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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amelia Neath

Scott Peterson was back in court as he demanded access to DNA evidence he says will prove his innocence

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

A California judge has allowed new DNA retesting to take place on one item of evidence in the case of Scott Peterson, who was convicted in 2004 of murdering his pregnant wife and unborn child.

Peterson, 51, was convicted twenty years ago for the slaying of Laci Peterson, who was eight months pregnant with a son, just before Christmas 2002.

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