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American Murder - Laci Peterson' on Netflix · Murder Files Unsealed

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  Speaker 1: Two decades ago, a highly publicized case concluded with the
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  conviction of Scott Peterson for the murder of his wife,
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  Lacy Peterson and their unborn child. Scott Peterson, who has
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  consistently asserted his innocence, was found guilty of murder in
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  two thousand and four and subsequently sentenced to death the
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  following year. However, in twenty twenty, his death sentence was overturned,
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  leading to a resentancing of life imprisonment without the possibility
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  of parole. Prosecutors depicted him as an unfaithful spouse who
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  disposed of his wife's remains in the Berkeley Marina in
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  California on Christmas Eve two thousand and two, attempting to
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  conceal the crime by suggesting she was merely missing. Her
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  body eventually washed ashore. This case has been the subject
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  of extensive coverage in various films, documentaries, and literature, notably
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  Netflix's American Murder Lacey Peterson and Peacock's Face to Face
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  with Scott Peterson, a docuseriies that will revisit what has
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  become one of the most significant true crime cases in
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  American history. Who was Lacy Peterson? Lacey, aged twenty seven,
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  went missing from her residence in Modesto, California, alongside her husband,
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  Scott Peterson, on Christmas Eve in two thousand and two,
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  five years after their marriage. At that time, she was
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  eight months pregnant with their son, Connor. According to a
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  two thousand and three report by United Press International, one
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  of the last individuals to communicate with her was her mother,
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  Sharon Roacher. The two had a casual conversation around eight
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  thirty pm on December twenty third, two thousand and two.
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  Scott claimed that everything appeared normal when he departed the
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  house on the morning of her disappearance, and informed neighbours
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  that he intended to play golf, as reported by NBC
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  Bay Area. However, prosecutors contended that he did not actually
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  go to the golf course. Instead, he drove approximately ninety
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  miles to the Berkeley Marina. Scott later told law enforcement
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  that he had gone to the marina to fish in
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  a small aluminum boat he had recently acquired. In the
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  trailer for the upcoming Netflix series, Roacha mentioned that her
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  daughter would often express her admiration for Scott. I remember,
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  before I met Scott, Lacey telling me all these things
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  about him, Rocha said in her first interview for a documentary,
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  and I remember saying as her mother, I hope he's
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  not filling her with crap. A woman residing in the
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  trailer remarked that Lacey appeared giddy upon her initial encounter
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  with Scott, while another individual noted that Lacey had faith
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  in her husband, believing him to be the person he
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  claimed to be. In April two thousand and three, four
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  months following Lacey's disappearance, the remains of both her and
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  her unborn child were discovered along the shores of San
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  Francisco Bay. A pathologist provided testimony in two thousand and
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  three indicating that Lacey's body was significantly decomposed, with her head, forearms,
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  and one foot missing. The pathologist also stated that her
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  abdomen had deteriorated and there was no indication that she
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  had given birth. It was suggested that the infant's body
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  had likely separated shortly before their remains were found, according
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  to the pathologist. When was Scott Peterson arrested. Scott Peterson
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  was apprehended in April two thousand and three in the
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  vicinity of San Diego, which is over a seven hour
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  journey from his residence in Modesto. According to NBC Bay Area,
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  he had dyed his hair and was in possession of
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  a substantial amount of cash at the time of his
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  arrest by the police. During his arraignment, he entered a
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  plea of not guilty to two charges of murder. His
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  arrest followed a report from Amber Frey, a massage therapist
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  residing in Fresno, who informed law enforcement that they had
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  begun a romantic relationship a month prior to Lyce's death,
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  during which he had claimed that his wife was already deceased.
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  During the trial, Larsie's family members testified that Scott appeared
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  indifferent regarding her disappearance. Harvey Kempele, her cousin, recounted an
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  incident in which Scott reportedly became angry over burnt chicken
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  during a barbecue. Saw more reaction out of him when
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  he burnt the God Dan chicken than when his wife
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  went missing. Kempele is quoted as saying in a two
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  thousand and four San Francisco Chronicle article. Over the years,
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  Scott has consistently voiced his perspective on the case, steadfastly
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  asserting his innocence, His legal representatives have contended that Lacey
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  was murdered after encountering a burglar. In the upcoming series
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  on Peacock, he conveys remorse regarding his extramarital affair and reiterates,
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  I didn't kill my family. It's dreadful. He remarked in
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  an article released on Tuesday by People magazine, prior to
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  the debut of the Peacock series. I was completely irresponsible
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  to engage in sexual relations outside of our marriage. Additionally,
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  he expresses regret for not taking the stand during his
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  trial and desires the opportunity to demonstrate to peace what
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  the truth is. Who is Amber Fray. In January two
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  thousand three, Fray publicly identified herself as the woman involved
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  in an affair with Scott. At that time, she informed
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  reporters that their initial meeting occurred