The Controversy Surrounding Laci Peterson's Autopsy Pictures

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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) - Jurors in Scott Peterson ’s murder trial winced and glanced away Wednesday as they looked at photos of Laci Peterson ’s badly decomposed body cast in. 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 disappearance. — Scott Peterson wept Thursday while jurors in his double-murder trial looked at autopsy photographs of his dead wife’s fetus displayed on a large screen. The Laci Peterson autopsy photos, in particular, sparked a significant controversy, as many argued that they were exploitative and disrespectful towards the victim and her family. After 11 hours and 30 minutes of deliberations, the jury decided Monday that Peterson , 32 , should die in San Quentin’s death chamber for murdering his wife and their unborn child. The family of Laci Peterson on Friday denounced as “incredibly insensitive” the disclosure of sealed autopsy results indicating her unborn son had plastic tape wrapped around his neck and a. REDWOOD CITY – Scott Peterson wept Thursday while jurors in his double-murder trial looked at autopsy photographs of his dead wife’s fetus displayed on a large, white wall screen. Peterson jurors viewgraphic autopsy photos REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Jurors in the Scott Peterson murder trial winced when prosecutors showed them graphic photos of Laci Peterson ’s badly decomposed body during testimony from a criminalist who helped collect evidence from the remains. 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.