Prosecutors are trying to prove that Peterson killed his eight-months pregnant wife on or around Dec . 24 , 2002, then dumped her weighted body into the bay. From the tragic disappearance of Laci Peterson to the controversy-laden trial and ongoing appeals, this in-depth exploration uncovers the key evidence, media influences,. 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. The prosecution heavily relied upon the scent-sniffing dogs that were trained to pick up Laci’s scent. One of the dogs’ handlers testified that the K-9 tracker caught her scent in the Berkley Marina, which is the same location that Scott claimed to be fishing on the day of his wife’s disappearance. The handler says that the dog reacted to the scent at the marina only four days after Laci vanished. In April of 2003, the bodies of Laci and her unborn son were discovered north of the marina. Despite the indication that Laci was on the boat before her death, Scott’s legal team called the dog’s evidence unreliable and compared it to “voodoo” and “nonsense,” according to InTouch Weekly. Even though the dog evidence played heavily in the murder trial, there is sufficient proof that suggests that the dogs weren’t actually very reliable. Learn why the dog scent evidence could reasonably be discredited here. REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — 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. Despite the lack of direct forensic evidence, the jury found Scott Peterson guilty of first-degree murder for Laci’s death and second-degree murder for the death of their. Laci, eight months pregnant, was last seen alive on Christmas Eve, sparking a nationwide search that gripped the country. Her husband, Scott Peterson , quickly became the. Prosecutors are trying to prove that Peterson killed Laci on or around Dec. 24, 2002, then dumped her weighted body into the bay. The remains of Laci and her fetus washed. (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.
Laci Peterson Case: Forensic Experts Weigh In on the Autopsy
Prosecutors are trying to prove that Peterson killed his eight-months pregnant wife on or around Dec . 24 , 2002, then dumped her weighted body into the bay. Fr...
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