Juror Scott Peterson said he was already discrediting the killer's renewed efforts to blame his wife's murder on a nearby robbery.
In 2004, Mike Bermesieri and 11 other jurors convicted Scott Peterson of murdering his wife, Laci Peterson, who was eight months pregnant at the time.
During the first trial, Scott Peterson's attorney Mark Geragos suggested that a robbery that occurred near the couple's Modesto home around the time of Laci Peterson's disappearance may be related to her death, Bermesieri said. He claimed that there was. told NewsNation.
According to reports, Scott Peterson's lawyers are currently seeking material from the robbery investigation to exonerate the convicted murderer, but Mr. Belmesieri has said that the 2002 break-in incident Officers in charge said they found no connection between the two crimes.
“Modesto [Police Department] investigated the matter and arrested those involved in the robbery. ” Bermesieri told NewsNation's Chris Cuomo.
The Los Angeles Innocence Project, which provides free legal aid to convicts, announced this week that it would take up Peterson's case.
In a story that captivated the world, Laci Peterson disappeared on Christmas Eve 2002.
Scott Peterson told investigators he had gone fishing at Berkeley Marina the morning he disappeared.
Police found her body and her unborn child months later along the San Francisco Bay.
Scott Peterson, who began an affair with massage therapist Amber Frey a month before his wife disappeared, has pleaded not guilty to murder charges and claims he was wrongly convicted.
The 51-year-old is serving a life sentence after his original death sentence was quashed.
Peterson's attorney said his case includes evidence recovered from the burglarized home, as well as a missing watch worn by Laci Peterson and items from a van set on fire in Modesto the day after she disappeared. They are seeking the production of various items that could not be found in the court file. Documents related to witness interviews are also reportedly included.
LAIP also filed a motion requesting DNA testing of evidence from the original trial, NBC4 reported.
Ms. Vermesieri said she was “glad” LAIP took up Mr. Peterson's case.
“If there's new evidence that suggests he's innocent, he's innocent,” the former juror said.
