Sitting in the noisy dayroom of Mule Creek State Prison in Ione, Calif., as he speaks over a grainy video call, Scott Peterson looks more like a laid-back surfer than a man convicted of the heinous murder of his wife, Laci, and their unborn son Conner. His hair, which he sometimes wears in a ponytail, is long and tousled, his demeanor calm and friendly. At one point he grows emotional as he recounts his memories of saying goodbye to Laci, then eight months pregnant, when he left the couple’s home in Modesto, Calif., on Christmas Eve morning in 2002—the last time, he says, that he saw his wife alive. “This past Saturday somebody made a mention [of the anniversary], and I was stunned,” says Scott, 51, wiping his eye. “A guy I never would expect to show humanity, a guy I was working in the kitchen with that day, brought it up.”
But in speaking out for the first time on camera since before his arrest 21 years ago, Scott is seeking much more than the sympathy of a fellow inmate. In Face to Face With Scott Peterson, a new threepart docuseries premiering on Peacock on Aug. 20, the former fertilizer salesperson—now serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole—is once again denying any involvement in the disappearance and death of Laci and the child she was carrying. He is appealing to the public to listen to his side of the story of what he calls the “so-called investigation” carried out by police and prosecutors who, he claims, ignored significant leads and relied solely on circumstantial evidence in their quest to convict him of double murder during his trial in 2004. Says Scott: “I regret not testifying [at my trial], but if I have a chance to show people what the truth is, and if they are willing to accept it, it would be the biggest thing that I can accomplish right now—because I didn’t kill my family.”
Esta historia es de la edición August 26, 2024 de People US.
Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9,000 revistas y periódicos.
Ya eres suscriptor ? Conectar
Esta historia es de la edición August 26, 2024 de People US.
Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9,000 revistas y periódicos.
Ya eres suscriptor? Conectar
A Gilmore Girl Looks Back
Kelly Bishop, the beloved series' matriarch, reflects in a new memoir about her remarkable career and playing 'demanding' women
Finding Love on Her Own Terms
Going on The Golden Bachelorette helped Joan Vassos make good on one of her 2024 New Year's resolutions: to start dating again after she had to exit Gerry Turner's season of The Golden Bachelor early to be with her daughter experiencing postpartum depression.
CHASE STOKES ENTERS A NEW ERA
AFTER FIVE YEARS ON THE HIT TV SERIES OUTER BANKS, THE ACTOR IS READY TO TAKE HIS CAREER TO THE NEXT LEVEL
UZUZODA DUBA 'THINGS HAPPEN IN THEIR WON TIME
THE ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK ACTRESS LOST HER MOM TO CANCER JUST TWO MONTHS AFTER SHE GOT MARRIED AND WON AN EMMY. IN A NEW MEMOIR, SHE SHARES HER JOURNEY AND THE LESSONS SHE'LL PASS ON TO HER BABY DAUGHTER
MURDER FOR HIRE?
Before he was found dead at his mansion, a Miami real estate mogul repeatedly tried to have his wife killed, the FBI claims
JAMES EARL JONES 1931-2024 An Unforgettable Voice and Man
HE OVERCAME A STUTTER TO BECOME AN ACTING LEGENDAND GAVE DARTH VADER AND THE LION KING THEIR GRAVITAS
He Was Always Our Superman
TWO DECADES AFTER CHRISTOPHER REEVE'S DEATH AND NEARLY 30 YEARS AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT CHANGED HIS WORLD FOREVER-THE ACTOR'S CHILDREN HONOR HIS EXTRAORDINARY LIFE AND LEGACY
THE EVOLUTION OF AN ICON
HE WENT F GANGSTER RAP TO OLYMPIC GOLDBUT HE'S STILL THE SAME OLD G
Janelle & Kody Talk About Their Grief Journey After Son's Death
Sister Wives stars (and now exes) Janelle and Kody Brown are opening up about the pain of losing their son Garrison, who died by suicide at age 25 on March 5.
Princess Kate Reveals She's Completed Chemo
Princess Kate has finished chemotherapy and is concentrating on \"doing what I can to stay cancer-free.\"