For the first time in more than 20 years, Scott Peterson is speaking out about the murder of his wife, Laci Peterson, and their unborn son, Connor. In 2004, Scott was convicted of the murders of both Laci and Connor, and though his death sentence was overturned in 2020, he is serving life in prison without possibility of parole. Now, in a new docuseries, Face to Face With Scott Peterson, he's sharing his thoughts from prison more than 20 years after Laci disappeared.
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Scott spoke to the filmmaker from Mule Creek State Prison in California.
As Today reported, Scott's interviews took place over 15-minute video phone calls with the series' director, Shareen Anderson, and despite Scott's conviction, he still maintains his innocence.
"If I have a chance to get the reality out there, I have a chance to show people what the truth is, and if they’re willing to accept it, maybe that takes a little bit of hurt off my family, and that would be the biggest thing that I can accomplish right now," Scott said in the docuseries.
He claimed he felt 'anxiety, panic' when he realized Laci was missing.
“Just trying to keep it together, trying to get the search started, trying to deal with the police,” Scott said. “There’s no time to fall apart — I couldn’t let that happen.”
He claimed that investigators were convinced that he was guilty from the beginning, and he said he thought police would realize "they made a mistake" after he was arrested.
He said he regretted cheating on Laci with Amber Frey.
"I certainly regret cheating on Laci, absolutely," Scott said in the docuseries. "It was about childhood lack of self esteem, selfish — me traveling somewhere, being lonely at night because I wasn’t at home. And you know, someone makes you feel good because they want to have sex with you."
Scott also called himself a "total a–hole" for cheating.
Scott said he had a 'horrible, physical' reaction to hearing he'd been convicted.
"Everything just went kind of silent. I couldn’t feel anything, I couldn’t feel my feet on the floor. I couldn’t feel the chair I was sitting in," Scott said. "My vision was even a little blurry. I just got this weird sensation that I was falling forward. I was staggered by it. I had no idea it was coming."
He also said in the docuseries that he believes there were other leads in the case, including a buglary that happened at the house next door around the time Laci went missing, that were not fully investigated because he claims they "didn’t fit the detectives’ theory."
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'Face to Face With Scott Peterson' is now streaming.
When it comes to the statements Scott made about his trial, the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office didn't respond to a request for comment when the filmmakers reached out, according to Today.
The three-part docuseries is available to watch on Peacock.
