Scott Peterson was convicted and sentenced to death for the 2002 murder of his wife Laci and their unborn son, but could new evidence in the high-profile case eventually set him free?

Backed by a new team of lawyers, the possibility lies on the table.

Fox Nation’s latest special, “Scott Peterson: The Appeal of a Convicted Killer,” looks into this persistent push for a shot at freedom as Peterson maintains his innocence and his legal team seeks to bring in new evidence they say may help exonerate him.

Hosted by Judge Jeanine Pirro, the episode explores new evidence, eyewitness accounts and Peterson’s years-long quest to be exonerated.

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As the story goes, a 7-and-a-half month pregnant Laci Peterson disappeared from the home she shared with Scott on Christmas Eve in 2002. Months later, in April 2003, a pedestrian found her unborn son’s decomposed body in San Francisco Bay. 

Authorities discovered Laci’s body in the Bay soon after, just a few miles from where her husband had gone for a solo fishing trip that Christmas Eve.

Peterson claimed he had come home to discover an empty house and reported his wife missing the next day. Add his sudden decision to bleach his hair and the police speculation that he carried his brother’s passport in an effort to flee to Mexico to the mounting number of coincidences that fueled the investigation.

What was not brought into the equation, Peterson’s attorneys say, are a number of reports and recordings – and mention of a nearby burglary that may have happened while Laci was still alive.

“Mr. Peterson’s been waiting for 20 years for police reports and audio recordings and video recordings that should have been provided,” Paula Mitchell, executive director of The Innocence Project, which took up the case earlier this year, said during a court hearing, according to the Los Angeles Times. “We are eager to get our investigation underway.”

Peterson was convicted of murder in 2004 and received the death sentence the following year, but that sentence was overturned in 2020, leaving him to serve a life sentence.

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12-year-old Danny Lewin, Geoff Shenk, Katherine Lewin and 12-year-old Katie Lewin, read Extra edition put out by the Redwood City Daily News after the verdict came in in the Scott Peterson murder trial November 12, 2004, in Redwood City, California.  (Photo by David Paul Morris/Getty Images)

Amber Frey, Peterson’s former mistress, would become a game-changing element in the investigation.

Her contribution to the Peterson case – recorded phone calls and the 911 tip – are also explored in the Fox Nation special.

“Six days after Laci vanished about 100 miles away…  [she] picked up the phone and called the Modesto Police. She had information that would finally give them a potential motive,” Pirro narrated.

She had been seeing him romantically while he operated under the guise of being single. She’d become aware that she was unwillingly Peterson’s mistress in his extramarital affair, and police brought her in for her help, asking that she record conversations with Peterson.

“The recordings helped paint Scott not only as a cheater, but also as a compulsive liar,” Pirro said.

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To learn more about the case, sign up for Fox Nation to stream part one of “Scott Peterson: The Appeal of a Convicted Killer.”

Fox News’ Audrey Conklin contributed to this report.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Holiday help was there for a community in need.

A drive-thru turkey donation drive was held in San Francisco on Saturday, benefitting the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank. It brought a big donation response from the community, coming at a time when the need for food has never been greater.

Holiday turkeys and hams were arriving by the minute at a donation site near St. Emydius Church in San Francisco.

“Makes you feel good. That’s what you’re supposed to do,” said Ron Isola from Daly City.

The rainy weather didn’t stop anyone from showing up and helping out, especially Linda Peppars.

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“I live in the neighborhood and I just like helping people. God has blessed me. Why not bless other people? That’s the whole thing about life, especially today,” Peppars said.

It’s the 13th year for this turkey drive, started by volunteer Pierre Smit.

“I’m here from a different country. I came with nothing. If I had some some money, I would bring a few turkeys to St. Anthony’s,” Smit said.

It’s now a community-wide effort, benefitting the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank.

Hundreds of turkeys were donated, including lots of hams.

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“We’re currently serving 50,000 households every week. These turkeys and hams will go to some of our agency partners who are putting on Christmas lunches and dinners,” Abbott said.

It comes at a critical time for most Bay Area food banks that responding to food insecurity.

One in six people in Santa Clara and San Mateo are getting help from Second Harvest of Silicon Valley.

That agency is feeding a half million people every month.

In Napa, demand for food assistance has tripled compared to this time last year, and the North Bay’s Redwood Empire Food Bank is serving thousands more families, just in the past five months.

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“Our number one concern is inflation. We purchase some of the food we distribute. It’s costing us two times what it did pre-pandemic,” Abbott said.

It’s why this food drive is so important.

“It’s hard. Everybody doesn’t have what you have and visa versa,” Peppers said.

As a show of thanks, everyone who donated got a round of applause from volunteers.

Esther Romero

OBITUARY

Esther Romero (Lopez), 84, entered into eternal rest surrounded by her loving family. Born in Mt. Harris, Colorado, a small coal mining town near Steamboat Springs, her family moved to Denver in 1950. She graduated from North High School in 1957 and was the first in her family to attend college. She left for Colorado State College now UNC in 1958 where she soon met the love of her life and future husband Richard Romero. Esther graduated in 1961, married a week later, and together moved to Castle Rock where she began her career as an educator. Before long they returned to Denver where their three daughters were born. In 1972, Esther became one of Denver Public Schools first bilingual bicultural teachers and soon earned her Masters Degree from UNC. A passionate advocate, she understood the value of building a strong educational foundation in a child’s home language and honoring culture while also learning English. She taught at Elmwood, Del Pueblo, and Fairmont elementaries. A founding member of the Congress of Hispanic Educators (CHE), Esther served as president for many years helping to ensure children in DPS had access to a quality bilingual education. She continued this work through her final days. Esther taught for 30 years, was recognized as a master teacher of children, an exceptional mentor and coach to future educators, and served as a liaison between CU-Denver and DPS. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma.

Esther enjoyed traveling with family and friends to Mexico, Europe, South America, the Caribbean, and almost all fifty states. She and Richard were avid Broncos fans holding season tickets since 1970, traveling to two Super Bowls. She loved organizing family gatherings, gambling trips, camping, reading, puzzles, and playing games with family. She had the unique ability to make everyone feel seen, heard, valued, and loved.

She was preceded in death by her parents Luis and Tommie G. Lopez, devoted husband Richard Romero, brother Baltazar Lopez ( Lourdes) and survived by her loving daughters Rosana (Dean) Trujillo, Carla (Arturo) Perez, Diana (John) Romero Campbell, and her grandchildren Arturito, Juliana, Claudia, Sofia, Orlando, Geronimo and Alicia, her sister Alice (Joe) Marquez, brothers Louie (Pat dec.) Lopez, Davey (Pat dec.) Lopez, Robert (Shari) Lopez, Ray (Melva) Lopez, and numerous extended family members. Please see www.cfcscolorado.org for service details.