Scott Peterson timeline: Key dates in the murder case
In November 2004, Scott Peterson was convicted of murdering his wife, Laci, and their unborn son, Conner. Prosecutors alleged that Peterson바카라 게임 웹사이트s motive for the murders was to escape married life and upcoming fatherhood. His death sentence was overturned in 2020, and he is serving a life sentence without parole.
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In January 2024, the Los Angeles Innocence Project, a non-profit that works to exonerate people who are wrongly convicted, announced it is representing Peterson as it investigates his 바카라 게임 웹사이트claim of actual innocence.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Here바카라 게임 웹사이트s a timeline of important developments in the case:
Timeline
December 24, 2002 바카라 게임 웹사이트 Laci Peterson is reported missing from the Petersons바카라 게임 웹사이트 home in Modesto, California.
January 24, 2003 바카라 게임 웹사이트 Amber Frey, a Fresno massage therapist, comes forward at a police news conference and says she was having an affair with Scott Peterson. She says the affair began November 20, after Peterson told her he was single.
April 18, 2003 바카라 게임 웹사이트 California Attorney General Bill Lockyer confirms a body found on April 13 on the shore of San Francisco Bay is Conner and another body found on April 14 is Laci.
April 18, 2003 바카라 게임 웹사이트 Peterson is arrested in San Diego, pending capital murder/double homicide charges, and is held without bail.
April 21, 2003 바카라 게임 웹사이트 At his arraignment, Peterson is charged with two felony counts of murder with premeditation and special circumstances. Peterson pleads not guilty.
May 2, 2003 바카라 게임 웹사이트 Mark Geragos becomes Peterson바카라 게임 웹사이트s attorney.
June 12, 2003 바카라 게임 웹사이트 A gag order is placed on participants, saying the restrictions are necessary to preserve Peterson바카라 게임 웹사이트s right to a fair trial amid 바카라 게임 웹사이트massive바카라 게임 웹사이트 publicity.
August 18, 2003 바카라 게임 웹사이트 Judge Al Girolami rules that news cameras will not be allowed in the courtroom at the preliminary hearing.
September 26, 2003 바카라 게임 웹사이트 Laci바카라 게임 웹사이트s family files a civil lawsuit against Peterson to prevent him from receiving money for selling his story.
December 19, 2003 바카라 게임 웹사이트 Laci바카라 게임 웹사이트s mother, Sharon Rocha, sues Peterson for over $5 million for the deaths of her daughter and unborn grandson. As the executor of Laci바카라 게임 웹사이트s estate, Rocha files two separate lawsuits, a wrongful death action and a survival action.
January 20, 2004 바카라 게임 웹사이트 The criminal trial is moved to San Mateo County.
February 2, 2004 바카라 게임 웹사이트 Judge Alfred Delucchi bars cameras from the courtroom for the entire trial.
March 4, 2004 바카라 게임 웹사이트 Jury selection begins.
May 27, 2004 바카라 게임 웹사이트 The six-man, six-woman jury is seated. There are also six alternates.
June 1, 2004 바카라 게임 웹사이트 Trial begins.
June 21, 2004 바카라 게임 웹사이트 Delucchi tells jurors they must take care to ensure their actions in and around the courtroom are not misconstrued. The warning comes after Juror No. 5 spoke to Laci바카라 게임 웹사이트s brother, Brent Rocha, at a courthouse security checkpoint on June 18.
June 23, 2004 바카라 게임 웹사이트 Juror No. 5, Justin Falconer, is dismissed from the jury.
August 10, 2004 바카라 게임 웹사이트 Frey testifies that Peterson told her he was a widower and lied about where he lived and where he traveled. Jurors hear recordings of Peterson and Frey바카라 게임 웹사이트s conversations made by police after she discovered the truth.
November 3, 2004 바카라 게임 웹사이트 Jury deliberations begin.
November 12, 2004 바카라 게임 웹사이트 Peterson is found guilty of first-degree murder for Laci바카라 게임 웹사이트s death and second-degree murder for Conner바카라 게임 웹사이트s death.
December 13, 2004 바카라 게임 웹사이트 The jury recommends that Peterson be sentenced to death.
March 16, 2005 바카라 게임 웹사이트 Delucchi follows the recommendation of the jury and sentences Peterson to death.
October 21, 2005 바카라 게임 웹사이트 A judge rules that proceeds from a $250,000 life insurance policy Peterson took out on Laci will go to Laci바카라 게임 웹사이트s mother.
April 2009 바카라 게임 웹사이트 Laci바카라 게임 웹사이트s parents drop their wrongful death lawsuit against Peterson.
March 13, 2019 바카라 게임 웹사이트 Gov. Gavin 온라인 바카라 게임om signs an executive order issuing a moratorium on executions of death row inmates in California prisons, including Peterson.
August 24, 2020 바카라 게임 웹사이트 California바카라 게임 웹사이트s Supreme Court overturns Peterson바카라 게임 웹사이트s death sentence. The case is remanded to a lower court to determine Peterson바카라 게임 웹사이트s penalty.
October 14, 2020 바카라 게임 웹사이트 The California Supreme Court orders the San Mateo County Superior Court to reexamine Peterson바카라 게임 웹사이트s murder convictions because a juror did not disclose involvement in other legal proceedings, including but not limited to 바카라 게임 웹사이트being the victim of a crime.바카라 게임 웹사이트 The latest ruling is part of an ongoing appeals case.
December 8, 2021 바카라 게임 웹사이트 Peterson is resentenced to life without the possibility of parole by Judge Anne-Christine Massullo.
October 2022 바카라 게임 웹사이트 Peterson is moved from death row at San Quentin State Prison near San Francisco to Mule Creek State Prison in Ione, California.
April 2023 바카라 게임 웹사이트 Peterson바카라 게임 웹사이트s attorneys file a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in which they allege 바카라 게임 웹사이트violations of state and federal constitutional rights and state statutory rights, including 바카라 게임 웹사이트¦ a claim of actual innocence that is supported by newly discovered evidence.바카라 게임 웹사이트
January 2024 바카라 게임 웹사이트 The Los Angeles Innocence Project says it has begun representing Peterson. The nonprofit says it is investigating Peterson바카라 게임 웹사이트s 바카라 게임 웹사이트claim of actual innocence.바카라 게임 웹사이트
March 12, 2024 바카라 게임 웹사이트 Scott Peterson returned to a courtroom by Zoom following new motions related to additional evidence and DNA testing that were filed when the Los Angeles Innocence Project took on Peterson's case. Tuesday's brief status conference hearing focused on scheduling future hearings. A hearing on a motion to seal proceedings will take place on April 16. Another hearing on the DNA motions was scheduled for May 29. Another hearing about discovery proceedings will take place on July 15. Peterson will attend each of the hearings by Zoom from Mule Creek State Prison.
