Bonus: Unmasking Scott Peterson

In this bonus episode of Scott Peterson Revisited, we look beyond the evidence to examine the man at the center of the case. Was Scott Peterson capable of murdering his pregnant wife, Laci, and their unborn son, Conner?

We explore Scott’s family history, childhood, relationships, repeated infidelities, and carefully cultivated image as the family’s “Golden Boy” and “Mr. Perfect.” We also consider the patterns of deception and compartmentalization that emerged throughout his life and ask whether they offer clues to how he could commit such a devastating crime—and continue to deny responsibility more than two decades later.

Unmasking Scott Peterson examines the man behind the carefully constructed image and asks: What happens when maintaining the mask becomes more important than confronting reality?

Content warning

This episode discusses the murder of a pregnant woman and the death of an unborn child.

Sources and further listening

Inside the Mind of Scott Peterson, Keigh Ablow, M.D., St. Martin’s Press, 2005.

Till Death Do Us Part: Love, Marriage, and the Mind of the Killer Spouse, Dr. Robi Ludwig and Matt Birkbeck, Atria Books, 2006.

When the Husband is the Suspect, F. Lee Bailey with Jean Rabe, A Forge Book, 2008.

Witness for the Prosecution of Scott Peterson, Amber Frey, Regan Books, 2005.

For Laci: A Mother’s Story of Love, Loss, and Justice, Sharon Rocha, Crown Publishers, 2006.

Blood Brother: 33 Reasons My Brother Scott Peterson is Guilty, Anne Bird, Regan Books, 2005.

“Fun and unpredictable, that was the real Laci,” Diana Walsh for The San Francisco Chronicle, May 30, 2004.

“William “Kent” Gains - December 8, 1972 - August 21, 2021, Epilogg.com.

Links to our original episodes:

This episode revisits research originally presented in Episodes 71 and 72 of Once Upon a Crime in 2017.

https://www.truecrimepodcast.com/s2-ep71-the-12-crimes-of-christmas-laci-peterson-part-1/

https://www.truecrimepodcast.com/s2-ep72-the-12-crimes-of-christmas-laci-peterson-part-2/

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