In 2004, in one of the most high-profile trials of the past two decades, Scott Peterson was convicted of murdering his wife, Laci Peterson, 27, and their unborn son, Conner, with whom Laci was eight months pregnant. Laci disappeared from their home in Modesto, California, on Christmas Eve in 2002.

Laura Ingle is an investigative reporter who has covered the Peterson case from the beginning. She reports for Fox News and NewsNation. Ingle received an Edward R. Murrow award in 2005 for her 2004 Scott Peterson trial coverage and was awarded four Golden Mikes from the Southern California Association of Television and Radio News Directors. Listeners can learn more about Laura on X @lauraingle and IG @lauraingletv

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In this episode of Zone 7, Crime Scene Investigator, Sheryl McCollum, sits down with investigative reporter Laura Ingle to re-examine the Scott Peterson case 20 years later. They discuss details like Peterson's suspicious behavior, the discovery of Laci’s body, and new evidence from the LA Innocence Project questioning his guilt. Laura provides an on-the-ground perspective from visiting the crime scene recently. They also analyze Peterson's odd actions, new claims about a burned-out van containing possible blood evidence, and re-evaluate eyewitness testimony.

Show Notes:

• [0:00] Welcome back to Zone 7 with Crime Scene Investigator, Sheryl McCollum. 
• [1:20] Background of The Scott Peterson case
• [2:00] Sheryl introduces Laura Ingle to the listeners 
• [4:00] Investigating the burnt-out orange van
• [11:30] Peterson's lack of urgent response raises huge suspicion 
• [17:00] Sheryl gives her opinion on the Peterson case
• [21:40] The infamous picture of Laci is discussed 
• [28:35] Question: What do you see today unfolding with the Innocence Project and with the families?
• [30:30] Blood evidence found in a van should be retested 
• [34:30] The amount of gasoline indicates intentional arson of the van to hide evidence
• [37:50] “Every test, on every case, every time.”
• [40:00] Police declined to collect key pieces of physical evidence from the crime scene
• [43:45] “I have always been bothered by the lack of investigation of the burglary of our home and the possible connection to Laci’s disappearance and murder.” -S.M
• [49:50] Laura describes Sharon Rocha's raw visible grief
• [51:00] Question: Will you describe the Christmas Eve photo comparison of Laci Peterson for us?
• [52:39] “I would have liked to personally have prosecuted Scott Peterson.” -N.G
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Sheryl “Mac” McCollum is an Emmy Award winning CSI, a writer for CrimeOnLine, Forensic and Crime Scene Expert for Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, and a CSI for a metro Atlanta Police Department. She is the co-author of the textbook., Cold Case: Pathways to Justice. Sheryl is also the founder and director of the Cold Case Investigative Research Institute, a collaboration between universities and colleges that brings researchers, practitioners, students and the criminal justice community together to advance techniques in solving cold cases and assist families and law enforcement with solvability factors for unsolved homicides, missing persons, and kidnapping cases.  

You can connect and learn more about Sheryl’s work by visiting the CCIRI website https://coldcasecrimes.org

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