Laci Peterson Autopsy Pictures: The Key to Understanding the Case

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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. Autopsy : An autopsy may be performed in cases where the cause of death is unclear or where there are suspicions of foul play. During an autopsy, the deceased person’s body is carefully examined, and samples of tissues, fluids, and organs are analyzed to determine the precise cause of death. 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. 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. 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. He explained in detail how autopsies are performed by cutting open the chest and head and removing the organs. “In this case, there was no brain to examine because the head was missing. Laci Peterson ’s murder was one of the most high-profile crimes of the last few decades. Photos taken at the crime scene, where her body was found and corresponding evidence, depict a. — 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. After 11 hours and 30 minutes of deliberations, the jury decided Monday that Peterson , 32, should die in San Quentin’s death chamber for murdering his wife and their unborn child. (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.