The infamous Scott Peterson murder case from 2002 is being taken on by the Los Angeles Innocence Project as the 51-year-old convicted felon continues serving out his sentence in a California prison.
Peterson was found guilty and sentenced to death for the murder of his 27-year-old wife, Laci Peterson, and their unborn son Conner in 2004.
Now the L.A. Innocence Project will explore what they’re describing as new evidence which could help prove Peterson is innocent.
“The Los Angeles Innocence Project (LAIP) represents Scott Peterson and is investigating his claim of actual innocence,” a spokesperson for the organization said in a statement, per ABC News.
Filings obtained by the outlet claim that “new evidence now supports Mr. Peterson’s longstanding claim of innocence and raises many questions into who abducted and killed Laci and Conner Peterson.”
Specifically, they’ll be…
