Scott Peterson’s Mistress Makes Bombshell Claims in Netflix Docuseries

To this day, Scott Peterson maintains his innocence regarding the murder of his wife Laci and their unborn child Conner, and he’ll likely continue to do so in Peacock’s upcoming Face to Face with Scott Peterson, in which he gives his first on-air comments in more than 20 years. Nonetheless, it’s hard to imagine him providing any notable revelations after viewing American Murder: Laci Peterson, Netflix’s three-part docuseries about the case that captivated the nation in the early 2000s, which arrives this Thursday, Aug. 14, ahead of the Peacock doc.

Featuring interviews with every key player in this sordid affair save for Scott himself, American Murder is a straightforward overview that affords both sides with opportunities to make their respective arguments about Scott’s guilt and innocence—although it’s difficult to imagine viewers coming away from it with doubts about his culpability.

Helmed by one of Netflix’s favorite non-fiction directors, Skye Borgman (Girl in the Picture, I Just Killed My Dad, The Truth About Jim), American Murder: Laci Peterson presents no stunning new information about Laci Peterson, who went missing on Dec. 24, 2002 from her home in Modesto, California while eight months pregnant. Her disappearance was first reported by her husband Scott, who claimed that upon returning from a Christmas Eve day of fishing, he found no one at home and their dog in the backyard, running around dragging its leash—a sign that the pooch had shown up alone after a supposed walk in the park with Laci.

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