Laci Peterson, a 27-year-old from Modesto, California, was eight months pregnant when she disappeared on December 24, 2002.
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Her sudden vanishing led to a highly publicized investigation that captivated the nation. Peterson’s husband, Scott Peterson, reported her missing on Christmas Eve, sparking a massive search effort.
Despite extensive media coverage and a vigorous search, Laci’s body and the remains of her unborn child, Connor, were discovered on April 14, 2003, in San Francisco Bay.
The discovery was made after a tip-off led investigators to the location where the bodies were found.
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Scott Peterson was arrested in April 2003 and charged with two counts of murder—one for Laci and one for Connor.
The prosecution argued that Peterson had killed his wife and child to start a new life with another woman. In 2004, Peterson was convicted of first-degree murder for Laci and second-degree murder for Connor.
He was sentenced to death and is currently on death row at San Quentin State Prison.
The case received widespread media attention due to its tragic nature and the high-profile trial. It remains one of the most talked-about cases in American legal history.
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