This Laci Peterson Autopsy Picture Detail Will Shock You

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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. 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. Twenty years after Laci ’s murderer was found guilty, the horrific killing is back in the spotlight due to two new documentaries about the case. Netflix’s American Murder: Laci Peterson , premiering Wednesday, gives viewers more details about Laci’s life and family from the people who loved her most. 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. 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. (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 autopsy sketch played a critical role in the investigation. These sketches are not just artistic representations—they’re forensic tools used to help investigators visualize the injuries and reconstruct the events leading up to the death. 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. — 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.