Were Key Details Hidden in Laci Peterson's Autopsy Pictures?

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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 larger-than-life. 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. 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. First, a dogwalker found the mutilated body of a male fetus amid the rocks along San Francisco Bay on April 13, 2003, according to USA Today. The next day, another pedestrian found a truncated adult body just a couple of miles away on the shore near Berkeley Marina. 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. — 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 family of Laci Peterson on Friday denounced as “incredibly insensitive” the disclosure of sealed autopsy results indicating her unborn son had plastic tape wrapped around his neck and a. (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. REDWOOD CITY – 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, white wall 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.