The Los Angeles Innocence Project decided to take Scott Peterson’s case with a view to revisiting previously ‘withheld’ evidence that may exonerate him, court records reveal.
The organization – which is separate from the more acclaimed Innocence Project – was contacted by Peterson’s team in March last year.
Its attorneys have not publicly discussed the case nor vouched for Peterson’s absolute innocence.
A spokesman today told DailyMail.com: ‘The Los Angeles Innocence Project (LAIP) represents Scott Peterson and is investigating his claim of actual innocence.
‘We have no further comment at this time.’
Paperwork submitted to the Superior Court of California in San Mateo however highlights why they think he may have a shot at clearing his name.
Lawyers point to ‘blood spatter’ in the home where Peterson is accused of murdering his pregnant wife Laci, but insist it does not belong to him.
They also say no other suspects were considered.
Laci was 27-years-old and eight months pregnant when she disappeared on Christmas Eve, 2002.
Peterson led the search for his wife but was arrested months later when her body later washed up in the San Francisco shoreline in 2003.
He has always claimed that she was killed by a panicked burglar after catching them ransacking the couple’s home.
A jury however convicted him of the killing, deciding he was motivated by an affair he was having at the time with Amber Frey, a 20-year-old massage therapist.
Peterson was sentenced to death, but the decision was overturned in 2020 by the California Supreme Court, citing potential juror bias that prosecutors failed to account for.
In December 2022, Peterson’s request for a new trial was rejected.
Now, the L.A. Innocence Project is spearheading his case.
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