EP11 - The Modesto Mirage: How Narrative Sealed Scott Peterson’s Fate

On Christmas Eve 2002, a pregnant Laci Peterson vanished from her seemingly perfect life. With no weapon, no crime scene, and no confession, investigators and the public were left with only one suspect: her husband, Scott. This episode dissects the anatomy of a landmark conviction, examining how a case built almost entirely on circumstantial evidence and suspicious behavior was cemented into certainty by an unprecedented media firestorm.