Scott Peterson’s mother, Jackie, of
San Diego, says “our son is innocent, and we once again feel the truth will
come out. We have faith in the legal system.”
Peterson was arrested after the bodies
of his wife and son washed up in early April near the marina where he said he
was fishing on his boat during the time Laci became missing. He is charged
with two counts of murder that carry special circumstances. Under
California law, the killing of a pregnant woman that kills her unborn child
can be considered a double homicide. The defense will seek the death penalty.
Prosecutors in the case are reluctant
to name their modest
Modesto,
California
home as the crime scene yet, until all the evidence is in.
Decomposed Remains of Woman and Child May be Laci
Peterson
4-15-2003.
Police are identifying the decomposed remains of a woman and
baby who washed ashore in California. They believe they may be
Laci Peterson and her newborn child. Peterson has been missing
since Christmas Eve. She was eight months’ pregnant. Her
case was considered a homicide in March. The woman’s remains
are skeletal and the full-term baby boy was still attached to
the umbilical cord.
