Laci Peterson: Last News

Prison Break held a steady audience for the second consecutive week, raking in another 1.6B minutes viewed from August 12 to 18. That put it in first place on Nielsen‘s streaming charts, fueled by its return to Netflix in July.

Netflix has been digging heavily into true-crime over the last few years and it’s seemingly paying off.

Addie Morfoot Contributor It’s been three and a half years since Gabby Petito made headlines around the world after she vanished during a cross-country road trip she was taking with her finance Brian Laundrie. Now, a new three-part docuseries, “American Murder: Gabby Petito,” goes beyond the headlines to reveal the reality of a 22-year-old woman enmeshed in an abusive relationship. After Petito disappeared in August 2021, Laundrie returned to his parents’ house in North Port, Fla., where he refused to discuss Petito’s whereabouts.

Netflix subscribers are split over a new true crime documentary that delves into a real-life case that continues to 'haunt' viewers.

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Scott Peterson is finally speaking out. But are viewers buying what he has to say?

Hunter Ingram In 2004, 12 jurors — backed by a horde of blood-thirsty Americans, who had followed the case on television day and night — found Scott Peterson guilty of the murders of his wife, Laci, and their unborn son, Connor. Twenty years later, the convicted murderer is back before the court of public opinion with two new docuseries, with starkly opposing points of view, aimed at relitigating the case and swaying streaming audiences. But the projects have also arrived as new efforts are being made to overturn one of the most scrutinized convictions of the century.

Rudie Obias editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. After being convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his eight-month pregnant wife Laci Peterson and their unborn child, Scott Peterson gives his first interview in decades. The three-episode true crime docuseries, “Face To Face with Scott Peterson” is available to stream starting on Tuesday, Aug.

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Next week we’ll hear from Scott Peterson — who still maintains after 20 years he didn’t kill his wife Laci Peterson. But before that Peacock interview special airs, we’re hearing from everyone else… Those who know the case will remember it shocke

The Laci Peterson murder is getting a lot more press all of a sudden! Wednesday marks the premiere of the Net

American Murder: Laci Peterson is streaming now on Netflix, but where is Scott Lee Peterson now?The three-episode season explores the real-life, high-profile case of the murder of Peterson, who had gone missing from her home in Modesto, California on Christmas Eve in 2002 while eight months pregnant with her first child.Peterson’s remains were later found, alongside those of her unborn son, on the shores of San Francisco Bay. Her husband Scott, who had reported her missing, was subsequently arrested and charged with two counts of murder.The case dominated headlines in the media for months at the time, and now, 20 years after Scott’s original prosecution, Netflix’s new series makes use of interviews with the detectives, lawyers and jurors involved in Peterson’s trial.Laci’s mother Sharon Rocha gives her first in-depth interview on the topic in the show too, as does Amber Frey, the woman Laci was living with at the time of her disappearance.All three episodes of American Murder: Laci Peterson are streaming on Netflix now.After the discovery of Laci’s remains, Scott was arrested in April 2003, at a time that he had reportedly been living out of his car, with police believing he was planning on fleeing to Mexico.His trail took place in 2004, and he was convicted of two counts of murder: first-degree murder with special circumstances for killing Laci and second-degree murder for killing the foetus she carried.He was sentenced to death via lethal injection, which he appealed.

Netflix's latest true-crime docuseries takes a closer look at the murder of Laci Peterson.

One of America's most infamous true crime cases is set to be explored in a new Netflix documentary.

Timed to the 20th anniversary of Scott Peterson’s conviction of the murders of his wife Laci and unborn son Connor, Peacock has set a summer premiere date for Face to Face with Scott Peterson, a three-part true crime docuseries that takes a new look at the notorious case and features Peterson’s first on-camera interview since 2003. The docuseries will also follow the latest developments after the Los Angeles Innocence Project announced they were taking Scott’s case in early 2024.  It will premiere August 20, exclusively on Peacock. You can watch a teaser trailer above.

Tom Sandoval sure has a way with words, doesn’t he?