Retired LAPD detective

Key Points:

• Nearly 22 years after Scott Peterson's conviction for murdering his pregnant wife Laci, his legal team with the Los Angeles Innocence Project (LAIP) claims new evidence could overturn the verdict, as detailed in A&E's docuseries "Scott Peterson: The New Evidence."
• The new evidence includes 15 witness accounts of Laci walking her dog after the time Peterson said he left for a fishing trip, which investigators allegedly failed to fully pursue, potentially excluding Peterson as a suspect.
• LAIP also highlights an inadequately investigated burglary near Peterson's home involving a burned van with possible bloodstains, suggesting Laci might have been abducted by the burglars, a theory dismissed by prosecutors.
• Hydrodynamic modeling challenges the prosecution’s theory on where Laci’s body was disposed of, and forensic analysis of handwritten notes suggests Laci may have known about the fishing boat Peterson allegedly used to dispose of her body.
• Despite these claims, a recent petition to overturn Peterson’s conviction was denied by a San Mateo County judge, with prosecutors asserting the new arguments are repackaged claims; Peterson’s attorneys plan to appeal to a higher court.