Laci Peterson Autopsy Pictures: Key Details the Media Missed

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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. 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. EERIE images of the chilly beach where the bodies of Laci Peterson and her fetus washed ashore over 20 years ago have ignited old questions about the grisly murder. Laci Peterson was reported as missing from the home she shared with her husband, Scott Peterson, on Christmas Eve in 2002. On December 24, 2002, a woman named Laci Peterson was reported missing from her residence in Modesto, California. Reports indicate that Laci was eight months pregnant at the time of disappearance. — 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. – Jurors in Scott Peterson ’s murder trial on Wednesday were shown graphic photos of his dead wife’s badly decomposed body and unborn son while a criminalist testified about evidence collected from the remains. (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. Some jurors in the Scott Peterson capital-murder trial quietly wiped away tears as prosecutors showed them gruesome photos Wednesday of the carcass- like remains of Peterson ’s wife, Laci ,. 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 , and persistent legal debates surrounding a case that continues to captivate the nation. Did the autopsy photos , potentially withheld from public view, reveal a secret detail that the media, and even the prosecution, overlooked? This in-depth analysis delves into the available information, the controversies surrounding the autopsy, and the enduring questions that linger even today.