ScottPeterson Appeal

Juror 5 (jury foreman, doctor & lawyer) in chambers just prior to being removed from the jury: #deathtribunal #scottpeterson #lacipeterson

Police systematically ignored, destroyed and suppressed exculpatory evidence that had the jury heard, it would not have reached a guilty verdict. . . .

New evidence by a retired LAPD Lt., now a police practices expert, explaining that after reviewing the police reports, it is his opinion that the MPD’s investigation was disorganized, failed to follow basic police procedures, and was driven by “confirmation bias.”

New scientific and medical research conducted since Peterson was convicted showing that the science the prosecution's expert relied on is no longer valid.

The prosecution’s expert based his opinion on a formula from a study published in 1984 and calculated that Conner and Laci died on December 23, 2002, the night before Laci was reported missing.

Los Angeles Innocence Project 
Files Petition Uncovering New Evidence Proving Scott Peterson’s Claims of Innocence 🧵

New scientific and medical research developed after Scott Peterson was convicted showing that the jury based its guilty verdict on scientifically unsound testimony by the prosecution’s fetal growth expert.

New evidence showing that DNA was found on that mattress–evidence the prosecution has strenuously refused to subject to more precise DNA testing to determine if there is a link to the crimes in this case.

New evidence the jury did not hear showing a mattress with apparent bloodstains found in the back of the van and which tested presumptively positive for blood.  New evidence showing the prosecution suppressed evidence of the investigation into that van fire at the time of trial.

New evidence directly linking the Medina burglars and their associates to the van that was intentionally set on fire not far from the Petersons’ home the morning of December 25.

The evidence shows the detective leading the Laci Peterson missing person investigation did not investigate the three crimes as possibly being related.

New evidence the jury did not hear showing there were three crimes committed within a 24 hour period, all in close proximity to the Petersons’ home:  Laci’s disappearance, the Medina burglary, and an intentionally set fire called in just hours after Laci was reported missing.

New evidence showing a witness overheard a conversation among the burglars about Laci seeing and confronting them. This evidence exonerates Peterson because it shows Laci was alive when he left home on Dec. 24, since the burglary took place after the Medinas left at 10:30 a.m.

New evidence showing others were involved in the burglary besides the two men who ultimately pleaded guilty to that crime.

New evidence showing the Medina home across the street from the Petersons’ was burglarized on December 24, the same day Laci was reported missing, and not two days later on December 26, as the police claimed and as the jury was told.