On December 24, 2002, a woman named Laci Peterson was reported missing from her residence in Modesto, California. Reports indicate that Laci was eight months pregnant at the time of. May 30 – Laci Peterson ’s head and parts of her limbs were missing and plastic tape was wrapped around the neck of her child, according to the full autopsy and coroner’s photographs exclusively seen by ABCNEWS. Laci, eight months pregnant, was last seen alive on Christmas Eve, sparking a nationwide search that gripped the country. Her husband, Scott Peterson , quickly became the prime suspect, and while the case seemed cut and dried to many, the details revealed during the investigation told a far stranger story. From the tragic disappearance of Laci Peterson to the controversy-laden trial and ongoing appeals, this in-depth exploration uncovers the key evidence, media influences, and persistent legal debates surrounding a case that continues to captivate the nation. GORY details from the autopsies of Laci Peterson and her child still raise big questions about how they were killed over twenty years ago — and who may have done it. In addition to the death sentence being overturned, there have been renewed efforts by Peterson ’s defense team to secure a new trial altogether. They argue that new evidence, including possible witness sightings of Laci alive after the time prosecutors claimed she was killed, casts doubt on the timeline presented at trial.
Laci Peterson's Autopsy: The Questions That Remain
On December 24, 2002, a woman named Laci Peterson was reported missing from her residence in Modesto, California. Reports indicate that Laci was eight months pr...
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