CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace spoke with Fox & Friends Weekend about recent law enforcement operations aimed at locating missing and endangered children in several states, including Georgia, Ohio, and New Jersey. “I hope you’re sitting down,” she said, “because just last year 420,000 plus children went missing. Here’s the problem: Many of them are described as runaways, [but] the …
Convicted double murderer Scott Peterson’s death sentence has been reversed by California’s Supreme Court. The high court found that the 2002 trial in the deaths of Peterson’s wife Laci and their unborn son was fair; those murder convictions will stand. However, the court found that potential jurors were wrongly dismissed by the judge after they …
Peterson was sentenced to death in 2005 for killing his wife and unborn son
An attorney for California killer Scott Peterson, convicted of murdering his wife Laci Peterson and their unborn son, asked the state Supreme Court for a new trial on Tuesday, arguing that the trial judge made crucial errors that prevented Peterson from getting a fair trial, the Modesto Bee reported. Peterson, 47, is currently on death …
UPDATE: Watch LIVE: Death sentence appeal hearing for wife and baby killer, Scott Peterson, begins California killer Scott Peterson, accused of murdering his wife and unborn son, is scheduled for an appeal hearing before the California Supreme Court. Peterson, currently on death row at San Quentin prison, is fighting for a new trial and a chance …
The notorious Casey Anthony, accused of killing her toddler daughter, Caylee, before she was acquitted in 2011, apparently wants to be an advocate for those who she thinks have been wrongfully convicted, and at the top of her list is the equally notorious Scott Peterson. According to an interview between 32-year-old Anthony and DailyMail, the …
It’s been 16 years since notorious killer Scott Peterson was convicted of murdering his wife and unborn son, but his sister-in-law says evidence can prove his innocence. “He should not be sitting on death row,” Peterson’s sister-in-law, Janey Peterson, told Dr. Phil on Monday. “There’s no time for Scott to commit this crime. Scott has been …
Convicted wife killer Scott Peterson is asking an appeals court to set him free because of mistakes he argues were made by his trial lawyer Mark Geragos. Nancy Grace updates the Laci Peterson murder case with experts including Cold Case Research Institute director Sheryl McCollum, Atlanta juvenile judge and lawyer Ashley Willcott, New York psychologist …
In a new habeas corpus brief released this week in connection with Scott Peterson’s 2004 murder conviction, attorney Mark Geragos is accused of botching the trial, which ultimately led to infamous killer’s death sentence in connection with his deceased wife, Laci Peterson, and their unborn son, Conner. According to court documents obtained by the Modesto Bee, defense …
After initially pleading publicly for the safe return of his family, the Colorado father accused of killing his pregnant wife and two young girls is being compared to one of the most notorious domestic murderers in recent memory. As People reported, forensic profiler Dale Yeager saw parallels between Chris Watts’ appeal prior to his arrest …
A death row inmate at San Quentin State Prison reportedly wrote an 18-page letter in which he detailed how wife and child killer Scott Peterson allegedly performed sexual favors on him and washed inmates’ underwear in return for protection. Yet, a prison official confirmed that the pair are not in the same unit and have …
‘He’ll do just about anything to save his worthless neck’
