Peacock released the trailer for “Face to Face with Scott Peterson” Thursday morning, revealing the first on-camera interview with the convicted murderer in more than 20 years.
Following quickly on the heels of Netflix’s “American Murder: Laci Peterson” trailer, Peacock seems to be telling the other side of one of America’s most notorious true crimes in their upcoming series. “Face to Face with Scott Peterson” details the haunting investigations into the murder of Laci Peterson, who at 8 months pregnant, went missing on Christmas Eve in 2002, according to the description.
Her husband, Scott Peterson, was arrested for her murder in 2003. Throughout the case, revelations of Scott’s private life stunned the world and he was subsequently convicted for Laci’s murder and sentenced to death. But some people think the jury got it wrong.
“For the first time since before his arrest in 2003, Scott speaks on camera in a series of intimate conversations revealing his side of the story with Director and Executive Producer Shareen Anderson,” the description reads. Anderson’s own investigation into the case has been ongoing for more than a decade. (RELATED: You Can’t Help But Feel Uneasy Watching The Trailer For ‘American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez’)
Scott’s family and other experts have spent even longer tracking the alleged inconsistencies of the case, suggesting alternative theories to Laci’s murder. “And in a shocking twist on a murder the world thought was solved, the Los Angeles Innocence Project takes over Scott’s case in 2024,” the description teases.
UNDATED FILE PHOTO: These undated handout photos show Laci Peterson, whose body washed ashore in San Francisco Bay in 2003. Laci was eight months pregnant when she disappeared in December 2002. On November 18 a Californian judge ruled that Peterson will stand trial for the first-degree murder of the deaths of his wife and their unborn son. (Photo by Getty Images)
MODESTO, CA – JANUARY 20: Scott Peterson appears at a change of venue hearing for his criminal trial in the murder of his wife Lacy Peterson and their unborn child in Stanislaus County Superior Court January 20, 2004 in Modesto, California. Judge Girolami ruled that the double murder trial would move to San Mateo County Court. (Photo by Al Golub-Pool/Getty Images)
REDWOOD CITY, CA – MARCH 17: Convicted murderer Scott Peterson is escorted by two San Mateo County Sheriff deputies as he is walked from the jail to an awaiting van March 17, 2005 in Redwood City, California. Scott Peterson was transported to San Quentin Prison death row after he was formally sentenced to death for the murder or his wife Laci and their unborn son. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
The series drops on August 20 and could offer America yet another means of further dividing our social culture. Netflix’s version of the story aired on August 14, so it’ll be up to you to decide what evidence sways you in this case that just won’t seem to go away.
