In a surprising turn of events, the Los Angeles Innocence Project has taken up the case of Scott Peterson, who was convicted and sentenced to death in 2005 for the murder of his pregnant wife and their unborn son. The organization is now investigating Peterson's claim of actual innocence based on newly discovered evidence.
To understand the case, let's go back to the beginning. It all started on Christmas Eve of 2002 when Peterson's 27-year-old wife, Lacey, disappeared. Suspicion soon fell upon Peterson, as it was revealed that he had been having an affair with a massage therapist named Amber Frye. Months later, the bodies of Lacey and her unborn child were tragically found washed up in the San Francisco Bay.
