Peterson gained new counsel just weeks ago, and his attorneys believe evidence may point to his innocence in his wife's murder.
It's been nearly 21 years since Scott Peterson was arrested for the murder of his wife Laci and their unborn son, and next week, he'll go before a judge with the intent to clear his name.
The Los Angeles Innocence Project confirmed just under two months ago that it had taken up Peterson's case to investigate"his claim of actual innocence," it said in a statement to Scripps News at the time. And per court filings since then, including a motion for DNA testing, it appears the nonprofit found what it needed to support that claim.
Laci was eight months pregnant when she disappeared on Christmas Eve in 2002. Then four months later, the decomposed bodies of the 27-year-old and their unborn son, whom they named Conner, were found in the San Francisco Bay. The prosecution's case relied much on Peterson's extramarital affairs and alleged his motive was to collect his wife's $250,000 life insurance policy. The jury agreed, convicting him on the murder charges and later sentencing him to death.
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