed a motion in July asking prosecutors for more than 600 items of material, further prolonging his years-long bid for a new trial.
Peterson began working this year with the the Los Angeles Innocence Project, a group that focuses on exonerating wrongly convicted individuals.
According to Oxygen, the organization believes that Laci Peterson was possibly abducted and killed after witnessing a burglary near the home she shared with her husband in Modesto.
Is there a new Laci Peterson documentary out now?
According to Netflix, “American Murder: Laci Peterson” is the “definitive examination of the murder of Laci Peterson, the bubbly and beloved young woman who disappeared on Christmas Eve of 2002, while eight months pregnant with her first child.”
Released 20 years after Scott Peterson’s conviction, the documentary series uses “news clips, interrogation footage, and courtroom cameras to bring the dramatic disappearance, investigation and trial into focus,” Netflix said in its official description of the docuseries.
Netflix released all three episodes of the docuseries on Aug. 14.
In 2017, the Laci Peterson murder case was also featured in an episode of “Snapped,” a true crime series on Oxygen that chronicles murder cases involving women.
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