This story of Laci and baby Conner holds more questions than not,

And seriously — we need to discuss husband Scott.

So, on questions, on strangeness,

On twists, and on mistresses,

This, my friends, is the conclusion of the story of Laci Peterson.

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The police tape was strung across the driveway with care, 

While the hope of finding a clue, even one,

Hung precariously in the air;

No one was nestled inside of their beds,

Because only dreadful visions that night,

Danced in any of the family’s heads;

The mama in question, one month from being due,

Well, no one could say exactly where she might have got to.

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Twas the night before Christmas,

and all through the house,

The Modesto police were roaming, asking:

“But what’s with the spouse?”

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In part 1, we told you about the disappearance of Laci Peterson, a bright and vibrant young woman who was due any day to give birth to her first child, a son she’d already named Connor. In the days and weeks following Laci’s disappearance, the whole world began to turn its attention to her handsome salesman husband Scott—first because, well, you always suspect the husband, and he didn’t seem to be behaving like a grieving man—and then because of the explosive revelation that Scott had been cheating on Laci with a young massage therapist named Amber Frey. Slowly, Scott’s double life was brought to light, and the intricate web of lies he’d woven began to unravel, thread by thread. When we left you at the end of part 1, Laci’s and Connor’s bodies had washed up on the beach near the spot where Scott had been “fishing” on the day of the disappearance, and Scott had been arrested after a high speed chase. But Scott maintained his innocence, as he still does today. And we were all about to get a look at his defense.

Sources:
A Deadly Game by Catherine Crier
Blood Brother by Anne Bird
Witness for the Prosecution of Scott Peterson by Amber Frey
A&E's docuseries "The Murder of Laci Peterson"
Investigation Discovery's "Truth and Lies: The Murder of Laci Peterson"

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It’s our first anniversary at True Crime Campfire, y’all, and we decided we wanted to do something special. So this week and next, we’re doing a deep dive into the much-requested case of Scott Peterson, whose death sentence for the murder of his wife was recently overturned. If you’re not familiar, here’s a thumbnail sketch. In 2003, a radiantly beautiful young woman named Laci went missing on Christmas Eve. She was 8 and ½ months pregnant, and her disappearance immediately captured the attention of the nation. As the case unfolded, it became increasingly clear to most that Laci’s husband, handsome salesman Scott Peterson, knew more than he was saying about the case. For months, revelation after revelation popped up about Scott’s double life, and the many lies he told to cover it up. Finally, the bodies of Laci and her unborn son, Connor, washed up on the beach at the San Francisco Bay, and Scott was arrested, tried and convicted for murder. Now, in the years since, Scott has acquired some very vocal supporters. A documentary series on A&E theorizes that the jury may have gotten it wrong—that Scott might actually be innocent.
Yeah, not so much, in our opinion. We’re not going to pretend we don’t have a stance on this, because we wouldn’t be us if we did—we have pretty strong opinions on this case, because both of us have been obsessed with it for years. I watched the trial gavel to gavel in real time. But we do want to give Scott’s supporters their due—so here’s the plan. We’re doing this one over two weeks. This first part will be your basic TCC format—we’re going to tell you the story as we believe it went down, and based on the jury’s guilty verdict. But next week, we’ll get into the trial, including the arguments on both sides, and we’ll examine Scott’s defense in detail. And hey—if you end up disagreeing with us on this one, we’re not mad at you. Just don’t break up with us over it. We hope you’ll reserve judgment until we’ve released both parts.

Sources:
A Deadly Game by Catherine Crier
Blood Brother by Anne Bird
Witness for the Prosecution of Scott Peterson by Amber Frey

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