Did Laci Peterson Autopsy Pictures Reveal a Hidden Secret?

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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. However, in April 2003 , police discovered Laci’s body on the shoreline of Point Isabel. Correspondingly, they sent the body for an autopsy and found startling details. Per the autopsy report,. 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. Conclusion: The question of whether Laci Peterson ’s autopsy pictures revealed a hidden truth remains unanswered. While the autopsy report and the available photographic evidence contributed to the prosecution’s case, the limitations of forensic science, coupled with the advanced state of decomposition, leave room for differing interpretations. A leaked copy of the autopsy also allegedly showed that plastic tape was wrapped around the fetus’ neck , according to ABC News. Police said Scott had become a primary suspect throughout the course of the investigation, but prosecution was difficult without bodies. Brian Peterson, who performed autopsies on Laci and the couple’s fetus said there was no evidence Laci had given birth before her death. — 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. The discovery of Laci Peterson’s body revealed the gruesome way her body was discarded. The doctor who performed the autopsy could not determine Laci and the baby’s cause of death, but her body was found beheaded and missing all limbs, as reported by ABC News. Even though Laci ’s murder happened nearly 15 years ago, many people are still looking into details on the case — including what her autopsy revealed . Warning: Many of these details are. Peterson ’s testimony provided support to the bizarre theory – but others reviewed the autopsies on mother and child to find evidence that the infant died in his mother’s womb, and floated free.