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This article contains discussions of murder.
Spoilers for American Murder: Laci Peterson and Face to Face with Scott Peterson are ahead!
By looking at the full picture, viewers can better understand how each side came to their conclusions.
Some of the events are verifiable through concrete evidence, while others are a matter of speculation.
December 8, 2002
Peterson bought his boat.
December 9, 2002
Scott bought a fishing license and lures.
December 24, 2002, between 5:17 pm and 9:55 pm
Lacis friends and family started searching for her.
Lacis dad called the police to report Laci missing.
December 24, 2002 @ 5:47 pm
Detective Al Brocchini was called to go to the crime scene.
Some of Scott’s actions have concrete evidence, like the emails and the phone calls.
Others are the firsthand accounts of the convicted murderer, making them dubious.
They picked up pizza after and watched Monday Night football.
8:30 pm (December 23)
Laci Peterson woke up.
7:00 am
Laci Peterson got dressed and ate cereal.
7:00 am to 8:00 am
Scott woke up.
8:00 am
Laci shopped for a GAP scarf and a sunflower umbrella stand.
8:40 am to 8:45 am
Laci and Scott watched Martha Stewart Living.
9:00 am to 9:30 am
Scott Peterson last saw Laci Peterson alive.
10:30 am to 10:56 am
Scott left the warehouse for the Berkeley Marina.
December 25, 2002, around 10:00 am
Detective Brocchini interviewed Scott Peterson at the police station.
December 25, 2002
The detectives requested to search the house again.
Scott refused, and they presented a search warrant.
December 26, 2002 @ 7:56 pm
Detectives searched Scott Peterson’s warehouse.
December 27, 2002
Detectives thoroughly searched the house.
December 28, 2002
Amber Frey called the police and agreed to help in their investigation.
December 30, 2002
Scott Peterson called Amber Frey while at the candlelight vigil for Laci Peterson.
January 2, 2002
Craig Grogan confronted Scott Peterson during an interrogation about the picture of him and Amber.
January 3, 2003 @ 4:19 pm
Divers searched San Fransico Bay.
January 6, 2003
Police searched Merced and San Joaquin counties.
January 15, 2003
Scott Peterson led an effort to post missing-person fliers in Los Angeles, California.
January 19, 2003
Amber gave a press conference, sharing the details about her relationship with Scott Peterson.
Laci’s family subsequently gave a press conference revoking support for Scott Peterson.
January 23, 2003
Scott Peterson went on Good Morning America with Diane Sawyer.
January 28, 2003
Scott Peterson did interviews with the media at his house.
February 4, 2003
Laci Peterson’s due date.
February 10, 2003
Police searched the Peterson house another time.
February 18 and 19, 2003
Amber Frey cut off contact with Scott Peterson.
February 19, 2003
The police classified Laci Peterson’s disappearance as a homicide.
March 5, 2003
A couple discovered Conner Petersons remains.
April 13, 2003 @ 4:00 pm
Laci Petersons body was found.
April 15, 2003
Scott Peterson was arrested.
The bodies are confirmed as Laci and Conner through DNA testing.
While decorating the tree, she asked if he’d ever been married or had children.
December 3, 2002
Shawn Sibley confronted Scott about his relationship with Amber.
December 6, 2002
Peterson told Amber Frey that he lost his wife.
Scott Peterson attended a Christmas party with Amber Frey, while Laci went to a different Christmas party alone.
December 29, 2002
Amber Frey called the police a second time.
She agreed to wiretap her phone calls and worked with the police to get information from Scott.
April 21, 2003
The court granted a change of venue to San Mateo County.
January 20, 2004
Judge Delucchi barred cameras from the courtroom during the trial.
February 2, 2004
Jury selection began.
March 4, 2004
Six women and six men were seated on the jury with six alternatives.
May 27, 2004
Scott Petersons trial began.
June 1, 2004
Judge Delucchi issued a gag order on anyone involved in the Scott Peterson case.
June 17, 2004
Juror number 5 talked to Laci’s brother at the security checkpoint of the courthouse.
June 18, 2004
The judge warned the jury about the appearance of impropriety.
June 21, 2004
Juror number 5 was dismissed from the jury.
June 23, 2004
Amber Frey testified on the witness stand, and her taped phone calls were played.
August 10, 2004
Jury deliberations began.
November 12, 2004 @ 1 pm
Scott Peterson was sentenced to death.
March 16, 2005
A judge decided that Lacis life insurance policy would go to Lacis mother.
Major Events in Scott Peterson’s Appeals
Scott Petersons automatic appeal was filed with the Supreme Court of California.
The Supreme Court of California overturned Scott Petersons death sentence.
October 14, 2020
The Stanislaus County DA declined to retry Scott Petersons death sentence.
May 28, 2021
Scott Peterson was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
December 8, 2021
Scott Peterson was denied a new trial.
December 20, 2022
However, a different assertion in his second appeal didn’t succeed.
Scott Peterson’s lawyers made the assertion that a stealth juror existed who wanted to convict the defendant.
Unfortunately, there is serious ambiguity about the timeline.
Scott Peterson and his defense team say it happened on December 24, 2002.
The prosecution says it happened on the morning of December 26, 2002.
Both have alibis for their whereabouts on December 24, 2002, that the police verified.
However, both criminals had alibis for their whereabouts on December 24, 2002, that the police verified.
They also state that they saw a media presence when they went to commit the crime.
This creates a hazy and contradictory timeline.
His website asserts that new evidence, overlooked leads, and untested DNA could prove his innocence.
In January 2024,the Los Angeles Innocence Project picked up his case, saying his rights were violated.
Recent Events in the Scott Peterson Case
Scott Peterson filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
April 19, 2023
The Attorney General filed a response to Scott Petersons writ of habeas corpus.
January 17, 2024
Scott Peterson went to court for his motions for evidence and new DNA testing.
March 12, 2024
The judge only approved DNA retesting on only one piece of evidence.
The prosecution and defense are also still waiting for DNA results to come back from the lab.
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