Perfect Mask: The Murder of Laci Peterson, Part 1

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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