Scott Peterson's Sister-in-Law To Provide Evidence, Exonerating Him in Possible New Trial

The high-profile-20-year-old conviction of Scott Peterson now has a new development after his sister-in-law claims that she has discovered evidence that will exonerate Peterson for the slaying of his pregnant wife.

The then 27-year-old Peterson already had his death sentence overturned by the highest court of California last summer after allegations of irregularities in the jury selection. Prosecutors are currently trying to get the penalty reinstated as they pushed for a new trial, but the uncovered evidence might change the outcome.

According to New York Post, the sister-in-law of Peterson, Janey Peterson, stated that she believes that authorities who handled the case disregarded leads in the murder of the wife of Peterson, Laci. She mentioned that during the incident, there is a burglary across the street from the home of the couple in Modesto, California.

Moreover, Janey shared to CBS13 that there is no sufficient evidence and series of circumstances that fit the possibility of Scott murdering his wife, Laci. Janey also added that over the years, she created what she considers a 'war room' of evidence to prove the innocence of her brother-in-law.

In addition, Scott's sister-in-law, Janey, emphasized that the justice system has failed in the case. She also mentioned that it is a result of a lot of failed aspects in the case. Janey stated that that the failure started with the Modesto Police Department. She pointed out that the local police did not follow up on the evidence that showed Laci, the victim, was alive on the morning of December 24.

Also, Janey said that the officers handling the case did not look into the possibility that the killing was linked to a burglary that happened just across the victim's home. Scott's sister-in-law mentioned that it is possible that Laci witnessed the said break-in, approached the suspects, and was kidnapped by them.

Furthermore, Janey said that there was an anonymous tip that came to the authorities. The tip included the names of five individuals being involved in the burglary. However, only two of those individuals were arrested and questioned during the investigation.

Janey even mentioned that Lt. Aponte, who is working at Norco Prison in the state of California, contacted the Modesto Police in January after one of their inmates was heard discussing information related to the case of Laci. The inmate discussed that the victim had confronted the burglars at the Medina home during the robbery incident, NY Daily News reported.

On the other hand, the Police, however, stated that the break-in happened two days prior to the murder of Laci. Even prosecutors claimed that the timeline presented by Janey does not make sense to them.

Meanwhile, Laci disappeared on 2002 Christmas Eve. She was eight months pregnant with her unborn son, Connor.

Authorities' Response

Prosecutors have previously claimed that her husband, Scott Peterson, murdered his wife and unborn son in their home. After the killing incident, he then dumped the victims from his fishing boat into San Francisco Bay.

But reports claimed that Scott's sister-in-law came as he was about to return to the court this week, still trying to overturn his murder convictions and death sentence.

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