Laci Rocha met Scott Peterson at the restaurant where he worked. In 1994, they exchanged phone numbers and eventually started dating. After two years, they moved in together, and in 1997, when Laci graduated with a degree in garden design, they decided to get married. In theory, everything was going well, and Laci and Scott made a happy and well-matched couple. They ran a sports bar together. Peterson’s mother, even years later, claimed that her son and his wife “were made for each other”.
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Laci Peterson went missing on Christmas Eve. She was eight months pregnant
The reality turned out to be less rosy. Already then, Scott began to get involved in affairs. Despite this, in October 2000, the Petersons sold the bar and bought a three-bedroom home, and began to consider expanding their family. In 2002, it turned out that Laci was pregnant. In November, about three months before his due date, Scott began another affair.
On Christmas Eve 2002, Scott unexpectedly informed his family that the pregnant Laci had gone missing. He claimed that when he left home that day with plans to go fishing in Berkeley Marina, which is almost 150 km away, Laci, eight months pregnant, intended to take her dog for a walk. The dog, a golden retriever named McKenzie, sat in the yard when he returned, but Peterson’s wife was missing. Laci’s car was also parked in front of the house. The concerned family notified the police and officers began an investigation.
Scott Peterson immediately aroused the suspicion of investigators. “He didn’t look devastated”
The husband immediately aroused the suspicion of the police. “I didn’t think he did it, but I was a bit perplexed by his calm, cool demeanor and lack of questions,” Jon Buehler, the detective on the case, recalled in an interview with . Peterson’s behavior, he said, was “an odd combination of politeness and arrogance.” “He just didn’t seem to be devastated or even concerned about his wife’s disappearance and possible death,” the officer added.
Scott Peterson’s mistress called the police when the case became public. She had no idea that when he had an affair with her, he was married and his wife was pregnant. This confirmed the investigators’ suspicions, but there was no evidence. Several months passed when a couple walking their dog in April 2003 found the body of a woman missing her head and limbs. Only on the basis of DNA tests was it possible to confirm the identity of Laci Peterson and her unborn son. Scott was arrested after his wife’s body was found near where he was supposed to be fishing. Although the man’s lawyers tried to convince the jury that he had been framed, he was sentenced to death for his wife and unborn child. Scott Lee Peterson maintains his innocence to this day. In 2021, the court changed his sentence. The death penalty was withdrawn and the sentence changed to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
Laci Peterson’s disappearance inspired the movie Gone Girl. However, the story had a different ending
Laci Peterson’s story inspired Gillian Flynn, who published the book Gone Girl in 2012. Two years later, Flynn’s screenplay was followed by Gone Girl, starring Rosamund Pike. The story is about a married couple, Nick and Amy. A woman mysteriously disappears on her fifth wedding anniversary. Nick quickly becomes the prime suspect, with more evidence pointing to his guilt. Attentive fans will notice that the story presented on the screen has a slightly different ending.
Source: Gazeta
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