Unseen Laci Peterson Autopsy Pictures Surface: A New Investigation

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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) - Jurors in Scott Peterson ’ s murder trial winced and glanced away Wednesday as they looked at photos of Laci Peterson ’ s badly decomposed body. During the trial, images taken during Laci and Conner’s autopsies were displayed to the jurors and on Nov. 12, 2004, the jury found Scott guilty of first-degree murder. However, in April 2003, police discovered Laci ’ s body on the shoreline of Point Isabel. Correspondingly, they sent the body for an autopsy and found startling details. May 30 – Laci Peterson ’ s head and parts of her limbs were missing and plastic tape was wrapped around the neck of her child, according to the full autopsy and coroner’s. EERIE images of the chilly beach where the bodies of Laci Peterson and her fetus washed ashore over 20 years ago have ignited old questions about the grisly murder. Laci Peterson ’ s murder was one of the most high-profile crimes of the last few decades. Photos taken at the crime scene, where her body was found and corresponding. Peterson ’ s testimony provided support to the bizarre theory – but others reviewed the autopsies on mother and child to find evidence that the infant died in his. The discovery of Laci Peterson ’ s body revealed the gruesome way her body was discarded. The doctor who performed the autopsy could not determine Laci and the baby’s cause. When Laci ’ s body finally surfaced in the San Francisco Bay, it painted a gruesome picture . Her body was badly decomposed, with the bones separated at the joints, and all. Peterson ’ s attorneys claim they have new evidence in the case, including statements from witnesses who say they saw Laci Peterson alive, and evidence about a burglary.