The Lost Baby Boy

0:00 Speaker 1: True crime story the murder of Lacy Peterson. December twenty fourth,

0:05 Speaker 1: two thousand and two, Modesto, California. A pregnant woman disappears

0:10 Speaker 1: on Christmas Eve, a husband tells a story that doesn't

0:13 Speaker 1: add up, and a case that would capture the attention

0:16 Speaker 1: of an entire nation begins. Lacey Peterson was twenty seven

0:20 Speaker 1: years old and eight months pregnant with her first child,

0:24 Speaker 1: a baby boy they planned to name Connor. She was

0:26 Speaker 1: described by friends and family as loving, kind and excited

0:31 Speaker 1: about becoming a mother. On Christmas Eve, Lacey's husband, Scott Peterson,

0:36 Speaker 1: said he left their home to go fishing. When he

0:39 Speaker 1: returned later that afternoon, Lacey was gone. Their dog was

0:43 Speaker 1: found outside the house with its leash still attached. Her keys, purse,

0:48 Speaker 1: and belongings were still inside. There was no obvious sign

0:52 Speaker 1: that she had left willingly. Scott called police and reported

0:55 Speaker 1: his wife missing. At first, the community came together to search.

1:00 Speaker 1: Hundreds of volunteers looked through neighborhoods, parks, and surrounding areas,

1:05 Speaker 1: hoping to find Lacey alive. But as investigators dug deeper,

1:09 Speaker 1: their attention began shifting towards Scott. The questions begin. Police

1:14 Speaker 1: discovered that Scott had been living a secret life before

1:18 Speaker 1: Lacey disappeared. He had been having an affair with another

1:22 Speaker 1: woman named Amber Fry. When Amber learned Scott's wife was missing,

1:26 Speaker 1: she contacted investigators and agreed to cooperate. She revealed that

1:30 Speaker 1: Scott had previously told her he was not married. The

1:34 Speaker 1: discovery shocked Lacey's family. Investigators began examining Scott's behavior before

1:40 Speaker 1: and after the disappearance. They noticed details that raised questions.

1:44 Speaker 1: Why was Scott acting calm? Why did he seem more

1:47 Speaker 1: focused on protecting himself than searching for Lacey. The search

1:52 Speaker 1: turns into a murder investigation. As weeks passed, hope of

1:56 Speaker 1: finding Lacey alive began fading. Scott became the center of

2:00 Speaker 1: public attention. The media followed every move. Many people believed

2:05 Speaker 1: he was responsible. Others argued there was not enough evidence. Meanwhile,

2:11 Speaker 1: Lacey's family continued begging for answers. They wanted their daughter

2:15 Speaker 1: and grandson found a devastating discovery. On April thirteenth, two

2:20 Speaker 1: thousand and three, the remains of a baby boy were

2:23 Speaker 1: discovered along the shoreline of San Francisco Bay. The next day,

2:28 Speaker 1: Lacey's remains were found nearby. The discovery confirmed the worst

2:32 Speaker 1: fears of her family. Lacey and her unborn son were gone.

2:36 Speaker 1: The investigation became a homicide case. The trial. In two

2:41 Speaker 1: thousand and four, Scott Peterson went on trial. Prosecutors argued

2:45 Speaker 1: that Scott killed Lacey because he wanted to escape his

2:48 Speaker 1: marriage and continue his relationship with Amber. The defense argued

2:52 Speaker 1: that someone else could have been responsible. After months of testimony,

2:57 Speaker 1: the jury reached a decision. Scott Peterson was found guilty

3:01 Speaker 1: of murdering Lacey and Connor. He was sentenced to death,

3:04 Speaker 1: though his sentence was later changed to life in prison.

3:08 Speaker 1: The case that shocked America, the murder of Lacy Peterson,

3:12 Speaker 1: became one of the most followed criminal cases in modern

3:15 Speaker 1: American history. A young mother preparing for her first child

3:19 Speaker 1: disappeared during the holidays, a family was destroyed, and a

3:23 Speaker 1: question that once haunted investigators finally received an answer. What

3:28 Speaker 1: happened to Lacy Peterson