Convicted killer Scott Peterson was back in Redwood City court via Zoom video Tuesday for a hearing connected to his bid for a new murder trial.
It has been nearly 20 years since Peterson was convicted of murdering his pregnant wife Laci and their unborn son Connor. Peterson told investigators he left home to go fishing in Berkeley the morning of Christmas Eve 2002, the day Laci disappeared.
The remains of Laci and Connor surfaced months later on the shores of Berkeley.
Peterson last appeared in court via Zoom in March with his new lawyers from the L.A. Innocence Project. They are making a case that there is enough new evidence to grant Peterson a retrial.
Peterson’s legal team wants a judge to review evidence that wasn’t presented to the court 20 years ago. The evidence is linked to a robbery that occurred near the Peterson home in Modesto around …