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“The Murder of Laci Peterson” explores the infamous Scott Peterson trial, the case that destroyed a family, gripped a nation and defined an era, as a vehicle for understanding America’s criminal justice system and the ways in which outside influences can affect that system.
The mystery of Laci Peterson’s disappearance on Christmas Eve 2002 captivated the nation. Eight months pregnant, she vanished without a trace. Her body and that of her unborn child, Conner, appeared four months later on the shores of the San Francisco Bay causing a media frenzy on both a local and national level. To this day, no one knows exactly when, where or how she died, only that her husband Scott Peterson was convicted of murder and sentenced to death, despite the absence of DNA evidence or eyewitness testimony. Scott Peterson’s conviction was less a tribute to the efficacy of the legal system than it was a case study for the overwhelming power of modern media to deliver the facts of news in a way that creates irresistible tabloid fodder.
As the 15th Anniversary of Laci Peterson’s disappearance approaches, “The Murder of Laci Peterson” takes a fresh, new look at the case, reexamining the circumstantial evidence and assessing the media’s influence on the case and its outcome. This documentary series will include unprecedented access to Scott Peterson and his family as they speak directly and candidly about Scott’s conviction. In addition, the series will include interviews with an expansive and impressive list of key eyewitnesses, experts, lawyers, cops, journalists, detectives (professional and amateur), including Nancy Grace, Gloria Allred, Amber Frey, Detectives Jon Buehler and Ed Steele, journalists Ken Auletta and Maureen Orth, reporters Gloria Gomez and Garth Stapley, Scott Peterson’s trial co-counsel Pat Harris, his appellate attorney Cliff Gardner, attorney and CNN and ABC contributor Chris Pixley and local reporter turned CNN correspondent Ted Rowlands among many others.
Original Release
08/15/2017 on A&E
US Release
08/15/2017
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Ted Rowlands | Self - Bay Area Reporter KTVU TV / Self - Bay Area Reporter, KTVU TV |
Gloria Gomez | Self - Bay Area Reporter KOVR TV / Self - Bay Area Reporter, KOVR TV |
Nancy Grace | Self - TV Host / Legal Analysis / Self |
Chris Pixley | Self - Attorney / Legal Expert |
Jon Buehler | Self - Retired Detective, Modesto PD |
Susan Peterson Caudillo | Self - Scott's Sister |
Janey Peterson | Self - Scott's Sister-in-Law |
Richard Cole | Self - Journalist, Redwood City Daily News / Self - Journalist Redwood City Daily News |
Gary Ermoian | Self - Private Investigator |
Maureen Orth | Self - Special Correspondent, Vanity Fair |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Missing in Modesto | Tuesday, 15 August 2017 |
2 | Media Frenzy | Tuesday, 22 August 2017 |
3 | Most Hated Man in America | Tuesday, 29 August 2017 |
4 | The Trial Begins | Tuesday, 05 September 2017 |
5 | The Verdict | Tuesday, 12 September 2017 |
6 | Reasonable Doubt? | Tuesday, 19 September 2017 |
Directors
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ted Rowlands | Self - Bay Area Reporter KTVU TV / Self - Bay Area Reporter, KTVU TV |
Gloria Gomez | Self - Bay Area Reporter KOVR TV / Self - Bay Area Reporter, KOVR TV |
Nancy Grace | Self - TV Host / Legal Analysis / Self |
Chris Pixley | Self - Attorney / Legal Expert |
Jon Buehler | Self - Retired Detective, Modesto PD |
Susan Peterson Caudillo | Self - Scott's Sister |
Janey Peterson | Self - Scott's Sister-in-Law |
Richard Cole | Self - Journalist, Redwood City Daily News / Self - Journalist Redwood City Daily News |
Gary Ermoian | Self - Private Investigator |
Maureen Orth | Self - Special Correspondent, Vanity Fair |
Garth Stapley | Self - Journalist, Modesto Bee |
Lee Peterson | Self - Scott's Dad |
Amber Frey | Self - State's Witness / Self |
Pat Harris | Self - Defense Attorney |
Michael Cardoza | Self - Attorney / Legal Expert |
Ed Caudillo | Self - Scott's Brother-in-Law |
Matthew Dalton | Self - Investigating Defense Attorney |
Ken Auletta | Self - Staff Writer, The New Yorker |
Doug Maner | Self - Former Prosecutor, Stanislaus County DA |
Mike Chiavetta | Self - Modesto Resident / Self - Witness / Self - Wtiness |
Producers
Name | Role |
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John Marks | Executive Producer |
Banks Tarver | Executive Producer |
Ken Druckerman | Executive Producer |
Po Kutchins | Executive Producer |
Shareen Anderson | Executive Producer |
Jonas Borgen | Producer |
Ariel Kay | Producer |
Brandon Heurich | Producer |
Keith Malone | Producer |
M.G. Negri | Producer |
Kevin Vargas | Producer |
Carmen Garcia Durazo | Producer |
Editors
Becky Goldberg, Adriana Pacheco, Matthew Prinzing, Charles Divak