Overview

• The Los Angeles Innocence Project filed a 400-page habeas petition on April 18, 2025, seeking to overturn Scott Peterson's conviction for the 2002 murders of Laci Peterson and their unborn son, Conner.
• The petition introduces new evidence, including eyewitness accounts of a burglary on the day Laci disappeared and claims that she confronted the burglars, suggesting she was alive after Peterson left home.
• Scientific modeling challenges the prosecution's theory, asserting that the bodies of Laci and Conner could not have drifted from the alleged dumping site to where they were recovered in San Francisco Bay.
• The filing accuses police and prosecutors of ignoring or suppressing exculpatory evidence, including details about a burned van near the Peterson residence and a bloodstained mattress linked to the case.
• Peterson's defense also disputes the claim that he secretly purchased a boat to dispose of the bodies, asserting that the purchase was made jointly with Laci.