Scott Peterson Case Study

On December 24, 2002, Laci Denise Peterson was reported missing. At the time of her disappearance, she was eight months pregnant, planning to name her unborn son, Connor. The death of Laci Peterson is presumed to have been taken place on December 24, 2002. Scott Peterson was convicted for the murders of his pregnant wife, Laci Peterson, 27, and their unborn son, Connor. He was convicted of first degree murder for the death of Laci and Second degree murder for the death of Connor). Scott Peterson is currently on death row by lethal injection at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, CA. In addition, ordered to pay $10,000 toward the cost of Laci’s funeral. His arrest was made on April 18, 2003, indicted on November 12, 2004 for all charges, …show more content…
“At the time of Peterson arrest, he had dyed his hair blonde and had grown a goatee and was driving a 1984 Mercedes Benz 500SEC” (Montaldo, 1). Inside of his truck they discovered an undated bill of sale with an unverified signature of Michael Griffin, Hand shovel, Columbia foul-weather jacket, double-edged dagger with a t-handle. As well as, 12 tablets of Viagra, 24 blister packs of sleeping pills, 4 cell phones, 16 music CDs, and Thomas Guide map book of California, Thomas Guide map book of Central Valley Cities and surrounding areas. The Credit Cards found were two Visa cards and one MasterCard issued to Scott Peterson, One MasterCard and one American Express Business card issued to Scott Peterson/Trade Corp, One Visa card issued to Anne E. Bird, Scott Peterson’s sister, and Chevron card issued to Jacqueline Peterson. Scott also had a backpack, which contained a water purifier, purified water bottle, Climbing rope, and a Filet knife. According to “Presumed Guilty, “A .22-caliber semi-automatic pistol was found in the cab of Peterson’s pickup, two fishing lures in unopened packages, an Detective Al Brocchini’s