Scott Peterson

Examining the highly publicised case of Laci Peterson, who was eight months pregnant when she went missing in Modesto, California, in 2002.

In what has become one of the most visible murder cases of all time, a jury wrestles with the facts in the Peterson case and produces a verdict.

The appearance of Scott Peterson's girlfriend, Amber Frey, increases media attention on the case.

In Scott Peterson's trial the prosecution asks for the death penalty for the murders of Laci and Conner Peterson, but the defence insists he is innocent.

After the bodies of Laci Peterson and her child turn up in San Francisco, police arrest Scott Peterson, who quickly becomes a national villain.

New theories emerge in the wake of the verdict condemning Scott Peterson to death by lethal injection.