A Pregnant Woman Vanished on Christmas Eve. 20 Years Later, The Truth Is Still Missing.

On Christmas Eve 2002, Laci Peterson — eight months pregnant — vanished from her home in Modesto, California. Her husband Scott was convicted of her murder in 2004 and has been in prison ever since. But two days after she disappeared, investigators found a burned van one mile from her home with blood in the back. That blood was never tested. A Department of Justice analyst processed the evidence and her findings were never disclosed to the defense. A lead detective altered his own report before it entered discovery. A juror said she felt threatened before the guilty verdict came in. In 2024, the Los Angeles Innocence Project formally took the case. The prosecution is fighting every request to test the evidence. This is the complete story — including the parts that were never shown to the jury. Subscribe for weekly cold case coverage. Like if you think the evidence deserves to be tested. Comment below — did the jury get it right?