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Scott Peterson was back in court as he demanded access to DNA evidence he says will prove his innocence

California judge has allowed a singular piece of duct tape found on the clothing of Laci Peterson to be retested but denied all other items

The Independent UK

Prosecutors Seek To Block New DNA Testing In Peterson Case

California prosecutors oppose new DNA testing in Scott Peterson's murder case, potentially impacting his latest appeal.

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Los Angeles Innocence Project takes Scott Peterson case up 21 years after wife’s murder

Non-profit says it is investigating 51-year-old’s ‘claim of actual innocence’ over high-profile killing of pregnant wife

The Guardian - US

Los Angeles Innocence Project takes Scott Peterson's case, decades after conviction

This week, Peterson's legal team filed motions seeking evidence and DNA testing. They're the first new court filings in his murder case in a year.

WEKU

Scott Peterson case reinvestigated

Peterson was convicted of killing his wife and unborn child in 2004 and has maintained his innocence ever since

Salon

Key figures in Scott Peterson's petition for a new trial speak out after its denial

MODESTO, Calif. — Eighteen years after a jury convicted Scott Peterson of murdering his wife and unborn son, a judge has denied the former Modesto man a new trial.

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Scott Peterson denied new trial for murder of his pregnant wife Laci in 2002

Defence team argues juror guilty of ‘prejudicial misconduct’ for concealing private life information

The Independent UK

After Shanquella Robinson’s ‘femicide’, experts say US must do more to recognise violence against women

The US is obscuring an epidemic of violence against women by failing to classify gender-based killings, experts say

The Independent UK

Scott Peterson is finally moved off California's death row

The California Supreme Court overturned Peterson's death sentence in 2020 for killing his pregnant wife two decades ago. A state judge is now considering if he deserves a new trial.

WEKU

Scott Peterson finally moved off California's death row

Scott Peterson has been moved off death row more than two years after the California Supreme Court overturned his death sentence for killing his pregnant wife two decades ago

The Independent UK

A letter … to Laci Peterson, who was murdered by her husband

Depression built in me in the months you were missing. Your story was a reminder that I could have met the same end.

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‘Strawberry shortcake’ and Scott Peterson: The bizarre scandal being compared to the Ghislaine Maxwell jury

Experts say the jury system’s Achilles heel is that it relies on the honesty of jurors. Bevan Hurley reports

The Independent UK

OLD ‘Strawberry shortcake’ and Scott Peterson: The bizarre scandal being compared to the Ghislaine Maxwell jury

Experts say the jury system’s Achilles heel is that it relies on the honesty of jurors. Bevan Hurley reports

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Is judge skeptical of Scott Peterson’s argument for a new trial?

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Scott Peterson’s lawyers made their final appeal in court Thursday to convince a judge that his conviction for murdering his pregnant wife, Laci, and unborn son two decades ago should be overturned because a “feisty” juror with a history of domestic violence was biased against him…

The Independent UK

Judge to decide if Scott Peterson victim of jury misconduct

A prosecutor says a California juror who convicted Scott Peterson in the murder of his pregnant wife may have provided incorrect answers on a jury questionnaire, but she did not commit misconduct

Salon

11 Gillian Flynn "Gone Girl" facts

In honor of "Gone Girl’s" 10th anniversary, here’s what you should know about the influential novel

The Independent UK

‘Strawberry shortcake’ and Scott Peterson: The bizarre scandal being compared to the Ghislaine Maxwell jury

Experts say the jury system’s Achilles heel is that it relies on the honesty of jurors. Bevan Hurley reports

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The Independent UK

Scott Peterson lawyer can't shake juror testimony over trial

Lawyers trying to overturn Scott Peterson’s conviction in the sordid slaying of his pregnant wife 20 years ago have completed their questioning without shaking a former juror

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Accused of hiding her past, Scott Peterson juror testifies: ‘I was not a victim of domestic violence’

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – A former juror in Scott Peterson’s 2004 murder trial defiantly maintained on the witness stand Friday that she had never been a victim of domestic violence and didn’t lie about her past to become a stealth juror to get seated on the high-profile case.

The Independent UK

Scott Peterson's new trial rests on 'Strawberry Shortcake'

Scott Peterson’s chance for a new trial in the murder of his pregnant wife 20 years ago hinges on whether a California juror who helped convict him was biased

The Independent UK

Scott Peterson juror will be offered immunity to testify

Authorities say a juror in Scott Peterson’s two-decade-old murder trial will be granted immunity before testifying at a hearing that could determine whether a new trial is granted

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Juror with secrets in notorious Scott Peterson murder trial offered immunity

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – A woman accused of keeping secrets about her past while being chosen as a juror in the Scott Peterson murder trial two decades ago will be offered immunity to testify – a twist that could lead to a new murder trial in one of California’s most…

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