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Scott Peterson was born on October 24, 1972 in San Diego, California. His parents' names were Lee and Jackie Peterson, and he was their only child together, even though the had other children from different spouses.
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Laci Peterson is first reported missing from the home of the two in Modesto,California
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A Fresno massage therapist names Amer Frey steps forward to announce her affair with Scott Peterson, whom she though was single
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California Attorney General Bill Lockyer confirms the bodies of Conner and Laci Peterson, found on April 13 and 14 in the San Francisco Bay area shoreline. Later that day, Scott is arrested in San Diego, held without bail, and pending capital murder/double homicide charges
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Peterson is charged with 2 felony accounts of murder with premeditation and special circumstances. The arraignment is in Stanislaus County Superior Court before Judge Nancy Ashley
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Mark Geragos becomes Scott Peterson's defense attorney
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There is a gag order placed on participants in the trial, and it states that the restrictions were necessary to preserve Peterson's right to a fair trial amid "massive" publicity
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Preliminary hearing-there is DNA and forensic evidence shown
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At the formal arraignment, Peterson pleads not guilty
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Jury selection begins in the trial process
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The trial commences
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Amber Frey testifies that Scott Peterson lied to her, saying that he was a widower, and she didn't know the places he traveled to or where he lived
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Scott Peterson is found guilty of 1st degree murder for his wife, and 2nd degree murder for his unborn son
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This is the phase of the trial in which the judge decides how to proceed with the punishment
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At the recommendation of the jury, Judge Alfred Delucchi sentences Scott Peterson to death by lethal injection
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