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ABC News and social media buzz were reignited on June 18 when Good Morning America and ABC World News Tonight shared a photo of Laci Peterson and tagged her name, coinciding with a wave of renewed true crime interest and widespread reflection on her case. The backdrop to this media flare is the ongoing legal struggle over Scott Peterson’s conviction, which has dominated both the news cycle and social media chatter. According to KTVU and a joint investigation by the LA Innocence Project, new scientific evidence and witness testimony have been submitted in Scott Peterson’s latest appeal. The LA Innocence Project filed a nearly 400-page petition insisting that crucial evidence, including DNA samples and overlooked witness accounts, could exonerate Scott and shift the entire narrative of Laci’s 2002 disappearance and murder. They argue that a burglary across the street from the Petersons’ Modesto home occurred on the very day Laci vanished, not later as originally believed by police and prosecutors.

Perhaps most shocking is the claim brought to light by ABC World News Tonight, that new witnesses overheard talk among the burglars about Laci confronting them, which supports the defense’s theory that Laci, alive after Scott left that morning, stumbled into crime in progress. Scientific analysis ordered by the court is currently underway on a piece of duct tape recovered from Laci’s clothing, while the judge denied broader defense requests for DNA testing on other items. The LA Innocence Project and crime labs at Cal State LA are testing the reliability of the evidence pivotal to Scott’s conviction, with the results reportedly submitted under seal by late August, though no major headline-breaking DNA findings have been released to the public yet.

The LA Innocence Project has also accused police of destroying critical exculpatory videotaped interviews with two suspects from the neighboring burglary, videos that reportedly existed up until just after Scott Peterson was charged—potentially a significant revelation if proven. While prosecutors maintain their earlier stance and have so far withheld further comment, defense advocates and social media voices loudly insist the new evidence demands a reexamination of Scott Peterson’s guilt.

Meanwhile, the case has exploded back into pop culture through a major upcoming true crime docuseries, Face to Face with Scott Peterson, debuting exclusively on Peacock August 20. Featuring Scott Peterson’s first interview in decades, along with voices from law enforcement and defense, the series is poised to bring even more national attention to Laci’s story. No verified evidence or sightings related to Laci herself have arisen, but her name and case remain as prominent as ever—if not more so—on both mainstream and social media, with every new legal twist fanning the flames of true crime fascination and debate.

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