Is Scott Peterson Innocent? New Documentary Claims There’s Evidence To Exonerate Infamous Killer

Could 1 of America’s astir notorious murderers beryllium innocent? A caller documentary is exploring that possibility.

“Scott Peterson: The New Evidence,” premiering Thursday connected A&E, revisits 1 of nan astir infamous execution cases successful caller American history done nan lens of nan Los Angeles Innocence Project, which is moving to overturn Peterson’s condemnation aft taking connected his lawsuit successful 2023.

“Do I deliberation that we'll beryllium capable to reply nan mobility of whether Scott Peterson is blameworthy aliases innocent? I deliberation we're going to get a batch person than anyone ever has,” big Chris Pixley, an lawyer and ineligible analyst, says successful nan documentary’s trailer.

Peterson was convicted successful 2004 of sidesplitting 27-year-old Laci Peterson and their unborn boy Connor, aft she vanished from nan couple’s Modesto, California, location connected Christmas Eve 2002.

Prosecutors said Peterson took nan assemblage of his wife, who was 8 months pregnant, from their location and dumped it from his sportfishing vessel successful nan San Francisco Bay. Her remains and those of her unborn boy were washed ashore successful April 2003.

The Los Angeles Innocence Project argues that caller technological study and antecedently overlooked grounds could situation Peterson’s execution conviction.

The typical examines replacement theories surrounding nan case, including caller study of wherever Laci’s remains whitethorn person entered nan water, grounds tied to Peterson’s sportfishing boat, a imaginable adjacent burglary and witnesser accounts from group who claimed they saw Laci aft prosecutors said she was already dead.

Authorities believed that Scott killed Laci connected nan greeting of December 24, 2002, but respective witnesses said they saw Laci stepping their canine aft Scott near for his vessel outing that day, according to US Weekly.

“What nan Modesto constabulary did present is they actively chose not to analyse nan statements of nan eyewitnesses. They simply didn’t travel up pinch nan immense mostly of them,” Pixley told Us. “We’re talking astir dozens of witnesses, whom they actively chose to dismiss.”

One man featured successful nan typical recalls allegedly seeing Laci aft nan timeline of nan prosecutors’ case, saying, “I knew that's nan aforesaid female that I spot stepping nan dog.”

Meanwhile, Laci Peterson’s family continues to cull claims that caller evidence changes nan case. Her mother, Sharon Rocha, told People successful a connection published Wednesday: “There is nary caller evidence.”

Peterson initially received nan decease penalty, but astir 17 years connected decease row, he was resentenced to life successful situation without parole successful December 2021.

In April, a San Mateo County Superior Court judge denied Peterson’s latest petition to overturn his conviction.

“Judge [Elizabeth] Hill recognized nan astir caller effort to undo nan jury’s verdict for what it was — thing much than recycled, repackaged and rebranded arguments,” Stanislaus County District Attorney Jeff Laugero said successful a May statement. “Laci, Conner and their family merit nan finality that justness promised them."

The Scott and Laci Peterson lawsuit has been nan taxable of galore documentaries and true crime specials complete nan years, including A&E’s “The Murder of Laci Peterson” (2017), Investigation Discovery’s “Scott Peterson: An American Murder Mystery “ (2017), ABC’s “Truth and Lies: The Murder of Laci Peterson” (2017), NBC’s “Dateline “investigation, HLN’s “How It Really Happened” and Netflix’s “American Murder: Laci Peterson (2024).”

“Scott Peterson: The New Evidence” premieres July 16 connected A&E, pinch nan 2nd portion airing July 17. Both episodes will beryllium disposable to watercourse nan time aft their tv premieres.