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Dani Anguiano in Los Angeles

Los Angeles Innocence Project takes Scott Peterson case up 21 years after wife’s murder

man wearing a mask walks into a courtroom
Scott Peterson walks into a courtroom at the San Mateo county superior court in Redwood City, California, on 11 August 2022. Photograph: Jeff Chiu/AP

Two decades after Scott Peterson was sentenced to death for the murder of his pregnant wife in a high-profile trial, the Los Angeles Innocence Project said this week that it had taken up the case.

The development marks a significant breakthrough for the 51-year-old, who has long maintained his innocence and has claimed he received an unfair trial.

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