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. EERIE images of the chilly beach where the bodies of Laci Peterson and her fetus washed ashore over 20 years ago have ignited old questions about the grisly murder. Laci Peterson was reported as missing from the home she shared with her husband, Scott Peterson, on Christmas Eve in 2002. 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. 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. 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. — 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. Despite the lack of direct forensic evidence, the jury found Scott Peterson guilty of first-degree murder for Laci ’s death and second-degree murder for the death of their unborn son. In 2005, he was sentenced to death by lethal injection. (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.
The Laci Peterson Case: Autopsy Pictures and the Verdict
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...
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