Scott Peterson Flops in First Prison Interview in 21 Years

Scott Peterson Flops in First Prison Interview in 21 Years
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PeacockIn the days and weeks following the Christmas Eve 2002 disappearance of his pregnant wife Laci, Scott Peterson came across as unemotional and detached, and police soon deemed him uncooperative. In his few interactions with the media—including a high-profile sit-down with Diane Sawyer—he was dispassionate and his commentary was implausible, to the point that most pundits and viewers dubbed it a disaster. Scott was so unlikable and unpersuasive that it wasn’t long before much of America hated him. Thus, following preparations for cross-examination at trial, his legal team decided to keep him off the stand, fearing a meltdown that would sabotage his chance of securing an acquittal.Nonetheless, 21 years after he last spoke to the media, the convicted murderer opts to tell his side of the story on-camera in Face to Face with Scott Peterson. The results are, to put it mildly, less than convincing.Premiering one week after Netflix’s American Murder: Laci Peterson, this three-part docuseries on Peacock (August 20) delivers its own take on the sensationalistic trial, and its main draws are both Scott’s participation and the news (from earlier this year) that the Los Angeles Innocence Project has taken up his case. That organization contends that he didn’t receive a suitable defense and that reasonable doubt remains about his guilt, most of it revolving around a neighborhood burglary. Designed to stun and infuriate in equal measure, it pokes holes in the prosecution’s version of events while forwarding theories that seek to answer some of the outstanding questions surrounding this tabloid-fixture tale. Whether it will change any hearts and minds, however, is open for debate, given that its insinuations and conjecture still pale in comparison to the evidence that landed Scott behind bars.Read more at The Daily Beast.

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