A Perfect Husband?

The Murder of Laci Peterson

De: Mark Stokes

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

On Christmas Eve 2002, Laci Peterson vanished from her home in Modesto, California. Eight months pregnant and seemingly living an ideal life with her husband Scott, her disappearance stunned the nation. As volunteers searched and the media descended, Scott appeared as the concerned husband: calm, composed, and pleading for her return. But behind that polished image, suspicions began to grow.
The investigation soon uncovered a shocking secret: Scott was having an affair with a woman named Amber Frey, who had no idea he was married. Her cooperation with police helped shift public perception. Then came the grisly discovery: the remains of Laci and her unborn son, Conner, were found near the San Francisco Bay, close to where Scott had claimed he’d gone fishing the day she disappeared. With mounting circumstantial evidence (hair on his boat, concrete anchors, and erratic behaviour) Scott was arrested and charged.
His trial became a national obsession. The prosecution painted him as a man eager to escape marriage and fatherhood, while the defense argued there was no physical evidence linking him to the murders. Scott was convicted and sentenced to death, later commuted to life without parole. Yet questions still linger. With renewed appeals and public scrutiny, A Perfect Husband? revisits the haunting case that blurred the line between truth and perception and creates a chilling portrait of betrayal hidden in plain sight.